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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The year 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the |
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creation of the Texas Water Development Board; and |
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WHEREAS, In response to a devastating drought that struck |
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Texas in the mid-1950s, state voters approved a constitutional |
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amendment that established the board in 1957; the landmark |
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legislation allowed the issuance and sale of bonds to help |
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subsidize the development of surface-water supply projects, and |
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TWDB was tasked with administering the fund; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the decades, the board has granted |
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approximately $23 billion in financial assistance to Texas |
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communities and overseen the development of nine state water plans; |
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today, it also collects and disseminates surface and underground |
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water data, including project water availability, environmental |
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impact, and water uses for both agricultural and municipal areas, |
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and it provides technical services and sponsors educational |
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programs on conservation; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, TWDB has been instrumental not |
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only in facilitating the responsible development, management, and |
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conservation of our state's natural resources but also in |
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maintaining public health and economic growth in the Lone Star |
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State, and this milestone year provides a fitting opportunity to |
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recognize the agency's exceptional work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Texas |
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Water Development Board and extend to all those associated with the |
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agency sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the board as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |