Bill Text: IL HR0730 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares May 21-27, 2022 as Safe Boating Week.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0730 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0730-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, For over 100 million Americans, boating continues | ||||||
| 3 | to be a popular recreational activity; from coast to
coast, | ||||||
| 4 | and everywhere in between, people are enjoying time together | ||||||
| 5 | boating,
sailing, paddling, and fishing; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Safe boating begins with preparation; the Coast | ||||||
| 7 | Guard estimates that human error accounts for most
boating | ||||||
| 8 | accidents and that life jackets could prevent nearly 86 | ||||||
| 9 | percent of boating
fatalities; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Basic boating safety procedures, such as carrying | ||||||
| 11 | lifesaving emergency distress and
communications equipment, | ||||||
| 12 | wearing life jackets, attending safe boating courses, | ||||||
| 13 | participating in free
boat safety checks, and staying sober | ||||||
| 14 | when navigating, can help ensure boaters on America's
coastal, | ||||||
| 15 | inland, and offshore waters stay safe throughout the season; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, On average, 650 people die each year in | ||||||
| 18 | boating-related accidents in the U.S.; 75 percent of
these are | ||||||
| 19 | fatalities caused by drowning; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, The vast majority of these accidents are caused | ||||||
| 21 | by human error or poor judgment and not by
the boat, equipment, | ||||||
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| 1 | or environmental factors; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, A significant number of boaters who lose their | ||||||
| 3 | lives by drowning each year would be alive
today had they worn | ||||||
| 4 | their life jacket; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 7 | we declare May 21-27, 2022 as "Safe Boating Week" in the State | ||||||
| 8 | of Illinois and urge all those who boat to practice safe | ||||||
| 9 | boating habits and wear a life jacket at all times while | ||||||
| 10 | boating; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the National Safe Boating Council as a symbol of | ||||||
| 13 | our respect and esteem.
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