Full Text of HR0933 95th General Assembly
HR0933 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and | 4 |
| employees of Midwest Generation on the occasion of receiving | 5 |
| the 2008 Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce "Salute to Industry" | 6 |
| Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Midwest Generation is part of the Edison Mission | 8 |
| Group, which owns and operates 40 power generation facilities | 9 |
| in 13 states; the company owns 6 electric power stations in | 10 |
| Illinois, with 2 stations in Will County, the Joliet Station | 11 |
| and the Will County Station in Romeoville; the company employs | 12 |
| 430 men and women in Will County; and
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| WHEREAS, Midwest Generation is a major contributor to the | 14 |
| economy of Will County, providing more than $90 million in | 15 |
| property taxes, payroll, employee benefits, area vendor | 16 |
| purchases, and various projects in the communities it serves; | 17 |
| the company and its employees also contribute greatly to many | 18 |
| local organizations, including the United Way of Will County, | 19 |
| Joliet Junior College, the Joliet YMCA, the Joliet Housing | 20 |
| Authority, the Joliet Park Foundation, Joliet Township High | 21 |
| School, the Joliet Township Fair, the Heartland Blood Center, | 22 |
| The Spanish Center, Hill Memorial, and Cornerstone Services; | 23 |
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| WHEREAS, Since acquiring its Illinois facilities in 1999, | 2 |
| Midwest Generation has maintained its status as a leader in | 3 |
| environmental responsibility in power generation; the company | 4 |
| spent nearly $50 million on new pollution controls shortly | 5 |
| after its arrival in the State; in December of 2006, the | 6 |
| company reached an agreement with the State of Illinois to | 7 |
| spend an estimated $3.5 billion on additional pollution | 8 |
| controls over a 10 year period, including one of the first | 9 |
| mercury emission control programs in the United States; the | 10 |
| company, along with their parent company EMG, also plans to | 11 |
| build a large wind energy in LaSalle as an integral part of | 12 |
| their wind energy initiative; and
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| WHEREAS, Midwest Generation will receive the "Salute to | 14 |
| Industry" Award during a celebration dinner on February 11, | 15 |
| 2008 at the Holiday Inn Joliet Hotel and Conference Center; | 16 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate the owners and employees of Midwest Generation on | 20 |
| the occasion of receiving the 2008 Joliet Region Chamber of | 21 |
| Commerce "Salute to Industry" Award and wish them continued | 22 |
| success and happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to a representative of Midwest Generation as a symbol | 3 |
| of our esteem and respect.
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