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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois continues to face a |
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| multi-billion dollar operating deficit, spiraling pension |
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| costs, and growing liabilities that have exceeded annual |
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| revenue growth; 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, The Illinois Auditor General recently reported |
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| that it costs the State of Illinois $9.81 per nautical mile to |
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| operate the executive aircraft; and
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| WHEREAS, It costs the State of Illinois millions of dollars |
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| annually to own, maintain, and staff the fleet of executive |
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| aircraft; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| encourage the Governor and the Governor's Office of Management |
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| and Budget to conduct a study to examine the possibility of |
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| selling or leasing the executive air fleet as a means to save |
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| money for the State of Illinois; and be it further
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