Full Text of HR0544 94th General Assembly
HR0544 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Director Renee Cipriano is returning to the | 3 |
| private sector after almost four years of distinguished public | 4 |
| service as the director of the Illinois Environmental | 5 |
| Protection Agency (IEPA); and
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| WHEREAS, Director Cipriano was first appointed by Governor | 7 |
| George Ryan in August 2001 and reappointed by Governor | 8 |
| Blagojevich in January 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Director Cipriano took over leadership of the | 10 |
| state agency responsible for implementation and administration | 11 |
| of all environmental laws and programs after a series of key | 12 |
| positions in environmental policy and law; she served as an | 13 |
| Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney | 14 |
| General, Environmental Control Division, from 1988 to 1992, and | 15 |
| after three years in private environmental law practice, served | 16 |
| as Associate Director and Chief Counsel of the IEPA from 1995 | 17 |
| to 1997; after returning to private practice for two years, she | 18 |
| joined the administration of Governor George H. Ryan as Senior | 19 |
| Advisor for Environment and Natural Resources, where she was | 20 |
| charged with overseeing legislative and policy development in | 21 |
| several state agencies, as well as liaison to numerous | 22 |
| constituent groups; she also headed the Governor's Environment | 23 |
| and Natural Resources Cabinet and the Balanced Growth Cabinet; | 24 |
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| WHEREAS, Recently, Director Cipriano was appointed by | 26 |
| Governor Blagojevich to serve on a Special Task Force on the | 27 |
| Condition and Future of the Illinois Energy Infrastructure; and
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| WHEREAS, Under her leadership, the IEPA has launched | 29 |
| several initiatives to reach out to citizens, industry, local | 30 |
| governments, and advocacy groups in improving the State's | 31 |
| environment; they include a major initiative to reduce mercury; |
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| "green chemistry" and hazardous waste collections from schools | 2 |
| and other educational outreach programs; encouraging renewable | 3 |
| energy and clean coal technology; the nationally-recognized | 4 |
| "Green Pays on Green Days" citizen awareness campaign to reduce | 5 |
| sources of air pollution; new watershed management approaches; | 6 |
| an Environmental Justice Policy; and creative and innovative | 7 |
| renewal of regulatory, enforcement, and compliance programs; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Director Cipriano is a graduate of Loyola | 10 |
| University in Chicago and its School of Law; she also serves on | 11 |
| its Council of Regents; she has lectured on environmental | 12 |
| matters to many groups, authored several articles, and served | 13 |
| in leadership capacities in several professional | 14 |
| organizations; in 2002, she was honored with the David Award | 15 |
| from the Italo-American National Union, David Society; and
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| WHEREAS, Director Cipriano's vast knowledge of | 17 |
| environmental law and programs, excellent people skills, and | 18 |
| sensitivity to both protecting the environment and encouraging | 19 |
| economic development has served the people of Illinois well; | 20 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 23 |
| we thank IEPA Director Renee Cipriano for her years of | 24 |
| distinguished public service to the people of Illinois and wish | 25 |
| her all the best in her future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 27 |
| presented to Director Renee Cipriano as an expression of our | 28 |
| utmost respect and esteem.
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