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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Downstate mass transit districts as created under |
| 3 | | the Local Mass Transit Act are a critical part of the State's |
| 4 | | infrastructure; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, A well-developed and maintained downstate mass |
| 6 | | transit system is important for the commuting public and is an |
| 7 | | essential element in the State's economic development |
| 8 | | activities; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Downstate Operating Assistance Program |
| 10 | | (DOAP), as a grant program to help develop and operate |
| 11 | | downstate public transportation services, provides up to 65% of |
| 12 | | eligible costs with each participant getting an annual |
| 13 | | appropriation; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, In addition to DOAP, funding sources for the |
| 15 | | downstate mass transit districts come from federal grants, |
| 16 | | state grants, and tax revenue; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, According to summaries of the downstate mass |
| 18 | | transit districts' revenue for Fiscal Year 2013, the districts |
| 19 | | had a collective revenue of approximately $248.6 million and |
| 20 | | expenditures of $197.4 million; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, There is interest concerning funding sources, |
| 2 | | appointing authority, and contractual authority of each of |
| 3 | | Illinois' downstate mass transit districts; therefore, be it
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| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 6 | | the Auditor General is directed to conduct an audit of |
| 7 | | downstate mass transit districts; and be it further
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, |
| 9 | | the 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
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation and any |
| 20 | | other State agency or other entity having information relevant |
| 21 | | to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor |
| 22 | | General's Office in the conduct of this Audit; and be it |
| 23 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as |
| 2 | | soon as possible and report its findings and recommendations |
| 3 | | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section |
| 4 | | 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall be |
| 6 | | presented to the Auditor General, the Secretary of State, and |
| 7 | | the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
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