1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 760

        1-2           WHEREAS, Wetlands provide a variety of ecological functions

        1-3     to humans and to the natural ecosystem that are now widely

        1-4     recognized as beneficial; and

        1-5           WHEREAS, Areas that connect deep water and land, wetlands

        1-6     can be of several different types; wetlands may be fed by both fresh

        1-7     water and salt water in some coastal areas; and

        1-8           WHEREAS, Some of the beneficial functions of wetlands include

        1-9     flood control, erosion control, fish and wildlife habitat, outdoor

       1-10     recreation, and the filtering of pollutants; and

       1-11           WHEREAS, In the State of Texas, most wetlands are

       1-12     concentrated in East Texas and near the Gulf of Mexico; and

       1-13           WHEREAS, Wetlands provide essential nesting, migratory,

       1-14     and wintering areas for more than 50 percent of the migratory

       1-15     bird species in the country; and

       1-16           WHEREAS, Texas is one of the most important waterfowl

       1-17     wintering areas, and it furnishes habitat for one-third of the

       1-18     federally listed endangered plant and animal species; now,

       1-19     therefore, be it

       1-20           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

       1-21     75th Legislature, hereby declare May, 1997, as Wetlands Month

       1-22     in Texas and encourage public awareness of the importance of the

       1-23     wetlands in Texas.

        2-1                                                               Patterson

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        2-3                                          President of the Senate

        2-4                                       I hereby certify that the above

        2-5                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

        2-6                                  on May 16, 1997.

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        2-8                                          Secretary of the Senate

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       2-10                                           Member, Texas Senate