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IL HR0717

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/23/2024

Primary Sponsor

Anna Moeller

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Designates September 21, 2024 as "It's Our Fox River Day" in Illinois
  • Recognizes the Fox River's historical importance to Native Americans and early settlers as a source of food, water, and power for mills and industrial development
  • Acknowledges past pollution from industrial, commercial, and municipal waste that threatened human and wildlife health
  • Celebrates over a century of pollution reduction efforts and the Fox River's recovery as a safe recreational resource and public water supply with recovering fish and wildlife populations
  • Emphasizes the historic, present, and future value of the Fox River as a natural resource to the state and communities within and beyond the Fox River Valley

Legislative Description

IT'S OUR FOX RIVER DAY

Last Action

Resolution Adopted

5/23/2024

Committee Referrals

Energy & Environment4/24/2024
Rules4/18/2024

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