Bill Text: TX HR168 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the City of Katy on its receipt of a 2010 Governor's Community Achievement Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-25 - Reported enrolled [HR168 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR168-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 168 |
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WHEREAS, There are few greater indications of civic pride | ||
than an attractive and well-maintained environment, and Katy is one | ||
of 10 Texas cities that have been recognized for their efforts in | ||
this regard with a 2010 Governor's Community Achievement Award; and | ||
WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, Keep Texas Beautiful and the | ||
Texas Department of Transportation have collaborated to honor those | ||
Texas towns that go above and beyond in their work to improve their | ||
outdoor spaces; honorees are chosen based on achievements in | ||
community leadership and coordination, public awareness, | ||
education, beautification and property improvement, litter | ||
prevention and cleanup, solid waste management, and illegal dumping | ||
and litter laws, and receipt of the award includes funding for | ||
landscaping projects along local state rights-of-way; and | ||
WHEREAS, Keep Katy Beautiful has worked hard to protect and | ||
beautify the city; along with the Harris County Municipal Utility | ||
District, the organization has hosted hazardous waste collection | ||
events, and KKB was also the driving force behind a local dumpster | ||
ordinance that improved the sites of nearly 160 waste containers; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Partnering with the Katy Parks Department, Keep Katy | ||
Beautiful transformed a blighted, forgotten area of the city into | ||
the Katy Play Station, a playscape constructed entirely from | ||
recycled materials; the innovative installation contains | ||
facilities that cater to children with hearing and sight | ||
restrictions, autism, and other disabilities; in addition, KKB | ||
oversees 11 Adopt-a-Spot locations throughout the community; and | ||
WHEREAS, The City of Katy has maintained excellent | ||
environmental programs while balancing the needs of its | ||
ever-increasing population, and the success of these initiatives is | ||
improving the quality of life in the area and setting a noteworthy | ||
example for other communities across the state; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor the City of Katy for its receipt of a 2010 | ||
Governor's Community Achievement Award and commend all those | ||
involved in Katy's beautification for a job well done; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the City of Katy as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Callegari | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 168 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||