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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The State's highway system is a critical part of | ||||||
| 3 | the State's infrastructure; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, A well developed and maintained State highway | ||||||
| 5 | system is important for the
motoring public and is an essential | ||||||
| 6 | element in the State's economic development activities; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, The Road Fund accounts for the activities of the | ||||||
| 8 | State highway programs, including
highway maintenance and | ||||||
| 9 | construction, traffic control and safety, and administration | ||||||
| 10 | of the State's motor
vehicle laws and regulations; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Funding sources for the Road Fund come from | ||||||
| 12 | federal aid, transfers from the Motor
Fuel Tax Fund, and | ||||||
| 13 | various license and fee charges; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, According to the Fiscal Year 2010 Comprehensive | ||||||
| 15 | Annual Financial Report, the Road Fund had revenue of $2.7 | ||||||
| 16 | billion
and expenditures of $2.6 billion, and ended the fiscal | ||||||
| 17 | year on June 30, 2010 with a budgetary fund balance of $489 | ||||||
| 18 | million; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Concerns have been raised that a significant | ||||||
| 20 | portion of Road Fund receipts are being
used for purposes not | ||||||
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| 1 | directly related to road construction; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is | ||||||
| 4 | directed to conduct a management audit of moneys deposited into | ||||||
| 5 | the Road
Fund and the subsequent use of those moneys; and be it | ||||||
| 6 | further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, | ||||||
| 8 | the following: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) an examination of the sources of funding for the | ||||||
| 10 | Road Fund in Fiscal Year 2012, and a determination of | ||||||
| 11 | whether the
funding sources have significantly changed | ||||||
| 12 | over the past 10 years; | ||||||
| 13 | (2) an examination of the uses of the Road Fund in | ||||||
| 14 | Fiscal Year 2012. The analysis should include the
amount of | ||||||
| 15 | funds used for direct road construction costs (including | ||||||
| 16 | local and State road
construction projects), health care | ||||||
| 17 | and workers compensation costs, and other
costs. To the | ||||||
| 18 | extent possible, the audit shall include a historical | ||||||
| 19 | review of the uses of the Road Fund and
any significant | ||||||
| 20 | changes that have occurred over the past 10 years; and | ||||||
| 21 | (3) a determination whether State Employee Group | ||||||
| 22 | Health Insurance charges paid from the Road
Fund were | ||||||
| 23 | reasonable and in line with the charges paid from the | ||||||
| 24 | General Revenue Fund;
and be it further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation and any | ||||||
| 2 | other State agency or other entity
having information relevant | ||||||
| 3 | to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor | ||||||
| 4 | General's Office
in the conduct of this audit; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | ||||||
| 7 | soon as possible and report
its findings and recommendations | ||||||
| 8 | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||||||
| 9 | 3-14 of
the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the Auditor General, the Secretary of State, and | ||||||
| 12 | the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
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