By: Perry, Creighton S.R. No. 642
(In the Senate - Filed April 29, 2015; May 4, 2015, read
first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, and
Rural Affairs; May 19, 2015, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 4, Nays 2; May 19, 2015, sent to printer.)
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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.
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