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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIO N 107 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 7, 2024 - Introduced by Senators M ARKLEIN, SMITH and PFAFF, |
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| 6 | 6 | | cosponsored by Representatives BILLINGS, OLDENBURG, DOYLE, PRONSCHINSKE |
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| 7 | 7 | | and TRANEL. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization. |
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| 8 | 8 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 9 | 9 | | Relating to: proclaiming June 7, 2024, as Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife |
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| 10 | 10 | | and Fish Refuge Day. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Whereas, the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge was |
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| 12 | 12 | | formed 100 years ago by legislative action to develop systematic evaluation and |
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| 13 | 13 | | management of this protected area for the future generations; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | Whereas, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Friends of Refuge organizations, |
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| 15 | 15 | | federal and state partners, and others work to conserve, protect, and enhance habitat |
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| 16 | 16 | | as a breeding ground for migratory birds, fish, other wildlife, and plants for the |
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| 17 | 17 | | continuing benefit of the American people; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Whereas, the refuge has been designated as a Wetland of International |
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| 19 | 19 | | Importance by the Ramsar Convention and a Globally Important Bird Area; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Whereas, the 240,000-acre refuge extends 261 miles along the Upper |
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| 21 | 21 | | Mississippi River from the confluence of the Chippewa River near Wabasha, MN, to |
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| 22 | 22 | | Princeton, IA, and crosses four states: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2023 - 2024 Legislature |
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| 40 | 40 | | Americans who live in the communities along the river depend on the river for |
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| 41 | 41 | | commerce, recreation, water supply, and environmental benefits; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | Whereas, the refuge hosts 3.7 million visitors annually and provides a variety |
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| 43 | 43 | | of wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities to the public, including |
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| 44 | 44 | | opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife photography, and |
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| 45 | 45 | | environmental education and interpretation; and |
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| 46 | 46 | | Whereas, the refuge addresses significant issues, including threatened and |
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| 47 | 47 | | endangered species, waterfowl migration, neotropical migratory birds, bottomland |
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| 48 | 48 | | hardwood restoration, cultural resources, public use, and forest fragmentation; now, |
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| 49 | 49 | | therefore, be it |
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| 50 | 50 | | Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the |
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| 51 | 51 | | Wisconsin Legislature proclaim June 7, 2024, as Upper Mississippi River National |
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| 52 | 52 | | Wildlife and Fish Refuge Day in the State of Wisconsin. |
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