Bill Text: TX SR1069 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to the natural and historic sites in the Lone Star State.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-01 - Reported enrolled [SR1069 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR1069-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The State of Texas is home to a wealth of natural, | ||
| cultural, and historic sites that enjoy national and | ||
| international recognition for their significance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among these sites are 15 that are overseen by the | ||
| National Park Service; they include such natural wonders as the | ||
| rugged Guadalupe Mountains National Park, which encompasses the | ||
| highest peak in Texas, and the windswept Padre Island National | ||
| Seashore, the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in | ||
| the world, as well as such historic structures as the frontier | ||
| military post at Fort Davis, the 300-year-old missions in San | ||
| Antonio, and the ranch house of President Lyndon B. Johnson; the | ||
| Texas components of the National Park System offer protection to | ||
| 21 threatened and endangered species, preserve important pieces | ||
| of Texas and American history, and provide the state with | ||
| $238,900,000 in economic benefit; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texans have long realized the importance of | ||
| conserving their natural and historical heritage, and they have | ||
| played a vital role in the creation of National Park Service | ||
| units in the state; Big Bend, the first national park established | ||
| in Texas, was made possible with the appropriation of $1.5 | ||
| million by the 47th Texas Legislature, funds that enabled the | ||
| purchase of most of the land; the state also donated Rancho de las | ||
| Cabras, the mission ranch of San Francisco de la Espada, for | ||
| inclusion in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park; | ||
| moreover, the City of Waco has approved the transfer of the Waco | ||
| Mammoth Site to the federal government for the purpose of | ||
| establishing it as a national monument; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to its National Park Service sites, | ||
| Texas boasts 3,189 structures that have been listed in the | ||
| National Register of Historic Places, as well as 46 National | ||
| Historic Landmarks, including the Apollo Mission Control Center | ||
| in Houston, the Governor's Mansion in Austin, and the USS | ||
| Lexington aircraft carrier in Corpus Christi; the 20 National | ||
| Natural Landmarks in Texas include Enchanted Rock, the High | ||
| Plains Natural Area, and Palo Duro Canyon; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Two sites in Texas, the Big Thicket National | ||
| Preserve and the Chihuahuan Desert Biosphere Reserve, have | ||
| received further international recognition with their | ||
| designation as United Nations Educational, Scientific, and | ||
| Cultural Organization International Biosphere Reserves; in | ||
| addition, the Alamo, the other San Antonio missions, and Rancho | ||
| de las Cabras have been proposed for inclusion on the | ||
| organization's prestigious list of World Heritage sites; and | ||
| WHEREAS, All these treasures, and many others, are of | ||
| immense cultural, historical, ecological, and economic | ||
| importance, and they are a source of tremendous pride to all | ||
| Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the nationally and | ||
| internationally recognized natural and historic sites in the | ||
| Lone Star State. | ||
| Uresti | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 1, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
