H.R. No. 650



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation 
District (MCSWCD) was selected as the state's Outstanding 
Conservation District for 2002 by the Texas Soil and Water 
Conservation Board, and this prestigious honor is indeed 
well-deserved; and
	WHEREAS, In the face of growing urbanization in Montgomery 
County, the MCSWCD works to promote soil and water conservation 
through stewardship and education programs for landowners and 
schoolchildren; and
	WHEREAS, To achieve its enviable record of success, the 
organization has worked in concert with a variety of other 
entities, such as local schools, the Boy Scouts of America, and the 
United States Department of Agriculture; and
	WHEREAS, Current MCSWCD board members Robert McGehee, T. W. 
Register, Gary Calfee, Stuart Traylor, and John E. Mauney have 
volunteered their time and energy to successfully implement the 
district's many programs and initiatives; and
	WHEREAS, Safeguarding our state's water and soil resources is 
essential to providing a promising future for the generations of 
Texans to come, and those who devote themselves to meeting this 
vital goal are worthy of special legislative recognition; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the Montgomery County Soil and 
Water Conservation District on being named the state's Outstanding 
Conservation District for 2002; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of the MCSWCD board of directors as an 
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                            Hope
                                                                         Eissler
                                                                           Ellis

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 650 was adopted by the House on April 
8, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House