2015S0756-1 04/23/15
By: Perry, Creighton S.R. No. 642
SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, A sustainable agricultural system is crucial to
the continued production of food, feed, and fiber to meet both
domestic and global demand; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, the agriculture and food
production industries employ precision farming equipment, crop
protection chemistries, genetic engineering or enhancement,
agricultural nutrients, and other modern technologies; such
advanced practices protect the safety of the public and reduce
environmental impact while expanding yields, improving
profitability, and ensuring an abundant and affordable food
supply; and
WHEREAS, Agricultural pests present significant dangers
to the industry and to global supplies of the products they
attack; accordingly, the environmental risks of forgoing
advances in agricultural technologies that protect crops are
severe; excessive regulation may scuttle or discourage the use of
agricultural chemicals that could improve human welfare; and
WHEREAS, Crop protection is among the most studied and
highly regulated of all industries, at both the state and federal
levels; the use of sound science should be the bedrock of our
nation's regulatory scheme for the agriculture and food
production industries, as these industries are critical to the
economic vitality of Texas and the United States; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby express support for the use of sound science
to study and regulate such modern agricultural technologies as
crop protection chemistries, genetically engineered or enhanced
traits, and nutrients; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the senate express opposition to
legislative or regulatory action at any level that may result in
unnecessary restrictions on the use of modern agricultural
technologies; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate forward
official copies of this resolution to the president of the United
States, to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the
House of Representatives of the United States Congress, and to
all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the
request that this resolution be entered in the Congressional
Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of
America.