Full Text of SR0499 93rd General Assembly
SR0499 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Agriculture and agriculture-related industries | 3 |
| account for one-fourth of the total economy of the State; and
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| WHEREAS, Soybean production in the State is ranked number 1 | 5 |
| in the nation and corn production in the State is ranked number | 6 |
| 2 in the nation; and
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| WHEREAS, The promotion of continued and expanded use of | 8 |
| Illinois grown corn and soybean based products is in the best | 9 |
| interest of Illinois' rural economy; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois based livestock producers are major | 11 |
| purchasers of corn and soybean based products and by-products; | 12 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois-based livestock industry has | 14 |
| experienced severely diminishing numbers of local producers | 15 |
| and operations of nearly 25% for beef and dairy cattle and 50% | 16 |
| for pork in just the last decade; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has determined that | 18 |
| continued reductions of value-added State based products and | 19 |
| the ultimate loss of these consumer goods is detrimental and | 20 |
| contrary to its efforts to improve the economic viability of | 21 |
| rural Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 23 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Department | 24 |
| of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce and Economic | 25 |
| Opportunity, the Department of Natural Resources, and the | 26 |
| Environmental Protection Agency to form a working group with | 27 |
| the Illinois Farm Bureau, the Illinois Corn Grower's | 28 |
| Association, the Illinois Soybean Association, the Illinois | 29 |
| Pork Producers Association, and the Illinois Beef Association |
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| to study cause and effect issues surrounding these reductions | 2 |
| in the number of local producers and local operations and the | 3 |
| continued reductions and ultimate loss of value-added State | 4 |
| based products; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That this working group be under the coordination | 6 |
| of the Director of Agriculture who shall report findings, along | 7 |
| with legislative recommendations, to the Governor, the | 8 |
| President of the Illinois Senate, and the Speaker of the | 9 |
| Illinois House of Representatives on or before December 31, | 10 |
| 2004; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to | 12 |
| the Directors of the Department of Agriculture, the Department | 13 |
| of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Natural | 14 |
| Resources, and the Environmental Protection Agency and the | 15 |
| heads of the Illinois Farm Bureau, the Illinois Corn Grower's | 16 |
| Association, the Illinois Soybean Association, the Illinois | 17 |
| Pork Producers Association, and the Illinois Beef Association.
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