Full Text of HR1113 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Route 66 was designated in 1926 as America's | 3 | | Mother Road, linking the heartland with
the Pacific Ocean and | 4 | | bringing millions of travelers to the many communities along | 5 | | its route, thereby
creating a significant economic engine from | 6 | | Chicago to Los Angeles; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Upon the replacement of Route 66 by the interstate | 8 | | system, which led to its
decommissioning in 1985, an economic | 9 | | hardship resulted for those local businesses that thrived on
| 10 | | providing services to the Route 66 traveler; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Route 66 has become an iconic symbol of America's | 12 | | search for freedom, adventure, and
prosperity which annually | 13 | | brings travelers from around the world to discover America; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The U.S. Congress has recognized the importance of | 15 | | the road by establishing the National Park Service's
Rt. 66 | 16 | | Corridor Preservation Program in the National Trails Office in | 17 | | 1999 to foster preservation,
economic development, and | 18 | | marketing through matching grants, which has leveraged more | 19 | | than $4
million in historic preservation investment; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The NPS Rt. 66 Corridor Preservation Program will | 21 | | sunset in 2019, which would result in the
lack of a federally |
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| 1 | | designated organization to coordinate, fund, and support | 2 | | mutually beneficial
activities on Route 66; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership, a | 4 | | collaborative not-for-profit organization, was
established to | 5 | | create a national coordinating structure and supports and | 6 | | promotes the idea of designating
Rt. 66 as a National Historic | 7 | | Trail as the best means for ensuring a federal-level focus on | 8 | | Rt. 66; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | urge the U.S. Congress to Pass H.R.801, introduced by U.S. | 12 | | Representative Darin LaHood, which would create the Route 66 | 13 | | Historic Trail; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | delivered to all members of the Illinois
Congressional | 16 | | Delegation and President Donald J. Trump.
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