R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas Forestry Association is a nonprofit trade
1-2 association whose members have a vested interest in the forest
1-3 industry and the economic viability of the State of Texas; and
1-4 WHEREAS, With more than 12 million acres of forestland in
1-5 Texas, the forest industry plays a major role in the state's
1-6 economy as timber is its third most valuable agricultural
1-7 commodity; and
1-8 WHEREAS, The forests of Texas provide over 91,000 jobs for
1-9 Texans, with an annual payroll of more than $2.3 billion and,
1-10 overall, the annual economic impact of Texas forests on the state
1-11 amounts to more than $22 billion; and
1-12 WHEREAS, The forest industry and nonindustrial, private
1-13 landowners desire to maintain sustainable forests for future
1-14 generations and, to that end, they replenish the state's
1-15 forestlands by planting more than 100 million seedlings each year;
1-16 and
1-17 WHEREAS, In order to increase public awareness of forestry,
1-18 members of the Texas Forestry Association are distributing 5,500
1-19 hardwood seedlings near the south steps of the State Capitol on
1-20 this day; and
1-21 WHEREAS, The Texas Forestry Association contributes
1-22 enormously to the economic vitality of the state and is endeavoring
1-23 to ensure that future generations will continue to enjoy all the
1-24 benefits that Texas forests can provide; now, therefore, be it
2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-2 Legislature hereby honor the members of the Texas Forestry
2-3 Association for their reforestation efforts and extend to them
2-4 best wishes for continued success with this worthy goal; and, be it
2-5 further
2-6 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-7 prepared for the Texas Forestry Association as an expression of
2-8 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
McReynolds
Christian
Hopson
Ellis
Sadler
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 215 was adopted by the House on
February 13, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House