Full Text of HR0107 94th General Assembly
HR0107 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Neglected maintenance leads to more than 2,600 | 3 |
| deaths, nearly 100,000 disabling injuries, and more than | 4 |
| $2,000,000,000 in lost wages, medical expenses, and property | 5 |
| damage in the United States every year; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 70% of the vehicles on the road today are in | 7 |
| need of some type of preventive maintenance; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, According to the U.S. Environmental Protection | 9 |
| Agency, 30% of vehicles are responsible for the majority of | 10 |
| pollution emanating from motor vehicles; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Through proper maintenance, a 10-year-old car can | 12 |
| produce less emissions than a poorly maintained 5-year-old | 13 |
| vehicle; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Disabled vehicles are a major cause of highway | 15 |
| congestion, which is avoidable with proper maintenance of | 16 |
| critical vehicle systems; and
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| WHEREAS, Proper maintenance of key safety systems, such as | 18 |
| brakes, air bags, and lights, will help the State reduce | 19 |
| accidents and the accompanying injuries and fatalities; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Proper maintenance will reduce fuel usage by cars, | 21 |
| therefore saving car owners money and reducing the emission of | 22 |
| greenhouse gases; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, Proper maintenance of the State's vehicle fleet | 24 |
| will reduce long term operating costs and the need to purchase | 25 |
| new vehicles; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 27 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| April 2005 is officially designated as Car Care Month, and all | 2 |
| motorists and State vehicle fleet administrators are urged to | 3 |
| "Be Car Care Aware", to inspect their vehicles, and to perform, | 4 |
| or have performed, all maintenance necessary to ensure their | 5 |
| vehicle is operating in a safe, efficient, and clean manner; | 6 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 8 |
| delivered to the Governor, the Secretary of State, the | 9 |
| Secretary of Transportation, and the Director of the Illinois | 10 |
| Environmental Protection Agency.
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