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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In February of 2008, the State of Florida suffered |
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| a massive power outage; and
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| WHEREAS, A problem that apparently started in South Florida |
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| quickly cascaded through much of the state's power grid and |
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| sparked widespread outages throughout the state; and
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| WHEREAS, The power outage affected as many as 3,000,000 |
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| Florida residents; and
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| WHEREAS, A similar outage in the State of Illinois could be |
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| catastrophic to the health and welfare of the State; therefore, |
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| 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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| urge the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and any other |
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| relevant State agency to conduct a study of the causes of |
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| Florida's power outage and determine whether the State of |
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| Illinois is susceptible to a similar incident; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to |
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| the Governor and to the Director of the Illinois Emergency |