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| 3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, Public transportation is a lifeline for many of |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 our most vulnerable residents, providing residents without any |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 other form of transportation the ability to travel to doctor's |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 appointments, grocery stores, and other vital locations; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 WHEREAS, Public transportation in downstate counties can |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 require travel of over 25 miles from pick-up to drop-off |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 locations, and being denied access to public transportation in |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 these areas could be the difference between life and death; |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 WHEREAS, There are many counties in Illinois that are the |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 single provider of public transportation, making it the only |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 reliable option for residents in a given county; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 WHEREAS, The Downstate Operating Assistance Program (DOAP) |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 covers only 65% of eligible operating costs, while the county |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 is required to contribute 35% of the operating costs, putting |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 an undue burden on single county providers; therefore, be it |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we support the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 Downstate Operating Assistance Program (DOAP). |
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