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LRB095 22566 RLJ 52957 r |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Record-breaking rainfall from September 12, 2008 |
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| to September 14, 2008 caused widespread property damage to |
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| homeowners and owners of commercial and industrial property |
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| throughout Illinois, including the greater Chicago area; and
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| WHEREAS, Current federal law requires the State's |
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| designated coordinator of emergency support services, the |
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| Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), to complete a |
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| preliminary damage assessment before an application can be made |
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| to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to have |
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| affected Illinois counties declared federal disaster areas; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The declaration by FEMA that an affected area is a |
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| federal disaster area is a necessary triggering event that must |
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| take place if the individuals and businesses that have suffered |
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| flooding damage are to be eligible for federal disaster |
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| assistance; therefore, 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 |
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| the Illinois Emergency Management Agency complete and submit |
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| its preliminary damage assessment for the flooding events of |
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| September 2008 to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as |