Full Text of HJR0089 94th General Assembly
HJ0089 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois River played a vital and historic | 3 |
| role in our nation's growth by connecting the Great Lakes with | 4 |
| the Mississippi River; and
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| WHEREAS, The waterways of Illinois have been instrumental | 6 |
| in shaping the culture, commerce, and communities of our State; | 7 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, More than 90 percent of all Illinois residents | 9 |
| live within the sprawling Illinois River watershed and its | 10 |
| tributaries - the Calumet, Chicago, Des Plaines, DuPage, Fox, | 11 |
| Kankakee,
La Moine, Mackinaw, Sangamon, Spoon, and Vermilion | 12 |
| Rivers - which also provide habitat for countless species of | 13 |
| fish, reptiles, waterfowl, and fauna; and
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| WHEREAS, Nearly one million Illinois residents rely on the | 15 |
| Illinois River and its tributaries for drinking water; and
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| WHEREAS, Generations of Illinois farmers have relied on the | 17 |
| Illinois River to get their harvests to market, and thousands | 18 |
| of Illinois businesses use the Illinois River as an economic | 19 |
| corridor to ship more than 60 million tons of commodities | 20 |
| annually, including coal, iron, petroleum products, chemicals, | 21 |
| steel, sand, gravel, and agricultural products; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois River's recreational opportunities | 23 |
| have blossomed in recent years, as fishermen, boaters, | 24 |
| bird-watchers, bikers, hikers, and tourists from across the | 25 |
| nation have begun to enjoy anew the Illinois River's vast | 26 |
| beauty; and
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| WHEREAS, Since 1999, the Office of the Illinois Lieutenant | 28 |
| Governor has co-sponsored the "Annual Illinois River Sweep", in | 29 |
| which thousands of volunteers at dozens of sites roll up their |
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| sleeves to clean up this precious resource; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 4 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize the third Saturday | 5 |
| of every September as "Illinois River Day" to celebrate this | 6 |
| magnificent waterway and its profound impact on our lives as | 7 |
| Illinoisans.
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