Full Text of HR0268 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Great Lakes border eight states, contain 84% | 3 | | of the fresh water in the United
States, and impact the lives | 4 | | of 30 million Americans; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The 63 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan in | 6 | | Illinois are home to six million people
and communities that | 7 | | strive to preserve and protect them; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lake Michigan provides safe, clean drinking water | 9 | | to seven million residents in Illinois; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Tourism brings 20 million people to Illinois to | 11 | | visit the Lake Michigan shoreline, generates $3.2 billion | 12 | | annually in economic activity, and supports 33,000 jobs; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Lake Michigan provides Illinois with an inland | 14 | | port connecting it to the
Eastern United States, Canada, and | 15 | | the Atlantic Ocean; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Commerce along Lake Michigan provides nearly | 17 | | 7,000 jobs that are connected to
shipping and the Port of | 18 | | Chicago and adds over $400 million to the local economy; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative was |
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| 1 | | created in 2010 to remove toxic substances,
slow the growth of | 2 | | invasive species, address pollution near the shore, and protect | 3 | | and restore
natural habitats in the Great Lakes; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Maintaining the Great Lakes is essential to | 5 | | protecting industries throughout Illinois, including tourism, | 6 | | agriculture, manufacturing, shipping, and freight transport; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In President Trump's proposed budget, funding for | 9 | | the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative was slashed by 97%, from | 10 | | $300 million to just $10 million; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The funding for this program has helped many | 12 | | critical environmental
restoration programs to increase the | 13 | | health and safety of the Great Lakes and improve the
lakes for | 14 | | recreation and commerce; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | urge President Trump and the United States Congress to fully | 18 | | fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is vital to | 19 | | our environment and
economy; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 21 | | delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority |
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| 1 | | Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck | 2 | | Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul | 3 | | Ryan, U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy | 4 | | Pelosi, and all members of the Illinois Congressional | 5 | | Delegation.
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