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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Downstate mass transit districts as created under
3the Local Mass Transit Act are a critical part of the State's
4infrastructure; and
 
5    WHEREAS, A well-developed and maintained downstate mass
6transit system is important for the commuting public and is an
7essential element in the State's economic development
8activities; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Downstate Operating Assistance Program
10(DOAP), as a grant program to help develop and operate
11downstate public transportation services, provides up to 65% of
12eligible costs with each participant getting an annual
13appropriation; and
 
14    WHEREAS, In addition to DOAP, funding sources for the
15downstate mass transit districts come from federal grants,
16state grants, and tax revenue; and
 
17    WHEREAS, According to summaries of the downstate mass
18transit districts' revenue for Fiscal Year 2013, the districts
19had a collective revenue of approximately $248.6 million and
20expenditures of $197.4 million; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, There is interest concerning funding sources,
2appointing authority, and contractual authority of each of
3Illinois' downstate mass transit districts; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6the Auditor General is directed to conduct an audit of
7downstate mass transit districts; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to,
9the following:
10        (1) an examination of the sources of funding for the
11    downstate mass transit districts in Fiscal Year 2016, and a
12    determination of whether the funding sources have
13    significantly changed over the past 10 years;
14        (2) an examination of the board of trustees governing
15    each downstate mass transit district, and the authority to
16    appoint those trustees to the governing board; and
17        (3) an examination of the contractual authority held by
18    each downstate mass transit district; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation and any
20other State agency or other entity having information relevant
21to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor
22General's Office in the conduct of this Audit; and be it
23further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
2soon as possible and report its findings and recommendations
3upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section
43-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall be
6presented to the Auditor General, the Secretary of State, and
7the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.