Bill Text: IL HJR0017 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the Stony Creek Bridge on U.S. Route 150 as the "Stony Creek Bridge - Honoring State Rep. William B. Black" in honor of former State Representative Black and his work in renovating the Stony Creek Bridge.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-01 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0017 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0017-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The old Stony Creek Bridge was a narrow cement | ||||||
| 3 | bridge on U.S. Route 150; the bridge's narrow passage could be | ||||||
| 4 | a safety hazard to semi-trucks, buses, and other large vehicles | ||||||
| 5 | that passed along the bridge; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Thanks to the great initiative of former Illinois | ||||||
| 7 | State Representative William Black, the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 8 | Transportation replaced the old Stony Creek Bridge with a new, | ||||||
| 9 | wider bridge with safety guard rails that has proved safer for | ||||||
| 10 | drivers on U.S. Route 150 that travel from Danville to | ||||||
| 11 | Champaign; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Representative Black's dedication to his | ||||||
| 13 | constituents and to effective and honest public service is | ||||||
| 14 | worthy of the greatest respect; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 17 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Stony Creek | ||||||
| 18 | Bridge on U.S. Route 150 as the "Stony Creek Bridge - Honoring | ||||||
| 19 | State Rep. William B. Black" in honor of former State | ||||||
| 20 | Representative Black and his work in renovating the Stony Creek | ||||||
| 21 | Bridge; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 2 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 3 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 4 | giving notice of the name of the "Stony Creek Bridge - Honoring | ||||||
| 5 | State Rep. William B. Black"; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 8 | Transportation and former State Representative William Black.
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