Full Text of HR0577 96th General Assembly
HR0577 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Thousands of boaters have gone to Lake Michigan | 3 |
| from Illinois for recreation, research, and commerce on an | 4 |
| annual basis for hundreds of years; and
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| WHEREAS, Lake Michigan has a reputation as a very dangerous | 6 |
| body of water; for those who have had to call a mayday, the | 7 |
| United States Coast Guard has answered with assistance; and
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| WHEREAS, The Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Chicago is | 9 |
| responsible for executing the Coast Guard's Port Safety and | 10 |
| Security, Marine Environmental Protection, and Commercial | 11 |
| Vessel Safety missions under the auspices of the Department of | 12 |
| Homeland Security; and
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| WHEREAS, These missions serve as the underpinnings of the | 14 |
| Coast Guard's mission to ensure a safe, secure, and | 15 |
| environmentally sound maritime domain that continues to | 16 |
| promote recreation, as well as the free flow of commerce on | 17 |
| Southern Lake Michigan, as well as the Chicago Area Waterway | 18 |
| System and the Illinois River Watershed; and
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| WHEREAS, MSU Chicago serves an active network of domestic | 20 |
| and international maritime interests covering the Lake | 21 |
| Michigan shorelines of Illinois and Indiana, as well as 177 |
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| miles of the Illinois River System segmented by 7 locks and | 2 |
| over 250 bridges; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, The motto of the Marine Safety Unit Chicago is | 4 |
| "Guardians of the Great Lakes"; and
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| WHEREAS, The Marine Safety Unit dispatched Petty Officer | 6 |
| Justin Duggan and his crew out of Calumet Harbor to respond to | 7 |
| a mayday distress call from a civilian fishing vessel that was | 8 |
| taking on water; and
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| WHEREAS, The Marine Safety Unit was the first to arrive, | 10 |
| saving pilot Kevin Nicholson, his passengers, and the vessel; | 11 |
| the crew conducted themselves with professionalism, upholding | 12 |
| the highest traditions for the United States Armed Forces and | 13 |
| the United States Coast Guard; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| honor Petty Officer Justin Dugan and the crew of the United | 17 |
| States Coast Guard vessel that responded to the distress call | 18 |
| as models of professionalism for our public safety officers and | 19 |
| emergency first responders; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we commend the Commander of the Marine | 21 |
| Safety Unit Chicago for the professionalism and training of his |
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| sailors, as was evident in the rescue mission conducted to save | 2 |
| Kevin Nicholson, his passengers, and the vessel; and be it | 3 |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the Commander of the Marine Safety Unit Chicago, | 6 |
| the Secretary of the United States Coast Guard, and USCG Petty | 7 |
| Officer Justin Duggan and his crew.
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