Full Text of HR0245 96th General Assembly
HR0245 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, For nearly twenty years, the Illinois Department | 3 |
| of Transportation has maintained a commitment to the General | 4 |
| Assembly that highway funding shall be distributed in a manner | 5 |
| so that Northeastern Illinois receives 45% of funding and | 6 |
| downstate receives 55% of funding; and
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| WHEREAS, The State is currently divided into nine highway | 8 |
| districts, with District 1 encompassing Cook, Lake, McHenry, | 9 |
| Kane, DuPage, and Will Counties and all other downstate | 10 |
| counties divided into districts 2 through 9; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 81% of the State's roadways and 78% of the | 12 |
| State's bridges are located in downstate Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Highway districts 2 through 9, representing | 14 |
| downstate Illinois, include more than 13,300 miles of highways, | 15 |
| compared to 3,000 miles within District 1; and
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| WHEREAS, Highways in downstate Illinois provide vital | 17 |
| access to all regions of the State, connect Illinois to | 18 |
| neighboring states, and serve as major arteries for the State's | 19 |
| economy and commerce; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| urge the Governor, the Department of Transportation, and the | 3 |
| General Assembly to maintain the current practice of | 4 |
| distributing highway funds with ratio of 45% to northeastern | 5 |
| Illinois and 55% to downstate Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we express our belief that a capital program | 7 |
| or any new highway funding should uphold the longstanding | 8 |
| commitment of distributing highway funds in this manner; and be | 9 |
| it further | 10 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the Governor, the Secretary of the Illinois | 12 |
| Department of Transportation, the Speaker and Minority Leader | 13 |
| of the Illinois House of Representatives, and the President and | 14 |
| Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate.
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