Bill Text: TX SR36 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing January 24, 2017, as Oyster Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR36 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR36-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
join Texans across the state in celebrating January 24, 2017, as | ||
Oyster Day; and | ||
WHEREAS, Oysters are among the wide variety of mollusks | ||
found in the estuarine waters of the Texas Gulf Coast; they | ||
typically grow as consolidated reefs that provide habitat for | ||
more than 300 marine aquatic species; and | ||
WHEREAS, Oysters function as the lungs of our coastal | ||
systems and play an important role in maintaining good water | ||
quality in the state's bays and estuaries; each oyster is a small | ||
filtering system and is able to pump 50 gallons of water through | ||
its body every day to remove bacteria, sediments, and even toxins | ||
from oil spills; oyster reefs stabilize ocean shorelines and make | ||
them less susceptible to damage from hurricanes and strong | ||
storms; and | ||
WHEREAS, A valuable source of food, oysters provide high | ||
levels of omega-3 fatty acids and zinc; they support a robust | ||
commercial fishing industry in Matagorda, Galveston, and San | ||
Antonio Bays; the Texas oyster industry has a $50 million impact | ||
on the state's economy and provides roughly 15 percent of the | ||
nation's total harvest; and | ||
WHEREAS, Oysters serve as one of Texas' prized natural | ||
resources, and it is fitting that a day be set aside to recognize | ||
the essential ecological and economic roles oysters play in our | ||
state; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby proclaim January 24, 2017, as Oyster Day; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor | ||
of this special occasion. | ||
Taylor of Galveston | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 24, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |