Bill Text: IL HR1422 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrates the 90th anniversary of the official designation of Route 66.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1422 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1422-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, November 11, 2016 is the 90th anniversary of the | ||||||
3 | official designation of Route 66; and
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4 | WHEREAS, For many decades, Route 66 was the major highway | ||||||
5 | across the United States and through the State of Illinois; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Illinois had a major impact on Route 66; the route | ||||||
7 | begins in Chicago and Illinois was the first state to have the | ||||||
8 | route paved across an entire state; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Illinois Route 66's journey runs almost a 300-mile | ||||||
10 | stretch through numerous towns, eventually arriving in | ||||||
11 | Missouri before continuing on its way to Santa Monica, | ||||||
12 | California; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Since 1989, the Route 66 Association of Illinois | ||||||
14 | has been working to preserve and promote Route 66 in Illinois; | ||||||
15 | the group also established the Route 66 Association Hall of | ||||||
16 | Fame; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Illinois' section of Route 66 was decommissioned | ||||||
18 | in 1977, but the Prairie State's portion of the Mother Road | ||||||
19 | endures; although the road is often under new designations, all | ||||||
20 | but about 13 miles of the final alignment remains traversable; |
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1 | and
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2 | WHEREAS, In 2005, the Illinois stretch of Route 66 received | ||||||
3 | National Scenic Byway status; the National Park Service Route | ||||||
4 | 66 Corridor Preservation Program has awarded more than 23 | ||||||
5 | cost-share grants to assist properties in Illinois; therefore, | ||||||
6 | be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | celebrate the 90th anniversary of this famed highway and invite | ||||||
10 | the citizens of this State to join in celebrating this landmark | ||||||
11 | year; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the Route 66 Association of Illinois and the | ||||||
14 | Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway.
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