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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 706
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WHEREAS, The Texas Environmental Excellence Awards are |
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being presented May 2, 2007, and the Texas Senate is pleased to |
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recognize the recipients of these prestigious accolades for their |
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dedicated efforts to protect and conserve our state's natural |
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resources; and |
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WHEREAS, Nominated by a blue-ribbon committee and selected |
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by the Office of the Governor and the commissioners of the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality, these award-winning Texans, |
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who are involved in small and large businesses, government, and |
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individual citizenship, have voluntarily endeavored to preserve |
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our state's natural resources by preventing pollution, minimizing |
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waste, conserving water, reducing energy consumption, and |
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protecting wildlife; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2007 Texas Environmental Excellence Awards |
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recipients are 3-M Company-Brownwood, Atlas Copco Drilling |
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Solutions, Incorporated, Dan Fette Builders, Incorporated, the |
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Gulf of Mexico Foundation, Keep El Paso Beautiful, Leak Surveys, |
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Incorporated, Rick Norwood, the San Antonio River Basin Monitoring |
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Network Partnership, Sarah Metzger, the Texas Agricultural |
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Experiment Station-El Paso, The University of Texas at |
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El Paso--Center for Environmental Resource Management, and |
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the Victoria Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, These winners are also sharing their knowledge, |
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technology, and expertise to educate Texans as to how they may |
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protect the environment in their communities, and their |
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leadership will prove vital in preserving our state's natural |
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resources for future generations; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby recognize May 2, 2007, as Texas |
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Environmental Excellence Awards Day at the State Capitol and |
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commend the award recipients for their exemplary efforts on |
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behalf of the Lone Star State; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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each winner as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Averitt |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 16, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |