| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 116 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize the Texas Forestry Association, which is sponsoring a |
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| 4 | 4 | | seedling giveaway on March 1, 2017; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Forestry Association was founded in |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1914 by a group of dedicated conservationists with the goal of |
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| 7 | 7 | | advancing forestry, promoting conservation practices, and |
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| 8 | 8 | | supporting and protecting the interests of the working forests of |
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| 9 | 9 | | Texas; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Each year, family forest owners and corporate |
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| 11 | 11 | | landowners plant 75 million seedlings to help maintain |
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| 12 | 12 | | sustainable forests for future generations of Texans; the Texas |
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| 13 | 13 | | Forestry Association's seedling giveaway is an essential part of |
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| 14 | 14 | | the association's continuing efforts to raise awareness of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | importance of our state's valuable timber resources; the |
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| 16 | 16 | | association also offers such programs as the Sustainable |
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| 17 | 17 | | Forestry Initiative and Tree Farm Certification to encourage |
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| 18 | 18 | | reforestation; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The forest sector in East Texas covers 12 million |
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| 20 | 20 | | acres and generates more than 138,000 jobs with an annual payroll |
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| 21 | 21 | | of $8.1 billion; it is one of the state's leading agricultural |
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| 22 | 22 | | sectors, having a statewide economic impact of more than $31.9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | billion; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, the Texas Forestry Association |
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| 25 | 25 | | has worked tirelessly to ensure that abundant forests remain a |
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| 26 | 26 | | dependable resource for the people of Texas, and under the able |
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| 27 | 27 | | leadership of Dr. Jerry Marcontell, the current president, the |
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| 28 | 28 | | association will continue to contribute to the beauty of the Lone |
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| 29 | 29 | | Star State; it is truly fitting that this exemplary organization |
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| 30 | 30 | | receive special recognition for its efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Forestry Association on |
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| 33 | 33 | | its commitment to protecting our state's timber resources and |
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| 34 | 34 | | extend to its members best wishes for a successful seedling |
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| 35 | 35 | | giveaway; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 37 | 37 | | the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Nichols |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on February 6, 2017. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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