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STATE BEE DESIGNATION, the official text

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1  AN ACT concerning government.

2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4  Section 5. The State Designations Act is amended by adding

5 Section 17 as follows:

6  (5 ILCS 460/17 new)

7  Sec. 17. State bee. The bumblebee Bombus auricomus,

8 commonly known as the "Black-and-Gold Bumblebee", is

9 designated as the official State bee of the State of Illinois.
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