Full Text of SJR0087 096th General Assembly
SJ0087 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is located in the Upper | 3 |
| Mississippi River Valley; and
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| WHEREAS, Recent floods have demonstrated the tremendous | 5 |
| toll that catastrophic flooding can take on our communities and | 6 |
| how unprepared our nation remains to deal with such disasters; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, The Great Flood of 1993 resulted in the loss of | 9 |
| life, property damage, and billions of dollars in other | 10 |
| damages, lost earnings, and wages; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the last 2 decades, floods in the Upper | 12 |
| Mississippi River Valley have required the expenditure of | 13 |
| billions of dollars for flood fighting and restoration; and
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| WHEREAS, Flood control protects urban and rural areas, | 15 |
| highways, railroads, water and sewage treatment plants, | 16 |
| schools, homes, businesses, and wildlife areas; and
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| WHEREAS, The lives and livelihoods of our citizens depend | 18 |
| in great part on robust flood protection; and
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| WHEREAS, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers developed a |
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| systemic, integrated strategy and implementation plan for | 2 |
| flood damage reduction and related environmental restoration; | 3 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, This Comprehensive Plan was developed in | 5 |
| coordination with Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and | 6 |
| Wisconsin; the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association; and | 7 |
| non-governmental organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, This Comprehensive Plan, if implemented, would | 9 |
| provide the greatest level of protection to the greatest number | 10 |
| of residents in the Upper Mississippi River Valley by ensuring | 11 |
| enhanced flood protection for most currently-protected urban | 12 |
| and agricultural areas; and
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| WHEREAS, A study conducted by the Tennessee Valley | 14 |
| Authority shows that every $1 spent on flood control in the | 15 |
| 500-year floodplain of the Upper Mississippi River Valley | 16 |
| generates a nearly 5-fold economic return in, among other | 17 |
| things, costs avoided and increased income; and
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| WHEREAS, The United States Congress must authorize and fund | 19 |
| the Comprehensive Plan in order for it to be implemented; | 20 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Congress of the United | 3 |
| States to authorize and fund the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' | 4 |
| Comprehensive Plan for Flood Control in the Upper Mississippi | 5 |
| River Valley; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional | 8 |
| delegation.
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