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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 72
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Joint Resolution 72 on
3 page 1 by replacing lines 2 through 6 with the following:
4 "WHEREAS, The mission of the Illinois State Toll Highway
5 Authority is to provide and promote a safe and efficient
6 system of toll highways; and
7 WHEREAS, The Tollway, comprised of the Northwest, the
8 Tri-State, the East-West, and the North-South Tollways,
9 consists of 274 miles (1,650 lane miles), 539 bridge
10 structures, 20 mainline plazas, and 47 ramp plazas; and
11 WHEREAS, The Toll Highway Authority reported a
12 $374,100,000 budget for 2002, consisting of revenue of
13 $353,900,00 from tolls, $15,200,000 from interest income, and
14 $5,000,000 from concessions and other sources, and
15 expenditures of $180,200,000 for maintenance and operations,
16 $105,500,000 for renewal and replacement, $79,700,000 for
17 debt service, and $8,700,000 for improvements; and
18 WHEREAS, Thousands of Illinois citizens travel the
19 Tollway system on a daily basis and pay the tolls used to
20 finance Tollway operations; and
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1 WHEREAS, Given the impact of the Tollway on its users, as
2 well as on the transportation needs of the State, it is
3 important that the management and operation of the Tollway be
4 reviewed to ensure that it is making efficient and economical
5 use of its resources; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
8 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we respectfully
9 direct the Illinois Auditor General to undertake a management
10 audit of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to
11 determine whether the Toll Highway Authority is managing or
12 using its resources, including toll and investment-generated
13 revenue, personnel, property, equipment, and space, in an
14 economical and efficient manner; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That the audit shall make recommendations to
16 correct any inefficiencies or uneconomical practices; and be
17 it further
18 RESOLVED, That the audit shall, in addition, examine the
19 process by which the Authority collects, transports, counts,
20 and deposits toll collections; and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That the Auditor General shall complete this
22 audit within one year of the date of final passage of this
23 resolution; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That the Authority shall pay for the cost of
25 this management audit; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to
27 the Auditor General and the Illinois State Toll Highway
28 Authority.".