1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 447 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 recognizing the Angelina County Airport on the momentous occasion 1-4 of its winning the designation of 1997 Airport of the Year; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The 1997 Airport of the Year Award will be 1-6 presented at the Texas Airport Operators Conference given by the 1-7 Aviation Division of the Texas Department of Transportation on 1-8 April 11, 1997; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Many corporate and individually owned aircraft 1-10 are stored in hangars at the Angelina County Airport, and the 1-11 new terminal has a pleasant waiting room, pilot's lounge, 1-12 county-operated restaurant, and separate conference room; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The Angelina County citizenry helped develop the 1-14 renovation of the terminal; many services were donated for free 1-15 or at reduced rates; the project was in the planning stage for 1-16 about one year and took around six months to construct; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Angelina County Airport is well maintained and 1-18 well managed, and Angelina County enthusiastically supports it; 1-19 now, therefore, be it 1-20 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 1-21 75th Legislature, hereby commend the Angelina County Airport on 1-22 its selection as 1997 Airport of the Year by the Aviation Division 1-23 of the Texas Department of Transportation; and, be it further 2-1 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an 2-2 expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-3 Nixon 2-4 ______________________________________ 2-5 President of the Senate 2-6 I hereby certify that the above 2-7 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-8 on April 7, 1997. 2-9 ______________________________________ 2-10 Secretary of the Senate 2-11 ______________________________________ 2-12 Member, Texas Senate