Bill Text: IL HR0071 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Illinois Department of Transportation to consider that a higher percentage of all new revenues and new transportation investments be distributed for local roads.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-02 - Resolution Adopted 103-000-001 [HR0071 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0071-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Transportation infrastructure is critical to the | ||||||
3 | economy and future growth of Illinois; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Local roads comprise over 88% of the State's | ||||||
5 | public road mileage, carrying around 40% of statewide traffic; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, Transportation projects have traditionally been | ||||||
8 | paid for with user fees, including gas taxes and vehicle | ||||||
9 | registration charges; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Among the various grants awarded to local | ||||||
11 | governments is the Needy Township program; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The Needy Township program once provided $10 | ||||||
13 | million annually to townships and road districts that levy the | ||||||
14 | maximum tax rate allowed but still lack adequate revenue to | ||||||
15 | meet a minimum per-mile funding level; the Illinois Department | ||||||
16 | of Transportation determines eligible townships and assistance | ||||||
17 | based on a district's equalized assessed value of all | ||||||
18 | properties, annual average MFT distribution per mile, and | ||||||
19 | average maintenance; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Transportation reduced |
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1 | the Needy Township allocation by almost half after the FY18 | ||||||
2 | budget was enacted; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Other grants to local governments were reduced by | ||||||
4 | almost $50 million statewide; and
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5 | WHEREAS, These reductions follow a decades long trend by | ||||||
6 | the State of reducing funding to local road districts; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The deterioration of local roads is contributing | ||||||
8 | to the economic problems of Illinois; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Local roads generated tax revenue and economic | ||||||
10 | growth for the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
12 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we urge the Illinois Department of Transportation to consider | ||||||
14 | that a higher percentage of all new revenues and new | ||||||
15 | transportation investments be distributed for local roads; and | ||||||
16 | be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | delivered to the Secretary of Transportation and the Governor.
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