Bill Text: IL HR1200 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares November of 2018 as "No Straw November".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR1200 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1200-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Illinois values the health of its waterways and | ||||||
| 3 | coastal areas, as well as the oceans and coasts of the United | ||||||
| 4 | States; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The United States is a global leader in protecting | ||||||
| 6 | its oceans and coasts and providing an enjoyable environment | ||||||
| 7 | for the recreation of its citizens; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Plastic pollution poses a significant threat to | ||||||
| 9 | the health of the planet's oceans, waterways, and coastal | ||||||
| 10 | environments; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Plastic straws pose a health risk to ocean | ||||||
| 12 | wildlife when ingested; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Plastic straws are frequently littered or dropped | ||||||
| 14 | by individuals, escape from waste management systems, and can | ||||||
| 15 | get deposited onto the beach and washed into storm drains, | ||||||
| 16 | streams, rivers, and eventually the ocean; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Reducing consumption of plastic straws can help | ||||||
| 18 | decrease plastic pollution in the ocean and the United States | ||||||
| 19 | coastal environment; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Recognizing the negative environmental impact of | ||||||
| 2 | plastic straws, many restaurants and other establishments in | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois and around the United States have voluntarily stopped | ||||||
| 4 | providing plastic straws; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Customers should be encouraged to make informed | ||||||
| 6 | choices when considering ways to reduce their impact on the | ||||||
| 7 | environment; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Girl Scout Shelby O'Neil has founded the Jr Ocean | ||||||
| 9 | Guardians to raise awareness of the problem of ocean plastic | ||||||
| 10 | and to reduce pollution from straws by starting the "No Straw | ||||||
| 11 | November" initiative, during which participants pledge to | ||||||
| 12 | refuse straws for the month of November; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | declare November of 2018 as "No Straw November" in the State of | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Governor Rauner, the Director of the Illinois | ||||||
| 19 | Environmental Protection Agency, and Shelby O'Neil.
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