Bill Text: TX SR401 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Texas Task Force 1 on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-09 - Reported enrolled [SR401 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR401-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Texas Task Force 1, the state's premier search and | ||
| rescue team, on the 20th anniversary of the organization's | ||
| establishment; and | ||
| WHEREAS, As designated by the Texas Legislature, Texas | ||
| Task Force 1 is a part of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension | ||
| Service and was established to provide training for individuals | ||
| and to provide assistance in search, rescue, and recovery efforts | ||
| following natural or human-caused disasters; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The task force operates under the direction of the | ||
| Texas Division of Emergency Management; since its creation, the | ||
| task force has been deployed by three different Texas governors | ||
| to assist with 87 disasters in the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency | ||
| designated Texas Task Force 1 as one of 28 national search and | ||
| rescue teams; Texas Task Force 1 played an integral role in the | ||
| search and rescue mission at the World Trade Center during the | ||
| nationwide response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, | ||
| and it has been deployed to more than 40 other national disasters | ||
| outside of Texas; in 2015, FEMA recognized the task force as a | ||
| model organization that leads the nation in effective emergency | ||
| response performance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the two decades since its creation, Texas Task | ||
| Force 1 has removed, rescued, or recovered countless Texans | ||
| during severe weather events, such as the 2015 Blanco River flood | ||
| near Wimberley and the 2016 winter tornadoes that struck the | ||
| Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex the day after Christmas; all those | ||
| who have contributed to the success of Texas Task Force 1 can | ||
| indeed take pride in the team's outstanding search and rescue | ||
| performance; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend all associated with Texas Task Force | ||
| 1 for their invaluable contributions to the citizens of this state | ||
| and to the nation and congratulate them on 20 years of success; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor | ||
| of this special anniversary. | ||
| Schwertner | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 9, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
