Full Text of SR0134 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing is a comprehensive and rigorous | 3 | | industrial process by which a previously sold, leased, used, | 4 | | worn, remanufactured, or non-functional product or part is | 5 | | returned to a like-new, same-as-when-new, or | 6 | | better-than-when-new condition, from both a quality and | 7 | | performance perspective, through a controlled, reproducible, | 8 | | and sustainable process; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, A 2012 U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) | 10 | | report found that remanufacturers support at least 180,000 | 11 | | full-time jobs in the U.S.; further, the ITC report states | 12 | | that production of remanufactured goods in the U.S. increased | 13 | | by 15% from 2009 to 2011 and exports totaled $11.2 billion | 14 | | annually; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing has been recognized by leading | 16 | | universities, research institutions, and manufacturers in the | 17 | | United States as good for the environment for its ability to | 18 | | divert end-of-life products from landfills; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, By encouraging businesses, state agencies, | 20 | | nonprofit organizations, schools, and individuals to celebrate | 21 | | Reman Day 2023, we can further promote remanufacturing as | 22 | | environmentally friendly and economically smart; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, To focus the nation's attention on the benefits | 2 | | of remanufacturing, businesses, educational institutions, and | 3 | | nonprofit organizations have joined together to celebrate | 4 | | Reman Day and are encouraging their colleagues, friends, | 5 | | families, and communities to learn more about the benefits of | 6 | | remanufactured products; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 13, | 9 | | 2023 as Reman Day in the State of Illinois.
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