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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The State of Illinois continues to face a
3 multi-billion dollar operating deficit, spiraling pension
4 costs, and growing liabilities that have exceeded annual
5 revenue growth; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a number of executive
7 aircraft, including four $5 million King Air Turboprops and two
8 $4 million executive helicopters; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Illinois Auditor General recently reported
10 that it costs the State of Illinois $9.81 per nautical mile to
11 operate the executive aircraft; and
 
12     WHEREAS, It costs the State of Illinois millions of dollars
13 annually to own, maintain, and staff the fleet of executive
14 aircraft; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 encourage the Governor and the Governor's Office of Management
18 and Budget to conduct a study to examine the possibility of
19 selling or leasing the executive air fleet as a means to save
20 money for the State of Illinois; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
2 to the Governor and to the Director of the Governor's Office of
3 Management and Budget.