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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 54 | ||||||
| 2 | (As Amended by Senate Amendment Nos. 1 & 3)
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| 3 | WHEREAS, For southwest Illinois to remain a vibrant and | ||||||
| 4 | desired place to live and do business, the
region's roadways | ||||||
| 5 | need to evolve to meet the needs of the area; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Connecting the major population centers of | ||||||
| 7 | Southern Illinois will allow people, goods,
and agriculture | ||||||
| 8 | commodities to be quickly transported; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Four counties in southwestern Illinois (Jackson, | ||||||
| 10 | Monroe, Perry, and Randolph),
numerous municipalities in the | ||||||
| 11 | area, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, local | ||||||
| 12 | businesses, labor
unions, and agricultural organizations have | ||||||
| 13 | all voiced support for a four-lane, divided highway
from | ||||||
| 14 | Waterloo to Murphysboro; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The proposed highway has come to be known as the | ||||||
| 16 | Southwest Illinois
Connector; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||
| 19 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Southwest Illinois Connector Task | ||||||
| 20 | Force is created in order to study the following: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) the cost, feasibility, and environmental impact of | ||||||
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| 1 | the connector; | ||||||
| 2 | (2) the short- and long-term economic impact to the | ||||||
| 3 | region; and | ||||||
| 4 | (3) all options for funding the connector, both public | ||||||
| 5 | and private; and be it further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That the Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force | ||||||
| 7 | shall consist of the following members: | ||||||
| 8 | (1) the President of the Senate, or his designee; | ||||||
| 9 | (2) the Speaker of the House, or his designee; | ||||||
| 10 | (3) the Minority Leader of the Senate, or his designee; | ||||||
| 11 | (4) the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
| 12 | Representatives, or his designee; | ||||||
| 13 | (5) the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her | ||||||
| 14 | designee; | ||||||
| 15 | (6) a representative of Randolph County appointed by | ||||||
| 16 | the Chairman of the Randolph County Board of Commissioners; | ||||||
| 17 | (7) a representative of Perry County appointed by the | ||||||
| 18 | Chairman of the Perry County Board of Commissioners; | ||||||
| 19 | (8) a representative of Jackson County appointed by the | ||||||
| 20 | Chairman of the Jackson County Board; | ||||||
| 21 | (9) a representative of Monroe County appointed by the | ||||||
| 22 | Chairman of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners; | ||||||
| 23 | (10) a representative of the Illinois Farm Bureau | ||||||
| 24 | appointed by its President; | ||||||
| 25 | (11) a representative of Southern Illinois University | ||||||
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| 1 | Carbondale appointed by its Chancellor; | ||||||
| 2 | (12) the president of a statewide labor federation | ||||||
| 3 | representing more than one international union, or his or | ||||||
| 4 | her designee; | ||||||
| 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 the Task Force members shall select a | ||||||
| 12 | Chairperson from among themselves; and be it further | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, That members of the Southwest Illinois Connector | ||||||
| 14 | Task Force shall serve with no compensation; the Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | Department of Transportation shall make all Department | ||||||
| 16 | information available to the Task Force and provide expertise | ||||||
| 17 | as needed and available; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That the Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force | ||||||
| 19 | shall meet a minimum of four times and make recommendations to
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| 20 | the General Assembly and the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 21 | Transportation before December 31, 2018.
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