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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is facing a $5 billion
3 budget crisis; and
4 WHEREAS, New ways to reduce expenses to the State should
5 be explored as a means to deal with this crisis; and
6 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a number of executive
7 aircraft, including four $5 million King Air Turboprops and
8 two $4 million executive helicopters; and
9 WHEREAS, It costs the State of Illinois millions of
10 dollars to own, maintain, and staff the fleet of executive
11 aircraft; therefore, be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14 we encourage the Governor and the Office of Management and
15 Budget to conduct an audit of all State-ownedexecutive
16 aircraft and examine the possibility of selling or leasing
17 the executive air fleet as a means to save money for the
18 State of Illinois; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
20 to the Governor and to the Director of the Office of
21 Management and Budget.