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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The General Assembly recognizes the importance of
3a healthy lifestyle for Illinois citizens; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The General Assembly is cognizant of the busy
5lives Illinoisans live and the challenges of eating healthy
6while traveling; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Transportation
8maintains a system of 30 rest areas and 11 welcome centers on
9highways throughout the State; and
 
10    WHEREAS, These facilities serve more than 36 million
11visitors annually and are meant to enhance traveler safety and
12comfort; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Illinois citizens and travelers utilizing
14Illinois rest areas and welcome centers would be better served
15by having healthy snack options in vending machines; therefore,
16be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
19SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Illinois Department
20of Transportation to offer at least 3 healthy snacks containing

 

 

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1less than 220 calories for every 10 snacks in vending machines
2in State rest stops and welcome centers, of which a minimum of
32 should be made in Illinois; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5delivered to the Illinois Department of Transportation and the
6Illinois Department of Central Management Services.