HR0107 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council has delegated many of its programmatic responsibilities under the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act, including the duty to receive and process license applications and the duty to receive and process claims, to a private company, Williams and Company Consulting, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, This delegation of programmatic duties potentially threatens the regulatory scheme established under the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is directed pursuant to Sections 3-2 and 3-5 of the Illinois State Auditing Act to conduct a performance audit of the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council to ensure that Williams and Company Consulting is administering the Council's programmatic responsibilities in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act and rules adopted under that Act; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General investigate and report on the number of states that have a drycleaner environmental cleanup insurance system that is similar to the system overseen by the Council and administered by Williams and Company Consulting, Inc.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General investigate and report on how many states have privatized the operation of their drycleaner environmental cleanup insurance systems; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General investigate and report on the number of drycleaners in Illinois whose participation in the State's drycleaner environmental cleanup insurance system has been terminated for noncompliance with the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act and rules adopted under that Act; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as soon as possible and report the findings and recommendations upon completion in accordance with the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council and Williams and Company Consulting, Inc., shall provide all needed information that the Auditor General deems necessary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to the Auditor General and to each of the members of the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council.