Bill Text: IL HR0348 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau for over 30 years of excellence in tourism and for proudly serving the communities and counties along the historic I & M Canal National Heritage Corridor.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-06 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino [HR0348 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0348-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Heritage Corridor | ||||||
4 | Convention & Visitors Bureau for over 30
years of excellence in | ||||||
5 | tourism and for proudly serving the communities and counties | ||||||
6 | along
the historic I & M Canal National Heritage Corridor; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors | ||||||
8 | Bureau has served the Illinois and Michigan Canal National | ||||||
9 | Heritage Corridor for over 30 years and has established itself | ||||||
10 | as an economic catalyst and
resource for tourists and | ||||||
11 | residents; and
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12 | WHEREAS, In 2013, visitors to the I&M Heritage Corridor | ||||||
13 | spent over $844 million, returning nearly $43 million of both | ||||||
14 | local and State tax receipts; $192 million in payroll, creating | ||||||
15 | nearly 8,000 jobs; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The visitors can be seen in downtown shops, | ||||||
17 | touring Route 66, biking the Canal Path,
enjoying the casinos, | ||||||
18 | shopping the malls, or dining in one of the many unique | ||||||
19 | regional
restaurants; these visitors' dollars help the | ||||||
20 | businesses thrive; and
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21 | WHEREAS, The Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors |
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1 | Bureau was recently awarded accreditation from the Destination | ||||||
2 | Marketing Accreditation
Program, an international program | ||||||
3 | developed by the Destination Marketing Association
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4 | International; this accreditation demonstrates that the CVB | ||||||
5 | achieved compliance in over 74 standards
in areas such as | ||||||
6 | governance, finance, management, human resources, marketing, | ||||||
7 | sales,
visitor services, and destination development; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors | ||||||
9 | Bureau is one of 193 Accredited CVB's worldwide and is the | ||||||
10 | official,
highest governing entity authorized to provide | ||||||
11 | destination marketing for the region; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
14 | congratulate the Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors | ||||||
15 | Bureau for over 30
years of excellence in tourism and for | ||||||
16 | proudly serving the communities and counties along
the Historic | ||||||
17 | I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau | ||||||
20 | as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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