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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, | ||||||
| 3 | extending from Wood River, Illinois to the mouth of the | ||||||
| 4 | Columbia River in
Oregon and Washington, was established by the | ||||||
| 5 | United States Congress in 1978; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | ||||||
| 7 | directed the National Park
Service to conduct a Special | ||||||
| 8 | Resources Study to assess the suitability and feasibility of | ||||||
| 9 | extending
the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail by | ||||||
| 10 | including the Eastern Legacy sites, the historic
routes and | ||||||
| 11 | sites in the East that were vital to the preparation and | ||||||
| 12 | planning of the Lewis and Clark
"Corps of Discovery" | ||||||
| 13 | expedition; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic | ||||||
| 15 | Trail eastward fulfills the
objectives of the National Trails | ||||||
| 16 | System, established in 1968 to provide for the ever-increasing
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| 17 | outdoor recreation needs of an expanding population and to | ||||||
| 18 | promote the preservation of, public
access to, travel within, | ||||||
| 19 | and enjoyment and appreciation of open-air, outdoor areas, and | ||||||
| 20 | historic
resources of the nation; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, William Clark, co-commander of the "Corps of | ||||||
| 22 | Discovery" expedition, along
with 10 other members of the | ||||||
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| 1 | expedition, were Kentuckians who were involved in every
pivotal | ||||||
| 2 | event during the "Corps of Discovery" expedition; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, other members of | ||||||
| 4 | the
expedition, and tribal people under their care traveled | ||||||
| 5 | through Kentucky after exploring the West; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Kentucky newspapers were the first newspapers in | ||||||
| 7 | the country to publish
reports of the success of the "Corps of | ||||||
| 8 | Discovery" expedition as well as the first reports of the death | ||||||
| 9 | of
Governor Meriwether Lewis; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Tourism is a major component of Kentucky's economy | ||||||
| 11 | and the addition of 52
counties in Kentucky to the Lewis and | ||||||
| 12 | Clark National Historic Trail would greatly benefit the
tourism | ||||||
| 13 | industry and the overall economy of the Commonwealth; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | urge the National Park Service to include the Eastern Legacy | ||||||
| 18 | Sites, which include 52 Kentucky counties, in the Lewis and | ||||||
| 19 | Clark National Historic Trail; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to National Park Service Director,
Jon Jarvis.
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