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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is facing a serious budget |
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| crisis; and
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| WHEREAS, New ways to reduce expenses to the State should be |
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| explored as a
means to deal with this crisis; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a number of executive |
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| aircraft, including
four $5 million King Air Turboprops and two |
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| $4 million executive helicopters;
and
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| WHEREAS, It costs the State of Illinois millions of dollars |
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| to own, maintain,
and staff the fleet of executive aircraft; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| the Auditor General conduct an audit of all State-owned |
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| executive aircraft, examining the possibility of selling or |
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| leasing the executive air fleet as a means to save money for |
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| the State of Illinois and making recommendations on rules and |
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| policies regarding the use of and cost improvement to the |
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| fleet; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent |
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| to the Governor, the Department of Transportation, and members |
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| of the Illinois General Assembly.
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