Full Text of HJR0118 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | 3 | | pleased to
honor Arlan Juhl, P.E., on the occasion of his | 4 | | retirement as Director of the Office of Water Resources, | 5 | | Illinois
Department of Natural Resources; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Arlan Juhl has served the people of Illinois with | 7 | | distinction since joining
the Office of Water Resources as an | 8 | | engineer in 1973; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Arlan Juhl became Chief of the Office of Water | 10 | | Resources Division of Planning in
2003; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Arlan Juhl became Director of the Office of Water | 12 | | Resources on January 1, 2011; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Arlan Juhl, the Office of | 14 | | Water Resources has embarked on a
public safety and | 15 | | environmental enhancement initiative to remove or modify | 16 | | dangerous lowhead
dams on Illinois waterways; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Arlan Juhl has overseen management of major | 18 | | waterway improvement capital
projects, including the life | 19 | | extension of the Stratton Lock and Dam on the Fox River; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Arlan Juhl has championed floodwater management - | 2 | | including working with federal
and local officials on urban | 3 | | floodwater projects and downstate levee improvements on | 4 | | Illinois's
major rivers; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Arlan Juhl has promoted floodplain mapping and the | 6 | | coordination in Illinois of the
National Flood Insurance | 7 | | Program, through which Illinois has provided a model program,
| 8 | | saving property owners and taxpayers millions of dollars; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Arlan Juhl has overseen enhanced regulation of | 10 | | Illinois' Lake Michigan Water
Allocation Program, helping | 11 | | ensure the water supply for 7,000,000 residents of northeast | 12 | | Illinois; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Arlan Juhl has promoted regional, locally | 14 | | organized long-range water supply
planning for the benefit of | 15 | | all Illinoisans; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Providing protection of public waters and the | 17 | | public trust through strict permitting
of projects on and along | 18 | | the State's inland waters have been hallmarks of Arlan Juhl's | 19 | | tenure; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Arlan Juhl has provided expert analysis and action | 21 | | recommendations during times of
flood emergencies along the |
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| 1 | | State's major waterways; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 4 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we honor Arlan Juhl on his | 5 | | retirement as Director of the Office of Water Resources, | 6 | | Illinois Department of Natural Resources, thank him for his | 7 | | dedication to the people of the State of Illinois, and wish him | 8 | | well in all his future endeavors; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Arlan Juhl as an
expression of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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