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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A sustainable agricultural system is crucial to |
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the continued production of food, feed, and fiber to meet both |
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domestic and global demand; and |
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WHEREAS, In the United States, the agriculture and food |
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production industries employ precision farming equipment, crop |
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protection chemistries, genetic engineering or enhancement, |
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agricultural nutrients, and other modern technologies; such |
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advanced practices protect the safety of the public and reduce |
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environmental impact while expanding yields, improving |
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profitability, and ensuring an abundant and affordable food |
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supply; and |
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WHEREAS, Agricultural pests present significant dangers |
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to the industry and to global supplies of the products they |
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attack; accordingly, the environmental risks of forgoing |
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advances in agricultural technologies that protect crops are |
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severe; excessive regulation may scuttle or discourage the use of |
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agricultural chemicals that could improve human welfare; and |
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WHEREAS, Crop protection is among the most studied and |
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highly regulated of all industries, at both the state and federal |
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levels; the use of sound science should be the bedrock of our |
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nation's regulatory scheme for the agriculture and food |
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production industries, as these industries are critical to the |
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economic vitality of Texas and the United States; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby express support for the use of sound science |
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to study and regulate such modern agricultural technologies as |
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crop protection chemistries, genetically engineered or enhanced |
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traits, and nutrients; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the senate express opposition to |
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legislative or regulatory action at any level that may result in |
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unnecessary restrictions on the use of modern agricultural |
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technologies; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate forward |
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official copies of this resolution to the president of the United |
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States, to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the |
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House of Representatives of the United States Congress, and to |
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all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the |
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request that this resolution be entered in the Congressional |
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Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United States of |
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America. |
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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 May 22, 2015, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8. |
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Secretary of the Senate |