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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, During the 96th General Assembly, House 
3Resolution 163 created a task force to study local government 
4development standards and processes and their effect on 
5watersheds, wetlands, and floodplains; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The task force must also study the effect of local 
7government development standards and processes on floodways 
8and all other natural areas, especially those areas with 
9water-related issues; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The goal of the task force is to improve 
11management practices concerning local government development 
12standards, with a focus on all of the following:

13        (1) local government development practices and the 
14    short-term and long-term impact on natural areas,  other 
15    affected or potentially affected lands, and subsequent 
16    property owners;
17        (2) effects and impacts of mass grading, compensatory 
18    storage, drainage, runoff, bank stabilization, diversion 
19    of flood waters, development practices on pervious 
20    surfaces, deforestation, and elimination of prairie and 
21    wetlands;
22        (3) local government zoning authority practices and 
23    their impact on private developers;
 
 
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1        (4) local government solicitation of and adherence to 
2    recommendations and findings of county, state, and federal 
3    agencies that regulate land, water, forest, or  any other 
4    natural resource; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The task force was required to report its findings 
6and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before 
7January 1, 2010; and
  
 


  
8    WHEREAS, The task force needs additional time to complete 
9its work; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
11NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
12the task force created by House Resolution 163 of the 96th 
13General Assembly shall report its finding and recommendations 
14to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2012; and be it 
15further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That with this reporting extension, the task 
17force shall operate pursuant to this resolution and House 
18Resolution 163 of the 96th General Assembly.