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SR0249LRB104 13275 LAW 25500 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3congratulate the Channel Cat on the occasion of its 30th 

4anniversary; and

5 WHEREAS, In 1994, Executive Director Kathy Wine of River 

6Action, a local nonprofit group dedicated to fostering 

7environmental, economic, and cultural vitality of the 

8Mississippi River and its riverfront in the Quad Cities 

9region, received a grant from the Riverboat Development 

10Authority to conduct a feasibility study of a water taxi on the 

11Mississippi River; and

12 WHEREAS, A committee was formed that included River 

13Action, city planners from Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa and 

14Moline, Illinois, the local transit authority MetroLINK, a 

15riverboat captain, a retired U.S. Coast Guard employee, and a 

16local non-gaming riverboat company, the Celebration Belle; and

17 WHEREAS, In lieu of moving forward with a planning study, 

18the committee proactively purchased an aluminum pontoon boat 

19with limited seating and began planning for service on the 

20Mississippi River, leading to the launch of a single pontoon 

21boat on the weekend of July 4, 1995; and

SR0249- 2 -LRB104 13275 LAW 25500 r

1 WHEREAS, In 1998, under the direction of CEO Jeff Nelson 

2of MetroLINK, the local transit authority assumed operation of 

3the Channel Cat as a public transit, passenger ferryboat 

4option for the region; and

5 WHEREAS, Since that time, MetroLINK has received Federal 

6Highway Administration and Federal Transportation 

7Administration discretionary grant awards, resulting in the 

8purchase of three open air, 47-foot, 24-net-ton military 

9transport barges that are each powered by two 250-horsepower 

10John Deere en