Full Text of HJR0005 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois seeks to support development | 3 | | that enhances public safety, agriculture, industry, | 4 | | environmental health, and the overall economy of Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Levees are built with the intention of protecting | 6 | | against reoccurring flood damage; however, in some cases they | 7 | | can contribute to increased flood risks elsewhere; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The State should ensure that levees are designed | 9 | | and built in a more coordinated, systemic fashion; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The State currently has regulations that help | 11 | | ensure that levees are designed and built so as to not | 12 | | exacerbate the potential for flooding elsewhere; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Levees in Illinois and its neighboring states do | 14 | | not have uniform heights and no comprehensive policies provide | 15 | | a means to balance the impact of floodwater elevation | 16 | | fluctuations; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Comprehensive processes should be lawful and | 18 | | responsible so that economic growth can be feasibly | 19 | | accomplished while preserving the goal of this State to protect | 20 | | the people of Illinois from unmitigated flood damages; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois seeks to eliminate the need | 2 | | for costly flood fighting that often occurs during extreme | 3 | | flood events creating greater flood risk; creating a plan for | 4 | | water storage during flooding events to minimize damage and | 5 | | cost, recognizes the scientific evidence showing that major | 6 | | rain events that contribute to flooding are happening more | 7 | | frequently; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, A streamlined process of state levee permitting | 9 | | needs to encourage and facilitate flood risk management and | 10 | | navigation improvements; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, State regulatory processes should consider the | 12 | | regulatory processes of federal agencies; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 15 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Levee and | 16 | | Floodplain Review Task Force, whose purpose is the following: | 17 | | 1) Conduct a comprehensive review of State and federal | 18 | | laws and regulations establishing the oversight and | 19 | | management of levees, floodwalls, and planned water | 20 | | storage areas in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri; and | 21 | | 2) Develop recommendations to create and implement a | 22 | | plan for the long-term management of the State's levees, |
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| 1 | | floodwalls, floodplains, and water storage areas that | 2 | | balances the needs of agriculture, industry, public | 3 | | safety, communities, the environment, and the overall | 4 | | economy of Illinois; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Levee and Floodplain Review Task Force | 6 | | be comprised of 22 members in the following manner: | 7 | | 1) One member appointed by the Senate President, who | 8 | | shall be designated as co-chairperson of the Task Force; | 9 | | 2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 10 | | Senate; | 11 | | 3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 12 | | Representatives, who shall be designated as co-chairperson | 13 | | of the Task Force; | 14 | | 4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 15 | | House of Representatives; | 16 | | 5) The Director of Natural Resources, or his or her | 17 | | designee; | 18 | | 6) The Director of the Illinois Emergency Management | 19 | | Agency or his or her designee; | 20 | | 7) The Secretary of Transportation, or his or her | 21 | | designee; | 22 | | 8) The Director of Agriculture, or his or her designee; | 23 | | and | 24 | | 9) 13 members appointed by the Director of Natural | 25 | | Resources in the following manner: |
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| 1 | | a. One member representing an association that | 2 | | represents floodplain managers in the State; | 3 | | b. One member representing a national advocacy | 4 | | group working on Mississippi River issues; | 5 | | c. One member representing an environmental | 6 | | advocacy organization headquartered in Champaign; | 7 | | d. One member representing a statewide | 8 | | environmental group encompassing over 80 additional | 9 | | environmental groups; | 10 | | e. One member representing an environmental | 11 | | organization with grassroots advocates across the | 12 | | State; | 13 | | f. One member representing Illinois municipalities | 14 | | bordering the Mississippi River; | 15 | | g. One member representing Illinois municipalities | 16 | | bordering the Illinois River; | 17 | | h. One member representing the State's largest | 18 | | agricultural association; | 19 | | i. One member representing a group that advocates | 20 | | on behalf of the Upper Mississippi, Illinois, and | 21 | | Missouri rivers; | 22 | | j. One member representing levee districts in | 23 | | Illinois downstream of East St. Louis; | 24 | | k. One member representing levee districts in | 25 | | Illinois bordering the Mississippi River between St. | 26 | | Louis and Lock & Dam 19; |
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| 1 | | l. One member representing levee districts | 2 | | bordering the Mississippi River north of Lock & Dam 19; | 3 | | m. One member representing levee districts | 4 | | bordering the Illinois River; and | 5 | | n. One member representing a group that advocates | 6 | | on behalf of the Upper Mississippi River Basin; and be it | 7 | | further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Levee and Floodplain Review Task Force | 9 | | shall conduct its meetings in a public manner and complete its | 10 | | report by August 31, 2019; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That we urge Il. Admin Code Title 17, Chapter 1, | 12 | | Subchapter h, Part 3700, Administrative Rule Changes developed | 13 | | by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources be delayed from | 14 | | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rule (JCAR) rulemaking | 15 | | process until August 31, 2019; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Natural Resources shall | 17 | | serve as facilitator for the Task Force; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 19 | | delivered to the General Assembly and Director of Natural | 20 | | Resources.
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