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H.C.R. No. 86
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, All Texans owe a debt of gratitude to the thousands
of men who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC); and
WHEREAS, Established in 1933 by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, the Civilian Conservation Corps operated until 1942,
employing 2.5 million young men in nearly 3,000 camps throughout
the nation and staging countless improvement projects that served
to solidify our nation's infrastructure while offering opportunity
to American families in need; and
WHEREAS, More than 2,600 CCC members were responsible for the
development of our state parks; through the efforts of the CCC, 56
parks were established between 1933 and 1942, and 31 of those parks
are still in existence, overseen today by the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department; and
WHEREAS, The men of the CCC were charged with overseeing all
aspects of the burgeoning parks system, including design and
construction of bridges, culverts, and water features, as well as
the outstanding landscaping enjoyed by visitors and residents
alike; in addition, many of these talented men constructed tables,
benches, and other structures that remain in use today; and
WHEREAS, The legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps is
indeed great, and it is a privilege to pay tribute to those
individuals who contributed to the many successful projects
undertaken by this noteworthy government agency; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby pay tribute to the Civilian Conservation Corps and designate
March 31, 2003, as Texas Civilian Conservation Corps Day at the
State Capitol.
Gallego
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 86 was adopted by the House on March
31, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 86 was adopted by the Senate on May
30, 2003, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor