Bill Text: TX SR334 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Texas Forestry Association on the occasion of its Forestry Day celebration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-21 - Reported enrolled [SR334 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR334-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the Texas Forestry Association, which is celebrating | ||
| Forestry Day with a seedling giveaway on March 21, 2023, at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Forestry Association was founded in | ||
| 1914 by a group of dedicated and farsighted conservationists to | ||
| advance forest management, promote conservation practices, and | ||
| support and protect actively managed forests in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas' actively managed forests cover more than 12 | ||
| million acres and are maintained by over 70,000 workers; these | ||
| forests constitute one of the state's leading agricultural | ||
| sectors, with a total economic impact of more than $41 billion; | ||
| Texas loggers harvest over 18 million tons of trees and haul | ||
| hundreds of thousands of logs to mills, ultimately resulting in | ||
| thousands of products that supply consumers' needs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year, forest owners and timberland investors | ||
| replant 83 million seedlings to help maintain sustainable | ||
| forests for future generations of Texans; the Forestry Day | ||
| seedling giveaway is an essential part of the campaign to raise | ||
| awareness of our state's timber resources; to encourage | ||
| restoration of the forest ecosystem, the Texas Forestry | ||
| Association also supports such programs as the Sustainable | ||
| Forestry Initiative and the Tree Farm Certification; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Forestry Association has worked | ||
| diligently to ensure that abundant forests remain a dependable | ||
| resource for the people of Texas, and under the able leadership | ||
| of the current president, Angela Shannon, the association | ||
| continues to contribute to the beauty and prosperity of the Lone | ||
| Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize the Texas Forestry Association on | ||
| the occasion of its seedling giveaway and extend to its members | ||
| best wishes for a successful Forestry Day celebration; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Nichols | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 21, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
