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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Properly-planted and cared-for trees provide |
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| communities throughout Illinois with great benefit and |
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| enjoyment; and
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| WHEREAS, Improper tree placement and maintenance are a |
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| contributing cause of power outage and pose a safety risk to |
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| residents; and
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| WHEREAS, Electric utilities in Illinois currently |
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| participate in 4-year vegetation management schedules to |
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| provide electric reliability to customers throughout the |
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| State; and
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| WHEREAS, Local governments and utilities have worked |
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| together on tree trimming and vegetation management programs |
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| that have balanced the need for electric reliability with the |
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| desire of communities to preserve as many trees as possible; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, There are existing programs that nurseries and |
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| other retailers may participate in that identify proper trees |
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| that may be planted near power lines; and
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| WHEREAS, The Arbor Day Foundation has worked with the |
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| United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Urban |
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| and Community Forestry Advisory Council on the Right Tree in |
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| the Right Place project; and
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| WHEREAS, The City of Chicago's Bureau of Forestry, in |
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| cooperation with the United States Forest Service, conducts an |
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| outreach program for fourth-grade students within the Chicago |
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| Public Schools in recognition of Arbor Day on April 25, 2008, |
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| that emphasizes proper tree care, especially planting the right |
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| tree in the right place; and
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| WHEREAS, Arbor Day, which falls on the last Friday of |
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| April, is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages |
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| tree planting and care; and
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| WHEREAS, Continued and improved cooperation between |
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| electric utilities and communities throughout Illinois will be |
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| required to protect both trees and electric reliability; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize the week of Arbor Day as |
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| Right Tree Right Place Week and that we encourage communities |
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| and electric utilities throughout the State to use the week to |
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| review and improve their education and outreach efforts with |