Full Text of HR0249 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers are vital | 3 | | drivers to the economic well-being
of Southwestern Illinois; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, To support economic development along the | 6 | | waterways, the Kaskaskia Regional
Port District was created by | 7 | | the Illinois General Assembly and signed by the Governor into
| 8 | | statute on June 22, 1965; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia Regional Port District is a partner | 10 | | with the State of Illinois and the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | 11 | | regarding the navigation of the Kaskaskia River; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia Regional Port District serves the | 13 | | region to promote industrial,
commercial, transportation, and | 14 | | economic activities, thereby reducing the evils attendant upon
| 15 | | unemployment and enhancing the public health and welfare of | 16 | | this State; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Some of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District's | 18 | | many accomplishments include:
achieving the one million ton | 19 | | benchmark for tonnage shipped on the Kaskaskia River in 2014,
| 20 | | which is a critical number for agencies that look at the | 21 | | performance of locks and dams; being
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| 1 | | Solutions Magazine; being added to the U.S. Army Corps of | 2 | | Engineer's
national database; and Congress renaming the | 3 | | Kaskaskia Lock and Dam to the Jerry F. Costello
Lock and Dam in | 4 | | honor of the former Congressman; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia Regional Port District is governed | 6 | | by an active 15-member
uncompensated board representing all | 7 | | walks of life from Monroe, Randolph, and St. Clair
Counties; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia Regional Port District has grown | 10 | | over the past 50 years and now
has 5 terminal locations serving | 11 | | both the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers, weathering both
| 12 | | drought and flood in recent years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia Regional Port District has | 14 | | facilitated the creation of jobs with
businesses that rely on | 15 | | river navigation to ship cargo both inbound and outbound, | 16 | | having a
positive impact on the economy of the region; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Kaskaskia Regional Port District has been | 18 | | recognized by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers as one of the | 19 | | few port districts in the country that is growing each year and | 20 | | has
developed a strategic plan to continue growing and serving | 21 | | the waterways and surrounding areas; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | recognize and celebrate the
50th anniversary of the Kaskaskia | 4 | | Regional Port District serving both the Mississippi and
| 5 | | Kaskaskia Rivers in Southwestern Illinois; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That we declare June 22, 2015 as Kaskaskia | 7 | | Regional Port District Day in the
State of Illinois.
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