Bill Text: TX HR141 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 141 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Air Tractor, Inc., of Olney on the delivery of its 3,000th aircraft.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR141 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR141-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 141



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Air Tractor, Inc., of Olney is celebrating the
	delivery of its 3,000th Air Tractor agricultural aircraft on August
	7, 2013, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to
	celebrate the history and achievements of this innovative company
	and its signature product; and
	WHEREAS, Air Tractor founder Leland Snow began designing his
	first crop-duster airplane at the age of 21, the year before his
	1952 graduation from Texas A&M University; he went on to found the
	Snow Aeronautical Company, which in 1965 was sold to
	Rockwell-Standard; Mr. Snow served as a vice president with the
	latter firm until starting Air Tractor, Inc., in 1972; and
	WHEREAS, The firm's first model was the AT-301 crop duster,
	and over the years that plane and subsequent designs have made Air
	Tractor one of the top agricultural aircraft brands in the world;
	the company's planes have also been adapted for use in firefighting
	and the eradication of narcotic crops and have served as light
	gunships in military applications; through the years, Air Tractors
	have been flown by appreciative pilots in Canada, Mexico, Central
	and South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Spain,
	Eastern Europe, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea; and
	WHEREAS, The company shipped its 1,100th Air Tractor in 1993
	and its 2,000th aircraft in 2004; since its first test flight in
	1990, the company's latest model, the AT-802, has been delivered to
	500 satisfied customers, and in 2013 the company is celebrating the
	shipment of its 3,000th aircraft; and
	WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Air Tractor, Inc., has
	been a leading producer of safe, reliable, and effective
	agricultural aircraft, and this Texas-based enterprise is indeed
	deserving of recognition as it marks this impressive production
	milestone; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Air Tractor,
	Inc., of Olney on the shipment of its 3,000th aircraft and extend to
	the company's officers and employees sincere best wishes for
	continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Air Tractor, Inc., as an expression of high regard by
	the Texas House of Representatives.

	Springer

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 141 was adopted by the House on July
	25, 2013, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House