SR1589 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, A proposed new tax on miles traveled on public, non-tolled Illinois roads using GPS tracking technology has been proposed in the Illinois General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, Road user charges (RUCs), also known as mileage-based user fees (MBUFs) or vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fees, would impose a new financial burden, raise privacy concerns for Illinois residents, and make our State even less competitive; and

WHEREAS, Such proposals would offer Illinois drivers a variety of bad options; and

WHEREAS, A GPS monitoring plan would create privacy concerns for all Illinoisans and expose personal and confidential information to the possibility of a data breach; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the General Assembly not to impose road user charges; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we state our firm opposition to any new tax on miles traveled.