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                                                                  H.R. No. 858



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas Army National Guard has won nationwide 
recognition with its receipt of the prestigious Secretary of the 
Army Environmental Award for Cultural Resources Management for 
2002; and
	WHEREAS, Responsible for maintaining a number of key historic 
properties across the Lone Star State, the Texas Army National 
Guard currently manages 40,000 acres of land in support of military 
training and public recreation; in addition, its cultural resources 
staff has established programs to evaluate and protect important 
historical and archeological sites, which include cemeteries, 
prehistoric campsites and villages, Native American settlements, 
and turn-of-the-century homesteads and farms; and
	WHEREAS, The organization also manages several properties 
listed on or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of 
Historic Places, including Camp Mabry in Austin, Camp Bowie (Burned 
Rock Middens) in Brownwood, and the Camp Swift Antoine Aussioux 
Wine Cellar near Bastrop; in conjunction with The University of 
Texas at San Antonio, it has developed innovative models for the 
improved assessment of archeological sites, and the National Guard 
staff has evaluated 95 percent of the land under its management to 
allow essential military training while providing protection to 
historically and archeologically significant sites; and
	WHEREAS, The Environmental Award for Cultural Resources 
Management is the highest award given by the Army for environmental 
stewardship, and there can be no more worthy recipient of this 
accolade than the Texas Army National Guard; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Army National Guard on 
receiving the 2002 Secretary of the Army Environmental Award for 
Cultural Resources Management; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the officers, staff, and members of the Texas Army 
National Guard as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 
Representatives.

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                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 858 was adopted by the House on April 
22, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House