R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Hal Flanders of Alpine has been chosen to receive
 1-2     the 1998 Texas Environmental Excellence Award and this prestigious
 1-3     honor is truly well deserved; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
 1-5     Commission, the Environmental Excellence Award is part of the Clean
 1-6     Texas 2000 Program and is given to those individuals and
 1-7     organizations that have made significant contributions to waste
 1-8     reduction and pollution prevention; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Mr. Flanders founded Alpine Recyclers, Inc., the
1-10     community's first such service, in the early 1990s; initially, the
1-11     fledgling operation handled only aluminum cans and glass, but as
1-12     the business grew it took in a variety of other products such as
1-13     cardboard, steel cans, and scrap metal; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Under his expert guidance, the company expanded its
1-15     service area to include the cities of Marfa, Marathon, and Fort
1-16     Davis, and in 1995 Mr. Flanders realized his initial goal when the
1-17     City of Alpine took over the management of the program he had made
1-18     so successful; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Recycling is a significant aspect of protecting our
1-20     state's valuable environmental resources and Hal Flanders'
1-21     meaningful contributions to this vital initiative are indeed worthy
1-22     of special legislative recognition at this time; now, therefore, be
1-23     it
1-24           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-1     Legislature hereby congratulate Hal Flanders on winning the 1998
 2-2     Texas Environmental Excellence Award; and, be it further
 2-3           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-4     prepared for Mr. Flanders as an expression of high regard by the
 2-5     Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                     Gallego
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 662 was adopted by the House on April
         30, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House