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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The general public as well as conservation and
3 constituent organizations strongly support the efforts of the
4 Illinois Department of Natural Resources to support, enhance,
5 and protect the natural resources of the State of Illinois
6 through management and education programs; and
 
7     WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the natural
8 resources of the State for the Department to work and
9 communicate openly with all Illinois citizens; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Conservation Congress is to propose and
11 advocate actions by elected and appointed officials to protect
12 and conserve the natural resources of the State; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Conservation Congress is to ensure through
14 professional management that the recreational opportunities
15 associated with these resources and the sustainable use and
16 enjoyment of these resources remain available for this and
17 future generations; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The Department has expressed renewed interest in
19 reinstituting the Conservation Congress to improve
20 communication with Illinois constituents regarding common
21 issues of concern; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 support the re-establishment of the Conservation Congress to
4 assist in the protection, conservation, education, and
5 appropriate use of the natural, recreational, and cultural
6 resources of the State; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That we support and encourage the Illinois
8 Department of Natural Resources to convene the Conservation
9 Congress in a manner and time frame permitted by the
10 Department's monetary and personnel resources; and be it
11 further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall be
13 delivered to the Director of Natural Resources and the Governor
14 of the State of Illinois.