Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 332
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The area surrounding Joint Base San Antonio-Camp
6	6	Bullis was designated as a sentinel landscape in 2022 by the United
7	7	States Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, and
8	8	Department of the Interior; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Sentinel landscapes are areas in which natural and
10	10	working lands are well suited to protecting defense facilities from
11	11	land use that is incompatible with the military's mission; once a
12	12	location becomes a sentinel landscape, the DoD, USDA, and DOI work
13	13	with local partners to equip private landowners with the resources
14	14	necessary to carry out sustainable management practices; such
15	15	activities as farming, ranching, and forestry deliver economic and
16	16	ecological benefits while protecting defense facilities from
17	17	development that could constrain important training and testing
18	18	activities; and
19	19	WHEREAS, In recent years, rapid population growth emanating
20	20	from San Antonio and the I-35 corridor has begun to affect
21	21	invaluable military operations and maneuver areas; Joint Base San
22	22	Antonio-Camp Bullis, located in northern Bexar County on the
23	23	Edwards Aquifer Recharge and Contributing Zones, is the only field
24	24	training range for DoD medical personnel and U.S. Air Force
25	25	security forces personnel; moreover, it provides a vital field
26	26	training range for the Texas National Guard; designation as a
27	27	sentinel landscape makes more resources available to willing
28	28	landowners to ensure that operations can continue unimpeded; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Formed to bolster the new sentinel landscape, the
30	30	Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape Partnership is a locally led
31	31	coalition of more than 50 organizations, among them governmental
32	32	bodies, conservation groups, and the Texas A&M University Natural
33	33	Resources Institute; the partnership works to promote thoughtful
34	34	land stewardship, supporting private landowners with technical and
35	35	financial resources for a variety of needs, including improving
36	36	soil health and infiltration, managing hillside erosion and
37	37	creek-bank stability, and increasing native plant diversity and
38	38	abundance; its efforts will help mitigate drought, flood, and
39	39	wildfire risks and reduce light pollution, which impairs nighttime
40	40	training; and
41	41	WHEREAS, The training ranges at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp
42	42	Bullis play a critical role in military preparedness, and the Camp
43	43	Bullis Sentinel Landscape, supported by the Camp Bullis Sentinel
44	44	Landscape Partnership, is safeguarding those ranges while also
45	45	promoting agricultural and economic vitality and conserving
46	46	natural resources; now, therefore, be it
47	47	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
48	48	Legislature hereby recognize the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape and
49	49	commend the members of the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape
50	50	Partnership for their commitment to its success; and, be it further
51	51	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
52	52	for the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape and the Camp Bullis Sentinel
53	53	Landscape Partnership as an expression of high regard by the Texas
54	54	House of Representatives.
55	55	Murr
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Speaker of the House
58	58	I certify that H.R. No. 332 was adopted by the House on March
59	59	8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
60	60	voting.
61	61	______________________________
62	62	Chief Clerk of the House