Full Text of HR0937 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the Rend Lake Conservancy | 4 | | District, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and | 5 | | the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the occasion of the 50th | 6 | | anniversary of building Rend Lake; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The area surrounding Rend Lake and the Rend Lake | 8 | | Conservancy District has a rich history and heritage unique to | 9 | | the Southern Illinois region; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Despite plentiful rainfall and its location | 11 | | between two of the nation's great rivers, the Mississippi and | 12 | | Ohio, the land surrounding Rend Lake was originally plagued by | 13 | | a lack of water for decades; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Southern Illinois first flourished as a coal | 15 | | mining area in the early 1920s, with coal miners such as | 16 | | Colonel William P. Rend establishing towns like Rend City, | 17 | | from whom Rend Lake takes its name; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, By the 1950s, the onset of an economically | 19 | | devastating three-year drought took its toll on the region; as | 20 | | a result, plans to construct a large water supply lake to solve | 21 | | the area's water problems began to take form; those plans |
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| 1 | | became the Rend Lake Project; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, With the support of the Rend Lake Conservancy | 3 | | District and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the | 4 | | 87th Congress of the United States authorized the building of | 5 | | Rend Lake near Benton, Illinois with the Flood Control Act of | 6 | | October 23, 1962; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Flood Control Act gave the U.S. Army Corps of | 8 | | Engineers the responsibility for Rend Lake's development; the | 9 | | $60 million dollar project was completed ahead of schedule; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The authorized purposes of the Rend Lake Project | 12 | | include flood control on the Big Muddy and Mississippi Rivers, | 13 | | water supply, water quality control, fish and wildlife | 14 | | conservation, recreation, and area redevelopment; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Today, Rend Lake is a multipurpose gem of | 16 | | Southern Illinois that has greatly enhanced the region's | 17 | | quality of life, supplying over 15 million gallons of water | 18 | | per day to 300,000 persons in over 60 communities; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Rend Lake continues to have a positive impact on | 20 | | the community, bringing millions of tourists, sportsmen, and | 21 | | adventure seekers to the region, further boosting the economy |
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| 1 | | of Southern Illinois; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, A celebration marking the 50th anniversary of | 3 | | Rend Lake, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Rend | 4 | | Lake Conservancy District, and the Illinois Department of | 5 | | Natural Resources, featuring local and regional elected | 6 | | officials, was held at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rend | 7 | | Lake Project Office & Visitor Center on Saturday, September | 8 | | 10, 2022; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we recognize the Rend Lake Conservancy District, the Illinois | 12 | | Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Army Corps of | 13 | | Engineers on the 50th anniversary of building Rend Lake; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to officials of the Rend Lake Conservancy District, | 17 | | the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. | 18 | | Army Corps of Engineers as an expression of our esteem and | 19 | | respect.
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