Full Text of HR0688 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Pecatonica River enters Illinois at
| 3 | | Stephenson County north of Winslow and continues through | 4 | | northern Illinois until it joins the Rock River in Winnebago | 5 | | County near Rockton; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Significant potential exists for recreational | 7 | | boat use on the Pecatonica River and other streams in | 8 | | Stephenson
and Winnebago Counties; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Significant public investment has been made by | 10 | | local units of government at Tutty's Crossing Trailhead, | 11 | | McNeil's Damascus Landing, and
McConnell's Bobtown Landing to | 12 | | provide access to the Pecatonica River for motorized and
| 13 | | non-motorized recreational boat use, stewardship, and | 14 | | environmental education; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The waters of the Pecatonica River and other | 16 | | streams in Stephenson and Winnebago Counties, Illinois, are of
| 17 | | good quality for recreational uses by boaters; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The creation of a Pecatonica River Water Trail and | 19 | | other potential water trails would add to local residents' | 20 | | quality of life,
both economically and recreationally, and | 21 | | would encourage increased tourism to the area; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, It is in the public interest of this State to | 2 | | encourage a cooperative effort within the
local governmental | 3 | | units to further develop and enhance the Pecatonica River Water | 4 | | Trail; therefore, be it | 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we designate the Pecatonica River from the Illinois State line | 8 | | to the mouth of Pecatonica River at its confluence with the | 9 | | Rock River in Winnebago County the Pecatonica River Water | 10 | | Trail; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Pecatonica River Water Trail will extend | 12 | | from stream bank to stream
bank of the Pecatonica River at | 13 | | normal high water levels, not flood level, and shall not | 14 | | infringe on the rights of private
property owners along the | 15 | | waterway or the authority of the Department of Natural | 16 | | Resources; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That we endorse the work of neighboring | 18 | | jurisdictions and relevant conservation groups
on design and | 19 | | planning issues related to coordination of river development | 20 | | activities when
such circumstances arise; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That we endorse the efforts of other governmental |
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| 1 | | partners to work in an expeditious manner to
achieve the | 2 | | development of the water trail prior to or, alternatively, in | 3 | | conjunction with new
development as it occurs on a | 4 | | parcel-by-parcel basis along that waterway; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | delivered to the Director of Natural Resources and the county | 7 | | boards of Stephenson County and Winnebago County.
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