| 1 | 1 | | <tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SJ0039</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13559 MST 26077 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><center><code>SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION</code></center> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>stated in its 2021 report card that the United States received </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>a grade of C- regarding the current state of infrastructure </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and that more than six trillion dollars is needed to restore </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the nation's infrastructure to a state of good repair; over </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>two trillion dollars is currently not funded, and the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>remainder is inadequately funded; new, 21st Century projects </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>are also unfunded; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The Illinois ASCE 2022 Report Card assigned the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>State's systems a cumulative grade of "C-"; the report </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>analyzes 11 categories of infrastructure pertinent to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Illinois, including aviation (C+), bridges (C), dams (C+), </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>drinking water (D+), inland waterways (D), ports (C-), rail </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>(C+), roads (D+), storm water (D+), transit (D+), and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>wastewater (C-); and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Out of four million total water service lines, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>over 675,000 have been identified as lead and almost 380,000 </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>as copper with lead solder services; Illinois will require at </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>least $12 billion to replace the lead water lines, and federal </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>appropriations will cover less than 10% of that cost; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Illinois' aging drinking water infrastructure is </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SJ0039</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 2 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13559 MST 26077 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>leading to leaking pipelines, costing taxpayers money and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>critical resources; in 2017, a total of 106 million gallons </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>per day (MGD) were lost among Lake Michigan allocation </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>permittees, or 13% of total water supplied; additional funding </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>is needed for aging storm water infrastructure that must keep </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>up with increasing rainfall trends from climate change; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Illinois needs at least 300,000 new units of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>affordable housing for the most housing insecure; homelessness </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>increased in Illinois in 2024 by 116%, and there are 26,000 </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>unhoused in the State; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, There are 2,405 bridges in poor condition, or 9% </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>of all bridges in the State that are crossed by motorists every </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>day; approximately 70% of Illinois bridges in poor condition </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>are owned by counties, towns, or cities, suggesting the local </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>maintenance backlog is a significant challenge; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Federal legislation is needed to create a </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>national infrastructure bank to finance all infrastructure </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>requirements to bring the system to a state of good repair and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>build new projects; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The new national infrastructure bank is modeled </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>on previous banks that helped build much of the country's </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>infrastructure under Presidents George Washington, James </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SJ0039</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 3 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13559 MST 26077 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Madison, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt; the last </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>such bank helped bring us out of the Great Depression and win </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>World War II; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The new national infrastructure bank will create </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>25 million new jobs, pay Davis-Bacon wages, and enforce Buy </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>America provisions; Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>receive significant disbursements, and the bill mandates </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>large-scale minority hiring; the bank will require no new </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>federal spending or federal taxes; according to experts, the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>bank will grow the economy by 5% per year as did its </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>predecessors; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The new national infrastructure bank will </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>complement the Rebuild Illinois infrastructure program passed </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>by the legislature in 2019 and provide the additional new </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>money to bring all infrastructure in Illinois to a state of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>good repair; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Many organizations are in support of a new </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>national infrastructure bank, including the National Black </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Caucus of State Legislators, the National Hispanic Caucus of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>State Legislators, the National Asian-Pacific American Caucus </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>of State Legislators, the Council of State Governments-East, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the National Association of Counties, the National Association </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>of Development Organizations, the US High Speed Rail </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SJ0039</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 4 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13559 MST 26077 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Association, the National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Association, the American Sustainable Business Council, the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>National Association of Minority Contractors, and the United </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters International Union; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>in addition, 29 state legislatures have introduced or passed </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>resolutions of support, as have county and city councils, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>including the Chicago City Council; therefore, be it</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the United </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>States Congress to pass legislation to create a new national </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>infrastructure bank to finance urgently needed infrastructure </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>projects; and be it further</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>delivered to the President of the United States, the U.S. </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Senate Majority Leader, the U.S. Senate Minority Leader, the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>U.S. Speaker of the House, the U.S. House of Representatives </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Minority Leader, all members of the Illinois Congressional </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Delegation, and the Governor.</code> |
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