Bill Text: TX SR902 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Texas Senate District 29 Environmental Advisory Committee for organizing the Water Resources and Conservation Symposium.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-26 - Reported enrolled [SR902 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR902-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the Texas Senate District 29 Environmental Advisory | ||
| Committee, which is hosting the first annual Water Resources and | ||
| Conservation Symposium on July 14, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Senate District 29 Environmental Advisory | ||
| Committee is chaired by Karl Rimkus, the environmental compliance | ||
| program manager for the City of El Paso's Environmental Services | ||
| Department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Inspired by the work of Dr. Bill Hargrove and Josiah | ||
| Heyman, researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso, the | ||
| committee organized the symposium with the goal of encouraging | ||
| students to pursue careers related to water management; the | ||
| symposium will provide students opportunities to network with | ||
| industry, academic, and public administration professionals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, El Paso has been a national and international | ||
| leader in developing strategies to ensure the availability of | ||
| clean, affordable water; the State Water Implementation Fund for | ||
| Texas was created to address this important subject, and it has | ||
| received widespread public support; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Managing, conserving, and developing water resources | ||
| are top issues in the southwestern area of the United States, and | ||
| it is truly fitting that the Water Resources and Conservation | ||
| Symposium receive special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Senate District 29 | ||
| Environmental Advisory Committee and its chair, Karl Rimkus, on | ||
| their work in organizing the Water Resources and Conservation | ||
| Symposium and extend to all best wishes for a successful event; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the | ||
| committee as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Rodríguez | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 26, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
