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| 3 | 3 | | HR 8029 2022 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution recognizing April 2022 as "Springs 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Protection Awareness Month" in Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Florida's springs are essential to the 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | environment, economy, residents, and visitors of this state, and 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Florida has one of the most productive aquifers in 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | the world, which supports more than 1,000 natural springs and 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | gives this state one of the world's highest concentrations of 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | springs, and 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Florida is home to more first -magnitude and 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | second-magnitude springs than any other state in the nation, and 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, the groundwater supply is vital to the state's 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | economy, and approximately 90 percent of Florida residents rely 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | on it for their drinking water, and 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Florida's springs reflect groundwater conditions 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | and provide an important habitat for wildlife, making them a 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | natural resource that must be protected, and 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, springs provide important recreational resources 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | and opportunities that are enjoyed by residents and visitors of 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | this state alike, and 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Florida's springs discharge nearly 8 billion 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | gallons of water each day, and healthy springs reflect the State 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | of Florida's commitment to sustainable groundwater and surface 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | water resource protection, NOW, THEREFORE, 25 |
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| 38 | 38 | | HR 8029 2022 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Florida: 28 |
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| 51 | 51 | | That April 2022 is recognized as "Springs Protection 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Awareness Month" in Florida. 31 |
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