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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, For southwest Illinois to remain a vibrant and | ||||||
| 3 | desired place to live and do business, the
region's roadways | ||||||
| 4 | need to evolve to meet the needs of the area; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Connecting the major population centers of | ||||||
| 6 | Southern Illinois will allow people, goods,
and agriculture | ||||||
| 7 | commodities to be quickly transported; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Four counties in southwestern Illinois (Jackson, | ||||||
| 9 | Monroe, Perry, and Randolph),
numerous municipalities in the | ||||||
| 10 | area, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, local | ||||||
| 11 | businesses, labor
unions, and agricultural organizations have | ||||||
| 12 | all voiced support for a four lane, divided highway
from | ||||||
| 13 | Waterloo to Murphysboro; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The proposed highway has come to be known as the | ||||||
| 15 | Southwest Illinois
Connector; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||
| 18 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Southwest Illinois Connector Task | ||||||
| 19 | Force is created in order to study the following: | ||||||
| 20 | (1) the cost, feasibility, and environmental impact of | ||||||
| 21 | the connector; | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) the short and long term economic impact to the | ||||||
| 2 | region; and | ||||||
| 3 | (3) all options for funding the connector both public | ||||||
| 4 | and private; and be it further | ||||||
| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force | ||||||
| 6 | shall consist of the following members: | ||||||
| 7 | (1) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 8 | Senate, who shall serve as Chair; | ||||||
| 9 | (2) one member appointed by the President of the | ||||||
| 10 | Senate; | ||||||
| 11 | (3) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House; | ||||||
| 12 | (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 13 | House; | ||||||
| 14 | (5) the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her | ||||||
| 15 | designee; | ||||||
| 16 | (6) a representative of Randolph County appointed by | ||||||
| 17 | the Chairman of the Randolph County Board of Commissioners; | ||||||
| 18 | (7) a representative of Perry County appointed by the | ||||||
| 19 | Chairman of the Perry County Board of Commissioners; | ||||||
| 20 | (8) a representative of Jackson County appointed by the | ||||||
| 21 | Chairman of the Jackson County Board; | ||||||
| 22 | (9) a representative of Monroe County appointed by the | ||||||
| 23 | Chairman of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners; | ||||||
| 24 | (10) a representative of the Illinois Farm Bureau | ||||||
| 25 | appointed by its President; | ||||||
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| 1 | (11) a representative of Southern Illinois University | ||||||
| 2 | Carbondale appointed by its Chancellor; | ||||||
| 3 | (12) a representative of the International Union of | ||||||
| 4 | Operating Engineers Local 150 appointed by its President; | ||||||
| 5 | (13) a representative of the Kaskaskia Regional Port | ||||||
| 6 | District appointed by its Chairman; | ||||||
| 7 | (14) a representative of the Illinois Municipal League | ||||||
| 8 | appointed by its President; and | ||||||
| 9 | (15) a representative of the Illinois Realtors | ||||||
| 10 | Association appointed by its President; and be it further | ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, That members of the Southwest Illinois Connector | ||||||
| 12 | Task Force shall serve with no compensation; the Illinois | ||||||
| 13 | Department of Transportation shall make all Department | ||||||
| 14 | information available to the Task Force and provide expertise | ||||||
| 15 | as needed and available; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That the Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force | ||||||
| 17 | shall meet a minimum of four times and make recommendations to
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| 18 | the General Assembly and the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 19 | Transportation before December 31, 2018.
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