Bill Text: IL HJR0030 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to expand the Illinois toll highway system to include a bypass to O'Hare International Airport (commonly known as Western Access) to be constructed generally along the western edge of the O'Hare International Airport between I-90 (Northwest/Jane Addams Tollway) and I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), with the extension to be constructed in a generally east-west direction between west of I-290 (near Roselle Road) at the west and the Bypass at the east (commonly known as the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway).
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-11-30 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HJR0030 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HJR0030-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Section 14.1 of the Toll Highway Act provides that | ||||||
| 3 | prior to the
issuance of bonds for or the commencement of | ||||||
| 4 | construction of any new toll highway,
that particular toll | ||||||
| 5 | highway shall be authorized by joint resolution of the General
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| 6 | Assembly; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that it is in the best | ||||||
| 8 | interests of the
people of the State of Illinois to expand the | ||||||
| 9 | toll highway system; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 12 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the facts found in the preamble | ||||||
| 13 | of this resolution are hereby found to be true and correct; and | ||||||
| 14 | be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority be | ||||||
| 16 | authorized to
expand the Illinois toll highway system to | ||||||
| 17 | include a Bypass to O'Hare International
Airport (commonly | ||||||
| 18 | known as Western Access) to be constructed generally along the
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| 19 | western edge of the O'Hare International Airport between I-90 | ||||||
| 20 | (Northwest/Jane Addams
Tollway) and I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), | ||||||
| 21 | and
with the extension to be constructed in a generally | ||||||
| 22 | east-west direction between west of
I-290 (near Roselle Road) | ||||||
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| 1 | at the west and the Bypass at the east (commonly known as the
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| 2 | Elgin-O'Hare Expressway); and be it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That construction of the referenced Bypass be | ||||||
| 4 | completed no later
than December 31, 2015; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That the completion of said construction by 2015 | ||||||
| 6 | is necessary to
ensure operational stability for vehicular | ||||||
| 7 | traffic on the west side of the Airport with the
completion of | ||||||
| 8 | the improvements associated with the O'Hare Modernization | ||||||
| 9 | Program and
the creation of approximately 44,000 new jobs | ||||||
| 10 | created resulting from the referenced
improvement; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That the referenced completion comports with the | ||||||
| 13 | timeline required
for the many infrastructure improvements | ||||||
| 14 | required to be in place for the City of Chicago
to host the | ||||||
| 15 | 2016 Olympic Games; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this preamble and resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | immediately
forwarded to each of the Directors of the Illinois | ||||||
| 18 | State Toll Highway Authority.
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