Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1069
2	2	WHEREAS, The State of Texas is home to a wealth of natural,
3	3	cultural, and historic sites that enjoy national and
4	4	international recognition for their significance; and
5	5	WHEREAS, Among these sites are 15 that are overseen by the
6	6	National Park Service; they include such natural wonders as the
7	7	rugged Guadalupe Mountains National Park, which encompasses the
8	8	highest peak in Texas, and the windswept Padre Island National
9	9	Seashore, the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in
10	10	the world, as well as such historic structures as the frontier
11	11	military post at Fort Davis, the 300-year-old missions in San
12	12	Antonio, and the ranch house of President Lyndon B. Johnson; the
13	13	Texas components of the National Park System offer protection to
14	14	21 threatened and endangered species, preserve important pieces
15	15	of Texas and American history, and provide the state with
16	16	$238,900,000 in economic benefit; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Texans have long realized the importance of
18	18	conserving their natural and historical heritage, and they have
19	19	played a vital role in the creation of National Park Service
20	20	units in the state; Big Bend, the first national park established
21	21	in Texas, was made possible with the appropriation of $1.5
22	22	million by the 47th Texas Legislature, funds that enabled the
23	23	purchase of most of the land; the state also donated Rancho de las
24	24	Cabras, the mission ranch of San Francisco de la Espada, for
25	25	inclusion in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park;
26	26	moreover, the City of Waco has approved the transfer of the Waco
27	27	Mammoth Site to the federal government for the purpose of
28	28	establishing it as a national monument; and
29	29	WHEREAS, In addition to its National Park Service sites,
30	30	Texas boasts 3,189 structures that have been listed in the
31	31	National Register of Historic Places, as well as 46 National
32	32	Historic Landmarks, including the Apollo Mission Control Center
33	33	in Houston, the Governor's Mansion in Austin, and the USS
34	34	Lexington aircraft carrier in Corpus Christi; the 20 National
35	35	Natural Landmarks in Texas include Enchanted Rock, the High
36	36	Plains Natural Area, and Palo Duro Canyon; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Two sites in Texas, the Big Thicket National
38	38	Preserve and the Chihuahuan Desert Biosphere Reserve, have
39	39	received further international recognition with their
40	40	designation as United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
41	41	Cultural Organization International Biosphere Reserves; in
42	42	addition, the Alamo, the other San Antonio missions, and Rancho
43	43	de las Cabras have been proposed for inclusion on the
44	44	organization's prestigious list of World Heritage sites; and
45	45	WHEREAS, All these treasures, and many others, are of
46	46	immense cultural, historical, ecological, and economic
47	47	importance, and they are a source of tremendous pride to all
48	48	Texans; now, therefore, be it
49	49	RESOLVED, That the Senate of State of Texas, 84th
50	50	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the nationally and
51	51	internationally recognized natural and historic sites in the
52	52	Lone Star State.
53	53	Uresti
54	54	________________________________
55	55	President of the Senate
56	56	I hereby certify that the
57	57	above Resolution was adopted by
58	58	the Senate on June 1, 2015.
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Secretary of the Senate
61	61	________________________________
62	62	Member, Texas Senate