Full Text of HR0520 94th General Assembly
HR0520 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The North American Safe Boating Campaign, | 3 |
| sponsored by the National Safe Boating Council, the United | 4 |
| States Coast Guard, and several other American and Canadian | 5 |
| organizations, educates recreational boaters on the rules and | 6 |
| procedures of safe boating; and
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| WHEREAS, National Safe Boating Week traditionally marks | 8 |
| the start of the campaign and "highlights the need for boaters | 9 |
| to take command of their safety by wearing a life jacket at all | 10 |
| times while on the water"; and
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| WHEREAS, Drowning remains the number one cause of death | 12 |
| among victims of fatal boating accidents; on average, 700 | 13 |
| people die each year in boating-related accidents in the U.S. | 14 |
| and nearly 70% of these are fatalities caused by drowning; and
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| WHEREAS, The vast majority of these accidents are caused by | 16 |
| human error or poor judgment and not by the boat, equipment, or | 17 |
| environmental factors; and
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| WHEREAS, A significant number of boaters who lose their | 19 |
| lives by drowning each year would be alive today had they worn | 20 |
| their life jackets; modern life jackets are more comfortable, | 21 |
| more attractive, and more wearable than styles of years past | 22 |
| and deserve a fresh look by today's boating public; and
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| WHEREAS, There are five tips for boating safely: wear your | 24 |
| life jacket, stay sober, take a safe boating course, get your | 25 |
| boat checked (the Coast Guard Auxiliary offers a free vessel | 26 |
| safety check), and be aware of carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas | 27 |
| that is odorless, colorless, and can be lethal; therefore, be | 28 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 |
| we recognize the week of May 21, 2005, through May 27, 2005, as | 3 |
| Boat Smart. Boat Safe. Wear It. Week in Illinois; and be it | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the National Safe Boating Council.
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