Bill Text: IL HR0612 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commends Roland L. Marr on his long and distinguished career with the Illinois Department of Revenue and for his contributions to the State of Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [HR0612 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0612-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to commend Roland L. Marr on his long and
distinguished career with the Illinois Department of Revenue in
the administration of motor fuel taxes; and
WHEREAS, Roland Marr served the citizens of Illinois for 30
years at the Illinois Department of Revenue, where he revised
the motor fuel tax regulations, the first major revisions since
the 1930s, which included the development of the dyed diesel
tax and an enforcement program that resulted in additional
collections of over $17 million per year; and
WHEREAS, Roland Marr worked on numerous motor fuel issues
and policies, including the Environmental Impact Fee, the
Underground Storage Tank Tax, legislation to allow Illinois to
become part of the International Fuel Tax Administration for
commercial motor carriers tax reporting, the motor fuel
non-highway refund policy to accommodate dyed diesel fuel
legislation, the Biodiesel/E85 Sales Tax Reduction,
legislation to eliminate unnecessary tax return reporting by
users of diesel fuel that affected in excess of 10,000 Illinois
consumers, the mandating of e-file of motor fuel returns and
payment, and legislation to amend the prepaid sales tax on
motor fuel to address evasion by retailers; and

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WHEREAS, Roland Marr secured multiple Federal Highway
Administration grants for the enforcement and enhancement of
motor fuel compliance programs, which included the purchase of
enforcement vehicles and equipment; he also implemented the use
of an electronic access portal for the filing of electronic
returns for motor fuel use tax through the International Fuel
Tax Administration; and
WHEREAS, Roland Marr served as the National Chairman of the
Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section and as
a board member and the Illinois Commissioner for the
International Fuel Tax Administration; he has been the Illinois
International Fuel Tax Association Commissioner since 1994;
and
WHEREAS, Roland Marr is the only four-time regional
governor of the Midwestern States of Tax Administrators (1992,
1993, 1994, 1997); and
WHEREAS, Roland Marr served as Federation of Tax
Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section Chairman of the Fuel
Accountability Sub-Committee (1990-2000), Federation of Tax
Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section National Vice Chair
(1999-2000), Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax
Section National Chairman (2000-2001), International Fuel Tax

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Association (IFTA) Board Trustee (2004, 2005), Federation of
Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section Uniformity Co-Chair
(1998-1999), Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax
Section Uniformity Chair (1999-2000), member of the
International Fuel Tax Agreement Committee on Agreement
Procedures (1993-2003), member of the IFTA Program Compliance
Review Committee (1999-2003), member of the Federation of Tax
Administrators Subcommittee for Proposed Legislation
(1995-1999), member of the Federation of Tax Administrators
Fuel Tax Evasion Subcommittee (1995-1999), member of the
Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section
Executive Board (2000-2005), and advisor to the IFTA Audit
Committee (1998-2000); and
WHEREAS, Roland Marr was the Illinois Department Of Revenue
representative to the Illinois Secretary of State Truckers Task
Force, the Illinois Department Of Revenue representative to the
Illinois Highway Users Association, and the Illinois
Department Of Revenue representative to the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency; and
WHEREAS, Roland Marr received the Federation of Tax
Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Sections Bob Beck Award, the
highest honor; and
WHEREAS, Roland Marr is a nationally recognized expert on

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motor fuel issues and continues to provide guidance on issues
and policy; and
WHEREAS, A father, grandfather, and great-grandfather,
Roland Marr is a lifelong resident of Illinois and has been
married to his wife, Bernadette, for 45 years; he is the son of
John A. and Roberta E. Marr, and the grandson of Walter C. and
Elizabeth E. Long; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we commend Roland L. Marr on his long and distinguished career
with the Illinois Department of Revenue and for his
contributions to the State of Illinois; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Roland Marr as an expression of our esteem and
respect.