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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Mr. William C. "Bill" Child of Petersburg was
3 recognized with the Association of State and Territorial Solid
4 Waste Management Officials' (ASTSWMO) Lifetime Achievement
5 Award; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Child has worked at the Illinois Environmental
7 Protection Agency (IEPA) for 35 years and was recognized for a
8 lifetime of service to the environment by the ASTSWMO at the
9 group's annual meeting in Bethesda, Maryland; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He became involved in the ASTSWMO in 1980, when he
11 was the deputy division director of the Bureau of Land; he
12 immediately became involved in boards and committees within the
13 organization, which exists to support state environmental
14 agencies; and
 
15     WHEREAS, As part of his work with the ASTSWMO, Mr. Child
16 was involved in making vital changes to the federal Superfund
17 cleanup program; by testifying before Congress, he and others
18 convinced the government to look at a broader range of
19 Brownfield sites for cleanup across the country; and
 
20     WHEREAS, He took on multiple leadership roles with the
21 ASTSWMO, including serving as a member of the Region 5 Board of
22 Directors, as vice-president, and as president; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Mr. Child started working at the IEPA immediately
24 following college; he has worked as Deputy Manager for the
25 Bureau of Land, Manager for Solid and Hazardous Waste Field
26 Services, and Manager of a Regional Solid and Hazardous Waste
27 Field Office; in his current position as Chief of the Bureau of
28 Land, he is responsible for administering statewide waste
29 management programs and oversees a staff of 400 employees with
30 a total budget of $100 million; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, He is married with one son and lives in
2 Petersburg, where he is a Scout leader and sports coach;
3 therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate William C. "Bill" Child on being recognized
7 with the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste
8 Management Officials' (ASTSWMO) Lifetime Achievement Award;
9 and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Mr. Child as an expression of our esteem.