Full Text of HR0637 94th General Assembly
HR0637 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The missions of the United States Department of | 3 |
| Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) include | 4 |
| stabilizing farm income, helping farmers conserve land and | 5 |
| water resources, providing credit to new or disadvantaged | 6 |
| farmers or ranchers, and helping farm operations recover from | 7 |
| the effects of disaster; and
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| WHEREAS, The USDA FSA was set up when the Department was | 9 |
| reorganized in 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, Although its name has changed over the years, the | 11 |
| FSA's relationship with farmers goes back to the 1930s; and
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| WHEREAS, The USDA FSA currently maintains 93 offices in the | 13 |
| State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Secretary of Agriculture Johanns announced a | 15 |
| proposal to modernize the USDA FSA; and
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| WHEREAS, This initiative, known as FSA Tomorrow, includes | 17 |
| restructuring county offices and reorganizing state offices; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Under this proposal, 44 offices in Illinois have | 20 |
| been identified that meet the criteria for consolidation; and
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| WHEREAS, It is expected the FSA will consolidate its | 22 |
| physical presence in 26 of 93 counties; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois county offices currently slated for | 24 |
| office restructuring include: Alexander/Pulaski, Bond, Boone, | 25 |
| Brown, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Coles, Cumberland, Dekalb, | 26 |
| Dewitt, Gallatin/Hardin, Green, Grundy, Henderson, Franklin, | 27 |
| Fulton, Jackson, Jersey, Johnson/Massac/Pope, Kane/DuPage, |
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| Kendall, Lawrence, Mason, Morgan, Monroe, Moultrie, Randolph, | 2 |
| Richland, Rock Island, Perry, Peoria, Piatt, Saline, Scott, | 3 |
| Schuyler, Union, Wabash, Warren, Washington, White, Whiteside, | 4 |
| Williamson, and Winnebago; and
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| WHEREAS, No final decisions have been made regarding what | 6 |
| office consolidations will occur; and
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| WHEREAS, The USDA FSA state executive directors are to | 8 |
| submit consolidation proposals by November 15, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Concerns exist as to how these offices will be | 10 |
| consolidated and how the consolidations will affect service | 11 |
| levels, as well as distances farmers may have to travel to | 12 |
| reach a USDA FSA office; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 |
| we urge the USDA to reconsider consolidating the USDA FSA | 16 |
| offices; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge the United States Congress to | 18 |
| increase appropriations for the USDA FSA offices; and be it | 19 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the President of the United States, the United | 22 |
| States Secretary of Agriculture, each member of the Illinois | 23 |
| congressional delegation, and the Illinois State Executive | 24 |
| Director of the FSA.
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