H.R. No. 819 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Rollins Environmental Services (TX), Incorporated, 1-2 has offered to assist the State of Texas in the disposal of 1-3 hazardous chemical waste and other contaminated materials seized by 1-4 law enforcement offices in clandestine drug laboratories; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Proper disposal of such waste and related contraband 1-6 can prove to be very costly, and the assistance to law enforcement 1-7 provided by Rollins Environmental Services will save the citizens 1-8 of Texas thousands of tax dollars; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Local law enforcement and the various narcotics task 1-10 forces have been without the funds necessary to package, store, 1-11 transport, or dispose of hazardous waste when a seizure is made; 1-12 and 1-13 WHEREAS, Rollins Environmental Services was sympathetic to 1-14 the problem presented to it, and the company generously offered to 1-15 package, transport, and dispose of the materials at no cost to the 1-16 state or to local law enforcement; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Rollins Environmental Services has an excellent 1-18 record with the Environmental Protection Agency and is playing a 1-19 significant role in the capacity assurance plan with the Texas 1-20 Water Commission in disposing of hazardous waste in our state; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The program outlined by Rollins Environmental 1-22 Services provides for a one-time clean-out of backlogged inventory, 1-23 continuous incineration/disposal services, and continuous waste 1-24 management consultation assistance in the safe and proper handling, 2-1 consolidation, storage, and disposal of waste materials; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Rollins Environmental Services has unique 2-3 capabilities and is performing these services as a public service 2-4 to the State of Texas; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The importance of the safe handling of chemical and 2-6 hazardous waste is vital to the safety and well-being of all the 2-7 citizens of Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby commend the officers and employees of this 2-10 exceptional company and express its heartfelt appreciation to 2-11 Rollins Environmental Services (TX), Incorporated, for its 2-12 magnificent contribution to ensuring the protection and safety of 2-13 all Texans; and, be it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-15 prepared for the distinguished company as a token of the admiration 2-16 of the Texas House of Representatives. 2-17 of the Texas House of Representatives. 2-18 Talton 2-19 H.R. No. 819 2-20 Laney Giddings Munoz 2-21 Alexander Glaze Naishtat 2-22 Allen Goodman Nieto 2-23 Alonzo Goolsby Oakley 2-24 Alvarado Granoff Ogden 2-25 Averitt Gray Oliveira 2-26 Bailey Greenberg Park 2-27 Berlanga Grusendorf Parra 3-1 Black Gutierrez Patterson 3-2 Blackwood Haggerty Pitts 3-3 Bomer Hamric Place 3-4 Bosse Harris Price 3-5 Brady Hartnett Puente 3-6 Brimer Heflin Rabuck 3-7 Cain Hernandez Ramsay 3-8 Campbell Hightower Rangel 3-9 Carona Hilbert Raymond 3-10 Carter Hilderbran Rodriguez 3-11 Chisum Hill Romo 3-12 Clemons Hirschi Rudd 3-13 Coleman Hochberg Sadler 3-14 Combs Holzheauser Saunders 3-15 Conley Horn Schechter 3-16 Cook Hudson Seidlits 3-17 Corte Hunter of Taylor Shields 3-18 Counts Hunter of Nueces Siebert 3-19 Crabb Jackson A. Smith of Harris 3-20 Craddick James D. Smith of Harris 3-21 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Smithee 3-22 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Solis 3-23 Culberson Jones of Dallas Stiles 3-24 Danburg Junell Swinford 3-25 Davila Kamel Tallas 3-26 Davis Krusee Talton 3-27 De La Garza Kubiak Telford 4-1 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Tarrant 4-2 Delco Lewis Thompson of Harris 4-3 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Coleman 4-4 Denton Longoria Turner of Harris 4-5 Driver Luna Uher 4-6 Duncan McCall Van de Putte 4-7 Dutton McCoulskey Vowell 4-8 Earley McDonald West 4-9 Eckels Madden Williamson 4-10 Edwards Marchant Willis 4-11 Erickson Martin Wilson 4-12 Finnell Maxey Wolens 4-13 Flores Moffat Yarbrough 4-14 Gallego Moreno Yost 4-15 Gallegos Mowery Zbranek 4-16 H.R. No. 819 4-17 _______________________________ 4-18 Speaker of the House 4-19 I certify that H.R. No. 819 was adopted by the House on May 4-20 27, 1993, by a non-record vote. 4-21 _______________________________ 4-22 Chief Clerk of the House