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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Patient AirLift Services, through its Sky Hope |
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Disaster Relief Program, played a vital role in the Hurricane |
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Harvey recovery effort by transporting patients, relief workers, |
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and supplies into and out of the disaster area; and |
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WHEREAS, PALS is a nonprofit organization, based in the |
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northeastern United States, that arranges free air transportation |
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to medical appointments for individuals who cannot afford or are |
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otherwise unable to fly commercially; it also deploys flights for |
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humanitarian purposes in the event of natural or man-made |
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disasters; and |
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WHEREAS, The historic flooding that took place as Hurricane |
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Harvey swept through Southeast Texas in August 2017 created one of |
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the worst humanitarian crises in the area in recent history; |
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answering the call to action, PALS and its partners flew a total of |
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154 missions into Jefferson and Orange Counties, 114 of which were |
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flights that involved delivering 500-1,000 pounds of food, water, |
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medical supplies, and other equipment; the remainder of the |
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missions transported passengers, including patients with urgent |
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medical needs, health care workers, and search and rescue teams; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The courageous efforts of PALS pilots and crews were |
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instrumental in preventing further loss of life in communities that |
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were impacted the worst by the storm, and all those affiliated with |
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this outstanding program have earned the heartfelt gratitude of |
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countless Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Patient AirLift Services Sky Hope |
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Disaster Relief Program for its aid to the State of Texas in the |
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aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and extend to PALS and its partners |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for PALS as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |
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Phelan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 997 was adopted by the House on April |
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12, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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