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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Riverboats licensed under the Riverboat Gambling
3 Act generate millions of dollars in revenue each year for the
4 communities in which they dock; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The State has received a vast windfall from the
6 riverboats that dock within its borders; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 the Illinois House of Representatives urges that, if a license
10 authorizing riverboat gambling operations in Winnebago County
11 is issued, any municipality in which riverboats dock pursuant
12 to such a license enter into agreements with Winnebago County
13 and with all other municipalities in Winnebago County to share
14 the revenues generated by riverboat gambling conducted
15 pursuant to such a license; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
17 delivered to the top ranking municipal official in each
18 municipality in Winnebago County.