Full Text of HR1269 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, All-terrain vehicles are used by many Americans | 3 | | for recreation and work-related activities; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Many national forests and recreational areas, | 5 | | including Hiawatha National Forest, Huron-Manistee National | 6 | | Forest, and Ottawa National Forest in Michigan, Land Between | 7 | | the Lakes in Kentucky, Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, | 8 | | Wayne National Forest in Ohio, and Allegheny National Forest in | 9 | | Pennsylvania, allow the use of all-terrain vehicles on forest | 10 | | trails; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Currently, the use of all-terrain vehicles in | 12 | | Shawnee National Forest is only available through a disability | 13 | | permit program; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Shawnee National Forest features numerous areas | 15 | | for riding horses, including the Burden Fall Wilderness, the | 16 | | Camp Cadiz Campground, One Horse Gap Lake, the Bald Knob Cross | 17 | | Trail, the Johnson Creek Recreation Area, the Kinkaid Lake | 18 | | Trail System, the Little Grand Canyon, and the Panther Den | 19 | | Wilderness, but many members of the public have expressed their | 20 | | wish to have greater opportunities for horse riding within | 21 | | Shawnee National Forest; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The creation of trails for the general use of | 2 | | all-terrain vehicles in Shawnee National Forest and the | 3 | | expansion of horse trails in the national forest would generate | 4 | | large amounts of State revenue and prove to be a boon for | 5 | | tourism for Shawnee National Forest, southern Illinois, and the | 6 | | State at large; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | urge the United States Forest Service to allow the use of | 10 | | all-terrain vehicles in Shawnee National Forest, expand the | 11 | | existing system of horse trails, and explore additional ways to | 12 | | allow greater recreational use of Shawnee National Forest for | 13 | | the recreational and economic benefit of the citizens of the | 14 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | delivered to Thomas L. Tidwell, Chief of the United States | 17 | | Forest Service.
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