Bill Text: TX HR997 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring the Patient AirLift Services Sky Hope Disaster Relief Program for its aid to the State of Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR997 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR997-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring the Patient AirLift Services Sky Hope Disaster Relief Program for its aid to the State of Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR997 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR997-Introduced.html
86R21015 BK-D | ||
By: Phelan | H.R. No. 997 |
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WHEREAS, Patient AirLift Services, through its Sky Hope | ||
Disaster Relief Program, played a vital role in the Hurricane | ||
Harvey recovery effort by transporting patients, relief workers, | ||
and supplies into and out of the disaster area; and | ||
WHEREAS, PALS is a nonprofit organization, based in the | ||
northeastern United States, that arranges free air transportation | ||
to medical appointments for individuals who cannot afford or are | ||
otherwise unable to fly commercially; it also deploys flights for | ||
humanitarian purposes in the event of natural or man-made | ||
disasters; and | ||
WHEREAS, The historic flooding that took place as Hurricane | ||
Harvey swept through Southeast Texas in August 2017 created one of | ||
the worst humanitarian crises in the area in recent history; | ||
answering the call to action, PALS and its partners flew a total of | ||
154 missions into Jefferson and Orange Counties, 114 of which were | ||
flights that involved delivering 500-1,000 pounds of food, water, | ||
medical supplies, and other equipment; the remainder of the | ||
missions transported passengers, including patients with urgent | ||
medical needs, health care workers, and search and rescue teams; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The courageous efforts of PALS pilots and crews were | ||
instrumental in preventing further loss of life in communities that | ||
were impacted the worst by the storm, and all those affiliated with | ||
this outstanding program have earned the heartfelt gratitude of | ||
countless Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor the Patient AirLift Services Sky Hope | ||
Disaster Relief Program for its aid to the State of Texas in the | ||
aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and extend to PALS and its partners | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for PALS as an expression of high regard by the Texas House | ||
of Representatives. |