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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Carole D. Baker of Lago Vista has received the 2011 |
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Gregg A. Cooke Memorial Award for Exceptional Environmental |
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Excellence by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and |
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WHEREAS, Named in honor of the late Gregg Cooke, a former |
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regional administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency, |
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the award recognizes a single individual's exemplary efforts to |
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preserve and protect the environment in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Carole Baker has long worked to make water |
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conservation a priority at the state level; in her role as director |
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of intergovernmental relations for the Harris-Galveston Subsidence |
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District, she serves as the legislative and national liaison on |
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water policy issues, handles public information and outreach |
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programs, and assists with conservation and drought planning; and |
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WHEREAS, Known as the "Queen of Water Conservation," this |
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dynamic woman provides leadership on a national level as the chair |
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of the board of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, a nonprofit |
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dedicated to promoting the sustainable use of water; she is also a |
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member of the boards of the Texas Water Conservation Association, |
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the Texas Water Wise Council, and the Texas Water Foundation, which |
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she further serves as acting executive director; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to the Cooke Award, Ms. Baker's |
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contributions have been recognized over the years with the 2002 |
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Rainmaker Award from the Texas Water Foundation, the 2001 Special |
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Service Award from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, the |
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1999 George Fuller Award from the American Water Works Association, |
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and the 1996 Conservation Award from the Bureau of Reclamation, |
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among many others; and |
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WHEREAS, Carole Baker has dedicated her skill, energy, and |
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expertise to preserving one of the Lone Star State's most precious |
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resources, and she is indeed worthy of this prestigious recognition |
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from her peers; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Carole D. Baker on her receipt of |
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the 2011 Gregg A. Cooke Memorial Award for Exceptional |
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Environmental Excellence and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Baker as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Price |
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Ritter |
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King of Zavala |
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Howard of Travis |
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Creighton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2562 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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