1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 588 |
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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 Environmental Excellence Recognition Program and |
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4 | 4 | | its inaugural honorees for helping to promote a culture of |
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5 | 5 | | environmental stewardship in West Texas; and |
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6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, An initiative of Senate District 29, the |
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7 | 7 | | Environmental Excellence Recognition Program was established in |
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8 | 8 | | 2019 on the recommendation of the district's Environmental |
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9 | 9 | | Advisory Committee; and |
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10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, This new annual awards series recognizes projects |
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11 | 11 | | and individual advocates working to improve the environment; |
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12 | 12 | | recipients are selected in five categories and will be honored |
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13 | 13 | | each year at an Earth Day event; and |
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14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, For its inaugural year, the awards program is |
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15 | 15 | | honoring the Career Center at Riverside High School in the |
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16 | 16 | | education category for its Solar Technology Program, Candace |
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17 | 17 | | Printz in the environmental stewardship category for her |
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18 | 18 | | community recycling and art project at El Dorado High School, the |
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19 | 19 | | City of El Paso Environmental Services Department in the |
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20 | 20 | | innovation category for the successful implementation of the |
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21 | 21 | | Snap Sampling Method for Landfill Groundwater Analysis, the City |
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22 | 22 | | of Elizario in the leadership category for its coordinated |
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23 | 23 | | pollinator initiatives, and Richard Teschner for his lifetime |
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24 | 24 | | achievements in conservation and his impact on open space |
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25 | 25 | | preservation in El Paso; and |
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26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The Environmental Excellence Recognition Program |
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27 | 27 | | will strengthen a regional culture of conservation and |
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28 | 28 | | preservation, and the inaugural award recipients help to further |
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29 | 29 | | this mission by inspiring new endeavors in best environmental |
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30 | 30 | | practices; now, therefore, be it |
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31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby commend all associated with the |
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33 | 33 | | Environmental Excellence Recognition Program in Senate District |
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34 | 34 | | 29 and extend congratulations to the program's first awards |
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35 | 35 | | recipients; 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 program as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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38 | 38 | | RodrÃguez |
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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 April 15, 2019. |
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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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