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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Each year in Illinois approximately 75 to 80
3 people are killed in collisions between trains and motor
4 vehicles or between trains and pedestrians; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Reducing the number of deaths and injuries related
6 to railroad accidents has been the goal of the DuPage Railroad
7 Safety Council since its inception in 1994; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The DuPage Railroad Safety Council, in
9 cooperation with the Illinois Commerce Commission and
10 Operation Lifesaver of Illinois, is holding its biennial Safety
11 Summit on September 18, 2008; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 recognize the week of September 14-20, 2008, as Railroad Safety
15 Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented the Chairman of the DuPage County Railroad Safety
18 Council, the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, the
19 Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the
20 Chairman of Operation Lifesaver of Illinois.