Bill Text: FL S1760 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: World Plumbing Day
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-12 - Adopted [S1760 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S1760-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2013 (NP) SR 1760 By Senator Clemens 27-01900-13 20131760__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution recognizing March 11, 2013, as “World 3 Plumbing Day” in Florida. 4 5 WHEREAS, World Plumbing Day was founded on March 11, 2010, 6 as a way to highlight the important role played by the plumbing 7 industry and today’s plumbing professionals, and 8 WHEREAS, the World Plumbing Council and the International 9 Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials are in the 10 forefront of protecting the health and safety of the nation and 11 the world through the use of the Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical 12 Codes developed by licensed, trained professionals, and 13 WHEREAS, many who live in industrialized and developed 14 countries take for granted the ability to obtain clean water 15 quickly and easily from a tap or faucet and do not fully 16 appreciate the convenience of having access to flushing toilets, 17 and 18 WHEREAS, in developing countries, plumbing is either 19 nonexistent or very basic and leads to the development of 20 serious health concerns, and 21 WHEREAS, millions of people die each year due to lack of 22 access to clean drinking water and living in unsanitary 23 conditions, and 24 WHEREAS, according to the World Health Organization, 1.1 25 billion people around the globe do not have access to safe water 26 supplies, 2.6 billion do not have access to healthy sanitation 27 systems, and 3.1 million children die annually as a result of 28 water-related diseases, and 29 WHEREAS, on March 11, 2013, industry representatives from 30 across the globe will gather to bring attention to the important 31 role plumbing professionals play in society, NOW, THEREFORE, 32 33 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 34 35 That we recognize March 11, 2013, as “World Plumbing Day” 36 in Florida.