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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 343
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WHEREAS, The Sabine Mining Company of Harrison County has |
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earned the 2019 Reclamation Award from the Railroad Commission of |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Railroad Commission's Surface |
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Mining and Reclamation Division recognizes a company for |
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outstanding and innovative reclamation achievements at Texas |
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coal mines; the winner is selected according to the criteria of |
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the Interstate Mining Compact Commission's annual Reclamation |
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Awards program; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2019, the Railroad Commission has recognized |
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the Sabine Mining Company for its successful effort to replant |
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native grasses on 3,400 contiguous acres near its South |
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Hallsville No. 1 Mine in Harrison County, restoring the land as a |
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habitat for bobwhite quail, grassland songbirds, pollinating |
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insects, grazing livestock, and monarch butterflies; and |
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WHEREAS, The reclaimed acreage includes streams and |
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developed ponds, as well as forested corridors to provide |
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wildlife with protective cover and access to water; these |
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corridors and stands of trees were developed under the guidance |
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of biologists and representatives of the Texas Parks and Wildlife |
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Department; and |
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WHEREAS, A subsidiary of North American Coal Corporation, |
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the Sabine Mining Company operates the South Hallsville No. 1 |
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Mine and the adjacent Rusk Mine, which together employ more than |
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280 people and produce more than 4 million tons of lignite coal |
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each year, helping to fuel the production of electricity in the |
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Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, The Sabine Mining Company has made a positive |
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difference through its land reclamation efforts, and it is truly |
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deserving of this prestigious award; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the Sabine Mining Company on |
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its receipt of the 2019 Reclamation Award from the Railroad |
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Commission of Texas and extend to the company and its personnel |
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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 the Sabine Mining Company as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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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 March 7, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |