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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Illinois' system of roads and bridges is rapidly
3aging; the Transportation for Illinois Coalition estimates
4that the Illinois Department of Transportation needs an
5additional $1.8 billion each year to pay for day-to-day
6maintenance and to pay for a borrowing plan to finance
7long-term upgrades; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Federal funding for State highways has decreased
9in recent years and is likely to continue to decrease; and
 
10    WHEREAS, While revenue to help pay for road repair and
11construction from Illinois' current motor fuel tax has remained
12flat as motor vehicles have become increasingly fuel efficient,
13the costs associated with road and bridge repair and
14construction have continued to rise; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Illinois' current motor fuel taxes, which drivers
16pay based on the gallons of gasoline they purchase, are unable
17to properly fund the maintenance of roads and bridges, much
18less needed improvements; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Department
21of Transportation is directed to conduct a study on the

 

 

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1feasibility of a mileage-based user fee program for the State
2and report on the results of the study; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, The report shall include the following:
4        (1) a draft charter for a governance and administration
5    authority which defines the overarching goals,
6    implementation scope, governance structure, and nominal
7    performance metrics of the mileage-based user fee program;
8        (2) an organizational framework which defines the
9    recommended administrative and governance composition for
10    a mileage-based user fee program;
11        (3) technical and operational designs for system
12    users;
13        (4) financial reporting, auditing, and enforcement
14    strategies for mileage-based user fee administration;
15        (5) an implementation schedule to deploy the
16    mileage-based user fee system;
17        (6) a business case for a mileage-based user fee
18    program to forecast potential mileage-based user fee
19    revenues over a 20-year period;
20        (7) a detailed cost estimate to deploy and administer
21    the mileage-based user fee program;
22        (8) identification of the risks associated with the
23    deployment and administration of a mileage-based user fee
24    program with mitigation strategies and recommendations for
25    each risk; and

 

 

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1        (9) a public outreach and engagement strategy and
2    framework to identify the messages, mediums, and methods
3    for educating and informing residents of this State
4    regarding the mileage-based user fee program; and be it
5    further
 
6    RESOLVED, That, in conducting this study, the Department
7shall use the following considerations:
8        (1) defining an alternative means of funding State
9    transportation expenditures based on a motorist's vehicle
10    miles traveled rather than the current funding structure
11    using the motor fuel tax;
12        (2) the availability, adaptability, reliability, and
13    security of methods that might be used in measuring,
14    recording, and reporting highway use;
15        (3) the necessity of protecting all personally
16    identifiable information used in reporting highway use;
17        (4) identifying means for collecting vehicle miles
18    traveled data for the mileage-based user fee program,
19    including at least one alternative that does not rely on
20    electronic vehicle location data;
21        (5) minimizing the amount of personal information
22    including location tracking information needed to report
23    vehicle miles traveled and levy a mileage-based user fee;
24        (6) identifying processes for collecting, managing,
25    storing, transmitting, and destroying data to protect the

 

 

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1    integrity of the data and safeguard the privacy of system
2    users;
3        (7) the ease and cost of administering the collection
4    of taxes and fees as an alternative to the current system
5    of taxing highway use through a motor fuel tax;
6        (8) the availability of existing assets and
7    infrastructure to minimize mileage-based user fee
8    administration costs;
9        (9) established contracting and procurement rules for
10    acquiring mileage-based user fee equipment and services;
11        (10) lessons learned from previously completed
12    mileage-based user fee programs in other states;
13        (11) geographic and socioeconomic considerations
14    including rural and urban motorists; and
15        (12) the current availability of technologies and
16    expectations for technological advances which can be
17    leveraged for a mileage-based user fee program; and be it
18    further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Department shall submit a report of its
20findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or
21before March 1, 2016.