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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 112
By Johnson
SJR0112
003249
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Jake Almond to
the state forestry commission.
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 11-4-201, provides for the creation of
a state forestry commission within the department of agriculture; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 11-4-201, further provides that the
governor shall appoint seven (7) members to the commission; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed Jake Almond to the state forestry
commission as an owner of not more than five hundred (500) acres of forests within the state for
a term that expires on June 30, 2029; and
WHEREAS, a forty-two-year veteran of the forest industry, Jake Almond spent most of
his career working as a consultant for private, non-industrial landowners, serving as the vice
president and part-owner of American Forest Management; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Almond has served as president of the Tennessee Forestry Association
and on numerous other forestry-related boards; and
WHEREAS, he has retired from active forest management and works as a realtor for the
American Forest Management real estate division; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Almond earned his degree in forestry from North Carolina State
University; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 11-4-201, provides that each member
appointed by the governor to the state forestry commission shall be confirmed by the general
assembly; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
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REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we confirm t he appointment of Jake Almond to the
state forestry commission for a term that expires on June 30, 2029.