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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 36
BY SENATOR MORRISH AND REPRESENTATIVE GUINN
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Earl Garber of Basile, Louisiana, on his election as president of the National
Association of Conservation Districts (NACD).
WHEREAS, Earl Garber, elected in 2012 as NACD president-elect, officially took
office as president of the NACD for the years 2013 and 2014 in January, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Garber and other officers of the national organization were elected by
the NACD board at its meeting in San Antonio, Texas; and
WHEREAS, as a licensed crop consultant and a rice, soybean, and hay producer, he
has also served on the NACD Legislative Foundation Committee for the last four years; and
WHEREAS, Garber stated that the seventy-year old NACD represents local district
officers from across the nation, all with the common goal of natural resource conservation;
and
WHEREAS, Garber also stated that he looks forward to continuing to grow the
NACD's impact on conservation and to facing the challenges of the future; and
WHEREAS, he expressed his position that as the population of the United States
increases, expectations of the nation's crop producers will change and additional demands
will be placed on the nation's natural resources; and
WHEREAS, with broad representation from throughout the country, Garber believes
that NACD is uniquely qualified to provide the knowledge base for locally led decision-
making and for encouraging a national forum for implementing conservation measures
nationwide.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Earl Garber of Basile, Louisiana, on his election as president of the National
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Mr.
Garber of Basile, Louisiana.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES