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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Our State's continuing efforts to address the | ||||||
| 3 | critical issues of safety, energy efficiency, water
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| 4 | conservation, and resilience in the built environment that | ||||||
| 5 | affect our citizens, both in everyday life and in times of
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| 6 | natural disaster, gives us confidence that our structures are | ||||||
| 7 | safe and sound; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Our confidence is achieved through the devotion of | ||||||
| 9 | vigilant guardians - building safety and fire
prevention | ||||||
| 10 | officials, architects, engineers, builders, tradespeople, | ||||||
| 11 | laborers, and others in the construction industry, who work | ||||||
| 12 | year-round to ensure the safe construction of buildings; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, These guardians - dedicated members of the | ||||||
| 14 | International Code Council - use a governmental
consensus | ||||||
| 15 | process that brings together local, state, and federal | ||||||
| 16 | officials, with expertise in the built environment, to
create | ||||||
| 17 | and implement the highest-quality codes to protect Americans in | ||||||
| 18 | the buildings where we live, learn, work,
worship, and play; | ||||||
| 19 | and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, The International Codes - the most widely adopted | ||||||
| 21 | building safety, energy, and fire prevention codes in
the | ||||||
| 22 | nation - are used by most U.S. cities, counties and states; | ||||||
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| 1 | these modern building codes also include safeguards
to protect | ||||||
| 2 | the public from natural disasters such as hurricanes, | ||||||
| 3 | snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods, and
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| 4 | earthquakes; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Building Safety Month, sponsored by the | ||||||
| 6 | International Code Council, reminds the public about the
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| 7 | critical role of our communities; largely unknown guardians of | ||||||
| 8 | public safety - our local code officials - who
assure us of | ||||||
| 9 | safe, efficient, and livable buildings; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, "Building Codes: Driving Growth through | ||||||
| 11 | Innovation, Resilience, and Safety", the theme for Building
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| 12 | Safety Month 2016, encourages all Americans to raise awareness | ||||||
| 13 | of the importance of building safe and resilient
construction, | ||||||
| 14 | fire prevention, disaster mitigation, water safety and | ||||||
| 15 | conservation, energy efficiency, and new
technologies in the | ||||||
| 16 | construction industry; Building Safety Month 2016 encourages | ||||||
| 17 | appropriate steps everyone
can take to ensure that the places | ||||||
| 18 | where we live, learn, work, worship, and play are safe and | ||||||
| 19 | sustainable; it recognizes that countless lives have been saved | ||||||
| 20 | due to the implementation of safety codes by local and state
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| 21 | agencies; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, Each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, | ||||||
| 23 | Americans are asked to consider projects to improve
building | ||||||
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| 1 | safety and sustainability at home and in the community, and to | ||||||
| 2 | acknowledge the essential service
provided to all of us by | ||||||
| 3 | local and state building departments, fire prevention bureaus, | ||||||
| 4 | and federal agencies in
protecting lives and property; | ||||||
| 5 | therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 7 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 8 | declare May of 2016 as "Building Safety Month" in the State of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois and we encourage citizens to join with their | ||||||
| 10 | communities in participating in Building Safety Month | ||||||
| 11 | activities; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the International Code Council as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 14 | respect and esteem.
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