1-1     By:  Wentworth                                        S.C.R. No. 94

 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed May 14, 1997; May 16, 1997, read first

 1-3     time and referred to Committee on Administration; May 18, 1997,

 1-4     reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0;

 1-5     May 18, 1997, sent to printer.)

 1-6                        SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-7           WHEREAS, The Natural Resources Foundation was created in 1992

 1-8     to provide a totally diverse forum for the discussion and study of

 1-9     natural resources; and

1-10           WHEREAS, In accordance with that mission, the foundation has

1-11     created the Natural Resources Academies to provide intensive

1-12     studies concerning our natural resources and their role in everyday

1-13     life; and

1-14           WHEREAS, The Natural Resources Academies, in conjunction with

1-15     Texas colleges, universities, and centers for resource management,

1-16     will provide state of the art education on natural resource issues

1-17     to teachers of our next generation, other educators, and natural

1-18     resource managers; and

1-19           WHEREAS, The Academies are based on cutting-edge information

1-20     and practical examples of sound science, working in harmony with

1-21     the economics of today; now, therefore, be it

1-22           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-23     hereby commend the Natural Resources Foundation of Texas for its

1-24     work in establishing the Natural Resources Academies.

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