Bill Text: IL HR0506 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrates the 50th anniversary of Carlyle Lake.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0506 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0506-Introduced.html
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives would like to celebrate the 50th anniversary of | ||||||
4 | Carlyle Lake; and
| ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Carlyle Lake was created in 1967 in Southern | ||||||
6 | Illinois just north of the town of Carlyle; and
| ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, The formation of Carlyle Lake is the result of the | ||||||
8 | Kaskaskia River Valley Project, promoted by many individuals | ||||||
9 | with a dedicated purpose to build, improve, and progress; and
| ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, As Illinois' largest man-made lake, Carlyle Lake | ||||||
11 | provides exceptional recreation opportunities, energizes the | ||||||
12 | local and national economy, and plays a major role in flood | ||||||
13 | damage reduction for the entire nation; and
| ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, Carlyle Lake has an average of 2.5 million | ||||||
15 | visitors per year with $80 million in revenue being spent | ||||||
16 | within 30 miles of the lake; and
| ||||||
17 | WHEREAS, Carlyle Lake has had almost a billion dollars in | ||||||
18 | flood control damages prevented over the past 10 years, a water | ||||||
19 | supply that serves over 100,000 people, and conservation | ||||||
20 | initiatives that protect natural resources; and
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | WHEREAS, Balancing the lake's many purposes of | ||||||
2 | conservation, flood control, water supply and quality, | ||||||
3 | recreation opportunity, and navigation has not been an easy | ||||||
4 | task but thanks to countless organizations, citizens, and | ||||||
5 | stakeholders Carlyle Lake has had 50 years of success; | ||||||
6 | therefore, be it
| ||||||
7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | celebrate Carlyle Lake for everything it has done for the | ||||||
10 | surrounding people, the State, and the nation over the last 50 | ||||||
11 | years; and be it further
| ||||||
12 | RESOLVED, That we look forward to many more successful | ||||||
13 | years of Carlyle Lake serving the people of Illinois; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
| ||||||
15 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be sent | ||||||
16 | to Carlyle Mayor Judy Smith and the Hazlet family.
|