H.R. No. 1725
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, National Safe Boating Week is being observed from
  May 16 to 22, 2009, to raise awareness about the importance of
  always wearing a life jacket on the water; and
         WHEREAS, Recreational boating, including fishing and water
  skiing, is an immensely popular summer sport among Texans, and
  waterways can quickly become crowded, resulting in confusion,
  unforeseen risks, and, too often, tragedy; and
         WHEREAS, According to the National Safe Boating Council,
  about 700 people die each year in boating-related accidents, and
  nearly 70 percent of these fatalities are caused by drowning; the
  vast majority of accidents occur because of human error or poor
  judgment and can be easily prevented; and
         WHEREAS, It has been estimated that wearing a life jacket can
  reduce the number of boaters who drown by approximately 80 percent;
  although many boaters stow life jackets on board, there is rarely
  enough time to properly employ one in the event of an accident; in
  an effort to increase people's willingness to wear them, modern
  life jackets have been designed to be smaller, lighter, and more
  comfortable; and
         WHEREAS, Boating accidents happen regardless of one's
  experience level, and wearing a life jacket is the most effective
  way to prevent drowning for veteran and novice boaters alike; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize May 16 to 22, 2009, as National Safe
  Boating Week and encourage Texans to wear life jackets at all times
  while on the water.
 
  Martinez Fischer
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1725 was adopted by the House on May
  6, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House