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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJR 78          </title>
<shortdesc>SUPPORTS FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jil Tracy-Patricia R. Bellock-JoAnn D. Osmond</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/7/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 106-000-000</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<SynopsisText>     Supports the United States Department of Transportation's designation of the M-35 from St. Louis, Missouri to St. Paul, Minnesota and the M-55 from Chicago via St. Louis, Missouri to New Orleans, Louisiana as Marine Highway Corridors. Encourages support for the local drainage sponsors and the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan, as approved by the Mississippi River Commission, for systemic flood control planning and implementation. States the General Assembly's willingness to take steps to streamline the State Levee Permitting process to encourage and facilitate both flood control and navigation improvements to Illinois levee systems.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/14/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jil Tracy</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee;  014-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 106-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond</action>
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