Bill Text: IL HR0057 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Encourages State agencies to purchase domestically made products for any construction project or other procurement funded by the State.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-12-01 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0057 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0057-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It is critically important for job-creation and | ||||||
3 | job-retention that the Illinois Domestic Products Act be | ||||||
4 | observed in the use of public funds for investment in our | ||||||
5 | nation's aging infrastructure, especially in Illinois where | ||||||
6 | manufacturing is essential to the State's economy; and
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7 | WHEREAS, All State agencies are urged to discourage the | ||||||
8 | outsourcing of manufacturing and the purchasing of products to | ||||||
9 | the detriment of U.S. suppliers, including suppliers located in | ||||||
10 | Illinois servicing those industries and businesses that | ||||||
11 | receive public sector financial assistance; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Leaders of the National Governors Association | ||||||
13 | (NGA) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCLS) | ||||||
14 | have called on the new administration and Congress to take | ||||||
15 | early action on the severely weakened economy, mired in what is | ||||||
16 | estimated to be the most serious economic downturn in 30 years; | ||||||
17 | the economic downturn is causing high unemployment and | ||||||
18 | accompanying hardships for American workers and their | ||||||
19 | families, including families in Illinois where the | ||||||
20 | unemployment rate is escalating; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Congress is drafting economic recovery | ||||||
22 | legislation for the President to sign as soon as possible; this |
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1 | "economic stimulus" legislation is expected to channel | ||||||
2 | billions of dollars in state block grants to help economically | ||||||
3 | stressed states take immediate action to initiate significant | ||||||
4 | job creation through massive public works investments to | ||||||
5 | rebuild our nation's aging infrastructure including: roads and | ||||||
6 | accompanying guardrails, utility poles, rest areas, | ||||||
7 | maintenance buildings, highway bridges, energy pipelines, rail | ||||||
8 | and air transportation networks, electrical grid expansion, | ||||||
9 | water and sewerage improvements, environmentally friendly | ||||||
10 | nonresidential renovation, new construction of | ||||||
11 | state-of-the-art schools and hospitals, and other vital | ||||||
12 | infrastructure needs; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Modernizing and upgrading Illinois' statewide | ||||||
14 | infrastructure system will improve the overall quality of life | ||||||
15 | for all Illinois families, create significant new job | ||||||
16 | opportunities and economic growth, and help revitalize and | ||||||
17 | advance Illinois' manufacturing sector; in Illinois, the | ||||||
18 | manufacturing industries are huge purchasers of State goods and | ||||||
19 | services including the following goods and services: health | ||||||
20 | care, education and training, utility generated electricity, | ||||||
21 | natural gas and alternative fuels, and advanced technology to | ||||||
22 | enhance competitiveness and environmental quality; and
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23 | WHEREAS, Illinois has taken previous efforts through the | ||||||
24 | Procurement of Domestic Products Act to encourage the use of |
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1 | domestically manufactured products in public works, and it is | ||||||
2 | now critically important that all State agencies do everything | ||||||
3 | possible to enforce these provisions; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | all State agencies are encouraged, whenever possible, to | ||||||
7 | purchase domestically made products for any construction | ||||||
8 | project or other procurement funded by the State; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Procurement Policy Board work | ||||||
11 | with all chief procurement officers to advance the purchase of | ||||||
12 | domestic products, including those made in Illinois, through | ||||||
13 | all necessary means, including collaboration between agencies, | ||||||
14 | the proposal of rules, and the creation of a list of | ||||||
15 | domestically made products commonly procured using State | ||||||
16 | funds; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | delivered to the Illinois Procurement Policy Board, the | ||||||
19 | President of the United States, and all members of the Illinois | ||||||
20 | congressional delegation.
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