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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate |
| 3 | | 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties experiences |
| 4 | | severe congestion for extended periods of time on a daily basis |
| 5 | | and is unable to accommodate existing traffic demands; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Transportation is |
| 7 | | seeking to move forward with a project to provide additional |
| 8 | | highway capacity along Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to |
| 9 | | Interstate 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties |
| 10 | | and toll the additional capacity; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, The project is contingent upon compliance with |
| 12 | | applicable environmental requirements and, if federal funds or |
| 13 | | requirements are involved, approval by the Federal Highway |
| 14 | | Administration; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, It is the intent of the Public-Private |
| 16 | | Partnerships for Transportation Act to promote public-private |
| 17 | | partnerships for transportation by authorizing transportation |
| 18 | | agencies to enter into public-private agreements related to the |
| 19 | | development, operation, and financing of transportation |
| 20 | | facilities; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Department is seeking to move forward with the |
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| 1 | | project to provide additional highway capacity along |
| 2 | | Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate 90/Interstate |
| 3 | | 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties and toll the additional |
| 4 | | capacity pursuant to the authority provided under the |
| 5 | | Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, It is a requirement of subsection (d) of Section |
| 7 | | 15 of the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act |
| 8 | | that prior to the Department's commencement of a procurement |
| 9 | | under the Act with respect to any potential project, the |
| 10 | | General Assembly shall authorize the commencement of the |
| 11 | | procurement by a joint resolution; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 13 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE |
| 14 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that in accordance with subsection (d) of |
| 15 | | Section 15 of the Public-Private Partnerships for |
| 16 | | Transportation Act, we authorize the Department to commence a |
| 17 | | procurement process for a project to provide additional highway |
| 18 | | capacity along Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate |
| 19 | | 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties and toll |
| 20 | | the additional capacity; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution shall be |
| 22 | | presented to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the |
| 23 | | Department of Transportation.
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