Bill Text: TX SR374 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Galveston Island State Park Beach Redevelopment project.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-03 - Reported enrolled [SR374 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR374-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join in celebrating the grand reopening of Galveston Island State | ||
| Park, which is taking place on March 31 and April 1, 2023, during | ||
| the centennial year of Texas State Parks; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Along with many other areas on the Texas Gulf | ||
| Coast, Galveston Island State Park suffered catastrophic damage | ||
| in 2008 as a result of Hurricane Ike and its aftermath; the Texas | ||
| Parks and Wildlife Department has worked diligently since that | ||
| time to restore the park, and with the aid of state and federal | ||
| funding, the valuable assistance of partners including Friends | ||
| of Galveston Island State Park and Texas Master Naturalist, and | ||
| the dedicated efforts of numerous volunteers, the park was able | ||
| to reopen for limited access just six months after Hurricane Ike, | ||
| and today celebrates its grand reopening; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout the park's restoration, the Galveston | ||
| Island State Park Beach Redevelopment project has served to focus | ||
| and lead recovery efforts while working to conserve and protect | ||
| the park's natural and cultural resources; the redevelopment | ||
| project was realized through $10.6 million in funding provided | ||
| through the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resources Damage | ||
| Assessment Phase III Early Restoration program by its Texas | ||
| trustees, and the project's funding leveraged money from the | ||
| state's sales tax on sporting goods to design and rebuild the | ||
| park with the goal of preservation and greater resilience against | ||
| extreme weather events; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Galveston Island State Park Beach | ||
| Redevelopment project has demonstrated Texas Parks and Wildlife | ||
| Department's ongoing commitment to conserving the endangered | ||
| Coastal Prairie habitat located within Galveston Island State | ||
| Park, and the department's concerted efforts to restore and | ||
| protect our state's natural resources continue to ensure that | ||
| Texas residents and visitors and future generations of Texans | ||
| will have the opportunity to experience and enjoy the state's | ||
| treasured outdoor spaces and its enduring natural beauty; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In celebration of the successful efforts and hard | ||
| work of all who have contributed to the park's restoration, Texas | ||
| Parks and Wildlife Department invites the public to attend a | ||
| ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, March 31, to commemorate the | ||
| park's reopening and welcomes visitors to the park on Saturday, | ||
| April 1, to join in a day of celebration and to enjoy the park's | ||
| unique natural setting and its numerous recreational | ||
| opportunities; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize the Texas Parks and Wildlife | ||
| Department and the Galveston Island State Park Beach | ||
| Redevelopment project and extend to all in attendance at the | ||
| grand reopening of Galveston Island State Park best wishes for a | ||
| memorable and enjoyable celebration; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Middleton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 3, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
