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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate

3 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties experiences

4 severe congestion for extended periods of time on a daily basis

5 and is unable to accommodate existing traffic demands; and

6 WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation is

7 seeking to move forward with a project to provide additional

8 highway capacity along Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to

9 Interstate 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties

10 and toll the additional capacity; and

11 WHEREAS, the project is contingent on compliance with

12 applicable environmental requirements and, if federal funds or

13 requirements are involved, approval by the Federal Highway

14 Administration; and

15 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Public-Private

16 Partnerships for Transportation Act to promote public-private

17 partnerships for transportation by authorizing transportation

18 agencies to enter into public-private agreements related to the

19 development, operation, and financing of transportation

20 facilities; and

21 WHEREAS, the Department is seeking to move forward with the

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1 project to provide additional highway capacity along

2 Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate 90/Interstate

3 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties and toll the additional

4 capacity pursuant to the authority provided under the

5 Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act; and

6 WHEREAS, it is a requirement of subsection (d) of Section

7 15 of the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act

8 that prior to the Department's commencement of a procurement

9 under the Act with respect to any potential project, the

10 General Assembly shall authorize the commencement of the

11 procurement by a joint resolution; therefore, be it

12 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

13 NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE

14 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that in accordance with subsection

15 (d) of Section 15 of the Public-Private Partnerships for

16 Transportation Act, we authorize the Department to commence a

17 procurement process for a project to provide additional highway

18 capacity along Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate

19 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties and toll

20 the additional capacity; and be it further

21 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall be

22 presented to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the

23 Department of Transportation.