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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, In an effort to protect the health and safety of | ||||||
| 3 | children from the excessive amounts of lead found in toys made | ||||||
| 4 | in China, the United States Congress enacted a law which banned | ||||||
| 5 | the sale of products from foreign counties aimed at children if | ||||||
| 6 | they contained more than 600 parts per million of lead; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Lead is found in steel and other metal alloys on | ||||||
| 8 | the dune, motor, and multiple parts of off-road motorcycles and | ||||||
| 9 | recreational vehicles built for young riders; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, While most motorcycles and recreational vehicles | ||||||
| 11 | are made overseas, there are tens of thousands of jobs attached | ||||||
| 12 | to the industry in the United States; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, More than 13,000 power sports dealers sell | ||||||
| 14 | products in the United States, employing an estimated 124,000 | ||||||
| 15 | people; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Industry estimates the retail market value for all | ||||||
| 17 | off-road motorcycles and other recreational vehicles in the | ||||||
| 18 | United States to be approximately $14 billion a year, including | ||||||
| 19 | sales, service, parts, accessories, and payroll; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, An industry trade publication estimates that the | ||||||
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| 1 | value of inventory at United States dealers that can no longer | ||||||
| 2 | be sold probably exceeds $100 million and that the industry has | ||||||
| 3 | millions of dollars worth of parts now in production that | ||||||
| 4 | cannot be sold; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, While every effort should be taken to protect the | ||||||
| 6 | health and safety of our young children, we should also | ||||||
| 7 | consider the effect such legislation will also have on an | ||||||
| 8 | industry that is unrelated to toys; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 11 | urge Congress to reexamine the federal law that has seriously | ||||||
| 12 | affected the sales of off-road motorcycles and other | ||||||
| 13 | recreational vehicles designed for children; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That we state our belief that, in this time of | ||||||
| 15 | financial crisis, every effort should be made to preserve every | ||||||
| 16 | facet of our business community in order to help preserve jobs | ||||||
| 17 | and stabilize our economy; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the members of the United States House of | ||||||
| 20 | Representatives and the United States Senate.
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