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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish
3to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who have
4been wounded during active duty; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The members of the United States Armed Forces have
6fought for our country's freedom; we shall never forget our
7wounded warriors; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois and the State of Missouri
9are currently constructing a bridge to be completed at a date
10yet to be determined on Interstate 70 crossing the Mississippi
11River; this bridge will relieve traffic congestion between the
12State of Illinois and the State of Missouri; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
15SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Interstate 70
16Mississippi River Bridge connecting Illinois to Missouri to be
17constructed at a later date as the Wounded Warriors Bridge,
18upon approval of the Illinois and Missouri State legislatures;
19and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
21is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

 

 

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1State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
2giving notice of the name of the Wounded Warriors Bridge; and
3be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5delivered to the Secretary of the United States Department of
6Transportation, the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
7Transportation, and the Secretary of the Missouri Department of
8Transportation.