Bill Text: IL HR0818 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the Auditor General to conduct an audit of 3 State facility cafeterias to report on the amount of food that has been disposed of and make recommendations on serving and ordering that will reduce wasted food at State facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0818 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0818-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Most people don't realize how much food they throw | ||||||
| 3 | away every day, including uneaten leftovers and spoiled | ||||||
| 4 | produce; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Approximately 95% of the food thrown away ends up | ||||||
| 6 | in landfills or combustion facilities; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, In 2014, Americans disposed of more than 38 | ||||||
| 8 | million tons of food waste; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The benefits of reducing wasted food include | ||||||
| 10 | saving money, reducing methane emissions, and conserving | ||||||
| 11 | energy and resources; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has an interest in reducing | ||||||
| 13 | wasted food at State-operated facilities; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the | ||||||
| 16 | Auditor General is directed in accordance with Section 3-2 of | ||||||
| 17 | the Illinois State Auditing Act to conduct a performance audit | ||||||
| 18 | of 3 State facility cafeterias to report on the amount of food | ||||||
| 19 | that has been disposed of and make recommendations on serving | ||||||
| 20 | and ordering that will reduce wasted food at State facilities; | ||||||
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| 1 | and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That the State facilities chosen by the Auditor | ||||||
| 3 | General cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General | ||||||
| 4 | in the conduct of this audit; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | ||||||
| 6 | soon as possible and submit his report, including his findings | ||||||
| 7 | and recommendations, upon completion in accordance with the | ||||||
| 8 | provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act, | ||||||
| 9 | but no later than December 31, 2019; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | ||||||
| 11 | the Auditor General.
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