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92_SJ0072enr 92SJ0072 Enrolled LRB9216734REpk 1 STATE OF ILLINOIS 2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3 SENATE 4 Senate Joint Resolution No. 72 5 Offered by Senator Kathleen K. Parker 6 WHEREAS, The mission of the Illinois State Toll Highway 7 Authority is to provide and promote a safe and efficient 8 system of toll highways; and 9 WHEREAS, The Tollway, comprised of the Northwest, the 10 Tri-State, the East-West, and the North-South Tollways, 11 consists of 274 miles (1,650 lane miles), 539 bridge 12 structures, 20 mainline plazas, and 47 ramp plazas; and 13 WHEREAS, The Toll Highway Authority reported a 14 $374,100,000 budget for 2002, consisting of revenue of 15 $353,900,000 from tolls, $15,200,000 from interest income, 16 and $5,000,000 from concessions and other sources, and 17 expenditures of $180,200,000 for maintenance and operations, 18 $105,500,000 for renewal and replacement, $79,700,000 for 19 debt service, and $8,700,000 for improvements; and 20 WHEREAS, Thousands of Illinois citizens travel the 21 Tollway system on a daily basis and pay the tolls used to 22 finance Tollway operations; and 23 WHEREAS, Given the impact of the Tollway on its users, as 24 well as on the transportation needs of the State, it is 25 important that the management and operation of the Tollway be 26 reviewed to ensure that it is making efficient and economical 27 use of its resources; therefore, be it 28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL 29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF 30 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we respectfully 31 direct the Illinois Auditor General to undertake a management 32 audit of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to 92SJ0072 Enrolled -2- LRB9216734REpk 1 determine whether the Toll Highway Authority is managing or 2 using its resources, including toll and investment-generated 3 revenue, personnel, property, equipment, and space, in an 4 economical and efficient manner; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That the audit shall make recommendations to 6 correct any inefficiencies or uneconomical practices; and be 7 it further 8 RESOLVED, That the audit shall, in addition, examine the 9 process by which the Authority collects, transports, counts, 10 and deposits toll collections; and be it further 11 RESOLVED, That the Auditor General shall complete this 12 audit within one year of the date of final passage of this 13 resolution; and be it further 14 RESOLVED, That the Authority shall pay for the cost of 15 this management audit; and be it further 16 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to 17 the Auditor General and the Illinois State Toll Highway 18 Authority. 19 Adopted by the Senate, May 21, 2002.