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1	1	By: Rodriguez S.C.R. No. 27
2	2	(Marquez)
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5	5	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
6	6	WHEREAS, The Rio Grande basin, a binational water resource,
7	7	is faced with serious environmental challenges due to increasing
8	8	development along the river in both Mexico and the United States;
9	9	and
10	10	WHEREAS, A vital source of water for municipalities,
11	11	industry, agriculture, and Native American tribes, the Rio Grande
12	12	also supports nationally significant ecosystems for fish and
13	13	wildlife; along the river, the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico and
14	14	Texas is home to tremendous biodiversity; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Nothing stated in this resolution is intended to
16	16	apply to the interpretation or application of any interstate
17	17	compact or treaty; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Recognizing the critical importance of the Rio
19	19	Grande basin, the federal government established the Rio Grande
20	20	Environmental Management Program under Section 5056 of the Water
21	21	Resources Development Act of 2007 and authorized funding of up to
22	22	$15 million annually for projects along the river's main stem and
23	23	tributaries; moreover, the Act instructed the secretary of the army
24	24	to direct the rehabilitation and enhancement of fish and wildlife
25	25	habitat in partnership with local sponsors and to implement
26	26	long-term monitoring, data collection and analysis, applied
27	27	research, and adaptive management; and
28	28	WHEREAS, The Rio Grande Environmental Management Program
29	29	authority expired in September 2011, before any funds were
30	30	appropriated to carry it out; since then, water quality and the
31	31	environment have continued to deteriorate, and the need for
32	32	coordinated and collaborative action has become ever more urgent;
33	33	now, therefore, be it
34	34	RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas
35	35	hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress to reauthorize
36	36	Section 5056 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 and to
37	37	appropriate sufficient funds to carry out work related to that
38	38	legislation; and, be it further
39	39	RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
40	40	copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
41	41	the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of
42	42	representatives of the United States Congress, to the commanding
43	43	general of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, to the
44	44	assistant secretary of the United States Army (Civil Works), to the
45	45	commanders of the Albuquerque, Fort Worth, and Galveston Districts
46	46	of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, to the chair of the
47	47	Council on Environmental Quality, and to all the members of the
48	48	Texas delegation to Congress with the request that this resolution
49	49	be officially entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to
50	50	the Congress of the United States of America.