Bill Text: FL S1926 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Landscape Architecture Month

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-08 - Introduced -SJ 00514; Read 2nd time -SJ 00514; Adopted -SJ 00514 [S1926 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S1926-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2010                            (NP)    SR 1926 
        
       By Senator Rich 
       34-01517-10                                           20101926__ 
    1                          Senate Resolution                         
    2         A resolution recognizing April 2010 as “Landscape 
    3         Architecture Month” in Florida. 
    4   
    5         WHEREAS, the profession of landscape architecture 
    6  significantly enriches the quality of life enjoyed by Floridians 
    7  and visitors to this state, and 
    8         WHEREAS, landscape architects, through thoughtful planning 
    9  and design and careful stewardship of this state’s land and 
   10  water resources, serve to preserve, protect, and conserve 
   11  Florida’s scenic beauty, unique and fragile ecosystems, and 
   12  abundant natural resources, and 
   13         WHEREAS, the profession of landscape architecture enhances 
   14  the built environment through skillful and artful creation of 
   15  safe, functional, accessible, secure, and aesthetically pleasing 
   16  public and private places, and 
   17         WHEREAS, the profession of landscape architecture 
   18  encompasses the analysis, planning, design, management, and 
   19  stewardship of the natural and built environments through a 
   20  broad and diverse spectrum of projects, including urban design, 
   21  streetscapes and public spaces, transportation corridors and 
   22  facilities, security design, greenways, parks and recreation 
   23  facilities, monuments, historic preservation and restoration 
   24  projects, corporate and commercial construction, institutional 
   25  projects, academic campuses, conservation and reclamation 
   26  projects, landscape art and earth sculpture, gardens and 
   27  arboreta, interior landscapes, and residential, hospitality, and 
   28  resort projects, and 
   29         WHEREAS, excellence in the practice of professional 
   30  landscape architecture is promoted through graduate and 
   31  undergraduate programs offered through the State University 
   32  System and regulated by the Department of Business and 
   33  Professional Regulation and the State Board of Landscape 
   34  Architecture, and 
   35         WHEREAS, the profession of landscape architecture serves a 
   36  unique and vital role in the development of green industries in 
   37  Florida, which contribute tens of billions of dollars annually 
   38  to the state’s economy, NOW, THEREFORE, 
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   40  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 
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   42         That landscape architects are commended for their valuable 
   43  and important contributions to this state and nation, and April 
   44  2010 is recognized as “Landscape Architecture Month” in Florida.