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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The wine industry is vital to the health of both
3 Illinois agriculture and tourism; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Several wineries in Jackson and Union Counties
5 have banded together as the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Portions of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail traverse
7 Illinois 127 between Aldridge Road and Orchard Hills Road south
8 of Carbondale as well as various county highways in Alexander,
9 Johnson, Williamson, Jackson, and Union Counties; therefore,
10 be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
13 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the aforementioned roads be
14 officially named the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail; and be it
15 further
 
16     RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation,
17 Alexander County, Johnson County, Williamson County, Jackson
18 County, and Union County be directed to erect, at suitable
19 locations consistent with State and federal regulations,
20 appropriate signs along highways under their respective
21 jurisdictions giving notice of the trail; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2 presented to the Shawnee Wine Trail organization, the Director
3 of Agriculture, the Director of Commerce and Economic
4 Opportunity, the counties of Alexander, Johnson, Williamson,
5 Jackson, and Union, and the Secretary of Transportation.