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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development |
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| Act (OSLAD) provides for grants to be disbursed by the |
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| Department of Natural Resources to eligible units of local |
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| government for the purpose of acquiring, developing, and |
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| rehabilitating lands for public outdoor recreation; and
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| WHEREAS, The Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development |
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| Fund is used by the Department to make these grants to local |
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| governments, which are selected through an application |
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| process; and
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| WHEREAS, Through the program, local governments can obtain |
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| funding assistance up to 50% of approved project costs on a |
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| reimbursement basis; and
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| WHEREAS, Funded projects range from small neighborhood |
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| parks to large community and county parks and nature areas; and
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| WHEREAS, From Fiscal Year 2005 to Fiscal Year 2006, |
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| appropriations from the Open Space Lands Acquisition and |
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| Development Fund increased by 4% but expenditures decreased by |
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| 29% and more projects are being reappropriated from one year to |
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| the next; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit |
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| of the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program; |
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, that the audit include, but not be limited to, |
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| the following determinations: |
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| (1) The number and dollar value of applications |
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| received for OSLAD grants between Fiscal Year 2005 and |
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| Fiscal Year 2007; |
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| (2) The number and dollar value of OSLAD projects |
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| approved by the Department of Natural Resources between |
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| Fiscal Year 2005 and Fiscal Year 2007; |
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| (3) The number and dollar value of OSLAD projects |
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| completed during Fiscal Years 2005, 2006 and 2007; |
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| (4) Whether reimbursements from the State to local |
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| governments for OSLAD projects have been delayed and, if |
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| so, the reason or reasons for such delays; |
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| (5) Whether reimbursements from the State have been |
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| assigned a priority within the limits of the amounts |
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| appropriated for grants for Fiscal Years 2005, 2006 and |
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| 2007 and, if so, the criteria for such prioritizing; and |
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| (6) The reason or reasons for increases in |
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| reappropriated projects between 2005 and 2007 and whether |
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| those increases are attributable to funding shortfalls or |
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| delays by the State; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Department of Natural Resources and any |
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| other entity having information relevant to this audit |
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| cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's Office |
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| in the conduct of this audit; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as |
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| soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations |
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| upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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| 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the Auditor General.
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