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90_HJ0013
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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Legislation has been proposed in the United
3 States Congress to extend the defined boundaries of the
4 Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor from
5 Harlem Avenue to Lake Michigan; and
6 WHEREAS, The proposed legislation will not impose any new
7 regulations on the area in question nor require additional
8 federal funding; and
9 WHEREAS, The proposed legislation will create eligibility
10 for businesses within the corridor to participate in the
11 revolving loan fund sponsored by the Illinois and Michigan
12 Canal Federal Commission; and
13 WHEREAS, The extension of the National Heritage
14 Corridor's boundaries into Chicago will result in an increase
15 of tourism; and
16 WHEREAS, The extension of the corridor boundaries into
17 Chicago will ultimately create an economic and ecological
18 corridor of great significance; therefore, be it
19 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
21 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the passage of federal
22 legislation which extends the defined boundaries of the
23 Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor from
24 Harlem Avenue to Lake Michigan; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
26 presented to the President pro tempore of the United States
27 Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of
28 Representatives, and to each member of the Illinois
29 Congressional Delegation.