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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Self-service gas stations have proliferated in
3 this country and in this State because they offer consumers
4 an opportunity to purchase gasoline at lower prices; and
5 WHEREAS, A driver who buys gasoline at a self-service
6 pump must have a certain amount of mobility and dexterity to
7 operate the pump and dispense gasoline into a vehicle; and
8 WHEREAS, Many disabled persons and senior citizens are
9 fully capable of driving a vehicle but may lack the mobility
10 or dexterity to comfortably use a self-service gas pump; and
11 WHEREAS, Disabled persons and senior citizens ought to
12 have the same opportunity to purchase gasoline at
13 self-service pumps as other persons; and
14 WHEREAS, This State should make an effort to increase the
15 ease with which disabled persons and senior citizens are able
16 to take advantage of opportunities to purchase gasoline at
17 self-service pumps; and
18 WHEREAS, Resolution of this issue by mutual agreement of
19 the petroleum industry and disabled persons and senior
20 citizens is desirable to ensure that the interests of all the
21 citizens of this State are protected; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 that the General Assembly requests the Department of Human
25 Services, in its capacity as successor to the Department of
26 Rehabilitation Services, to coordinate meetings between
27 representatives of petroleum marketers and distributors doing
28 business in this State and representatives of groups
29 representing disabled persons and senior citizens to develop
30 a comprehensive plan for providing for the dispensing of
31 gasoline into vehicles driven by disabled persons and senior
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1 citizens at self-service gas stations and for otherwise
2 ensuring that disabled persons and senior citizens have an
3 adequate opportunity to purchase gasoline at self-service gas
4 stations; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That the General Assembly requests that these
6 representatives report their plan to the Department of Human
7 Services, and that the Department report the plan to the
8 General Assembly by August 31, 1999; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted
10 to the Director of Human Services.