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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The wine industry is vital to the health of both
3 Illinois agriculture and tourism; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Several wineries in Jackson and Union Counties
5 have banded together as the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Portions of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail traverse
7 Illinois 127 between Aldridge Road and Orchard Hills Road south
8 of Carbondale as well as various county highways in both
9 Jackson and Union Counties; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
12 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the aforementioned roads be
13 officially named the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail; and be it
14 further
 
15     RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation,
16 Jackson County, and Union County be directed to erect, at
17 suitable locations consistent with State and federal
18 regulations, appropriate signs along highways under their
19 respective jurisdictions giving notice of the trail; and be it
20 further
 
21     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
22 presented to the Shawnee Wine Trail organization, the Director
23 of Agriculture, the Director of Commerce and Economic
24 Opportunity, the counties of Jackson and Union, and the
25 Secretary of Transportation.