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SJ0039LRB104 13559 MST 26077 r

1SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 

3stated in its 2021 report card that the United States received 

4a grade of C- regarding the current state of infrastructure 

5and that more than six trillion dollars is needed to restore 

6the nation's infrastructure to a state of good repair; over 

7two trillion dollars is currently not funded, and the 

8remainder is inadequately funded; new, 21st Century projects 

9are also unfunded; and

10 WHEREAS, The Illinois ASCE 2022 Report Card assigned the 

11State's systems a cumulative grade of "C-"; the report 

12analyzes 11 categories of infrastructure pertinent to 

13Illinois, including aviation (C+), bridges (C), dams (C+), 

14drinking water (D+), inland waterways (D), ports (C-), rail 

15(C+), roads (D+), storm water (D+), transit (D+), and 

16wastewater (C-); and

17 WHEREAS, Out of four million total water service lines, 

18over 675,000 have been identified as lead and almost 380,000 

19as copper with lead solder services; Illinois will require at 

20least $12 billion to replace the lead water lines, and federal 

21appropriations will cover less than 10% of that cost; and

22 WHEREAS, Illinois' aging drinking water infrastructure is 

SJ0039- 2 -LRB104 13559 MST 26077 r

1leading to leaking pipelines, costing taxpayers money and 

2critical resources; in 2017, a total of 106 million gallons 

3per day (MGD) were lost among Lake Michigan allocation 

4permittees, or 13% of total water supplied; additional funding 

5is needed for aging storm water infrastructure that must keep 

6up with increasing rainfall trends from climate change; and

7 WHEREAS, Illinois needs at least 300,000 new units of