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IL HR0547

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lindsey LaPointe

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Declares February 2, 2024 as "World Wetlands Day" in the State of Illinois
  • Recognizes wetlands' critical role in reducing flooding, recharging groundwater, and filtering pollutants and nutrients
  • Notes that Illinois has lost 90% of its original wetlands and contains hundreds of ecologically significant wetlands that provide habitat for endangered species and migratory waterfowl
  • Acknowledges that the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency weakened Clean Water Act protections for wetlands lacking continuous surface connections to federally protected bodies of water
  • References Illinois' goal of reducing phosphorus and nitrogen levels by 30% by 2035 and landowners' efforts to protect and install wetlands and buffer habitats

Legislative Description

WORLD WETLANDS DAY

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules6/29/2024
Energy & Environment3/20/2024
Rules1/16/2024

Full Bill Text

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