Full Text of HR0886 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs are an integral part | 3 | | of communities throughout this country, including the State of | 4 | | Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation are vitally important to | 6 | | establishing and maintaining the quality of life in | 7 | | communities, ensuring the health of all citizens, and | 8 | | contributing to the economic and environmental well-being of a | 9 | | community and region; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs build healthy, | 11 | | active communities that aid in the prevention of chronic | 12 | | disease, provide therapeutic recreation services for those who | 13 | | are mentally or physically disabled, and also improve the | 14 | | mental and emotional health of all citizens; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation programs increase a | 16 | | community's economic prosperity through increased property | 17 | | values, expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, the | 18 | | attraction and retention of businesses, and crime reduction; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Parks and recreation areas are fundamental to the | 21 | | environmental well-being of our communities; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Parks and natural recreation areas improve water | 2 | | quality, protect groundwater, prevent flooding, improve the | 3 | | quality of the air we breathe, provide vegetative buffers to | 4 | | development, and produce habitat for wildlife; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Our parks and natural recreation areas ensure the | 6 | | ecological beauty of our communities and provide a place for | 7 | | children and adults to connect with nature and recreate | 8 | | outdoors; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we declare July of 2020 Parks and Recreation Month; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 | | delivered to the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, the | 15 | | Illinois Association of Park Districts, the Illinois | 16 | | Department of Natural Resources, and the National Park and | 17 | | Recreation Association.
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