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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, H.R. 3410, the Taking Responsible Action for |
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| Community Safety Act, a bill currently under consideration by |
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| Congress, would revise requirements with respect to the |
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| consolidation, merger, or acquisition of control involving |
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| rail carriers to require public hearings in the affected |
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| communities if public hearings on a proposed transaction are |
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| held; the bill requires the Surface Transportation Board to |
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| consider the effect of any proposed Class I railroad merger on |
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| the public interest and prohibits the STB from approving |
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| mergers if any adverse impact on safety and on affected |
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| communities outweigh their transportation benefits; and
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| WHEREAS, The passage of this bill is of utmost importance |
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| to the people of the State of Illinois and the nation at large; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| urge Congress to pass H.R. 3410, the Taking Responsible Action |
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| for Community Safety Act; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United |
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| States House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority |