State of Vermont
House of Representatives
Montpelier, Vermont
Concurrent
House Resolution
H.C.R.
35
House
concurrent resolution commending watershed organizations for their role in river
and lake cleanup activities in Vermont
Offered
by: Representatives Townsend of South Burlington and Deen of Westminster
Whereas,
clean water is essential to Vermonters’ personal health and the health of our
economy and environment,
and
Whereas, water-based recreation is a vital aspect of our State's identity as a major recreational activity among Vermonters and visitors to our state, and
Whereas, water-based recreation is a vital aspect of our State's identity as a major recreational activity among Vermonters and visitors to our state, and
Whereas,
polluted waters are not accessible waters, do not support aquatic life, and
imperil public health, and
Whereas,
it is important to improve continuously the quality of Vermont’s waters,
and
Whereas,
a number of watershed organizations working in Vermont are engaged in efforts to
rid Vermont’s waters
of natural and human-originated debris, and
Whereas,
in 2012, one watershed organization, the Rozalia Project, directed a project
involving 1,430 participants
who picked up 503,317 pieces of marine debris, equaling 88.5 tons from 310 miles
of Vermont’s shoreline,
and
Whereas,
the Connecticut River Watershed Council mobilized over 1,000 persons and removed
over 99 tons of
trash from the Connecticut River and its tributaries, and
Whereas,
these are just examples of the outstanding cleanup work that watershed groups
are performing, and
Whereas, these groups deserve legislative
recognition for their dedication to this worthy endeavor, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives:
That
the General Assembly commends watershed organizations for their role in river
and lake cleanup
activities
in Vermont, and be it further
Resolved:
That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to the
Rozalia Project in
Granville and to the Connecticut River
Watershed Council Inc. in Greenfield, Massachusetts on behalf of its
cooperating
Vermont organizations, including 350.org, Black River Action Team, Braintree
Conservation Commission,
Farm & Wilderness, Grafton Nature Museum, Greater Upper Valley chapter of
Trout Unlimited, Putney
Rowing Club, Randolph Rotary Club, Randolph Technical Career Center, Rockingham
Vermont Conservation
Commission, Roundy’s Rascals, Sharon Academy, Southeastern Vermont Watershed
Alliance, TransCanada,
Vermont Department of Labor, Vermont Law School, Vermont Youth Conservation
Corps, and Volunteers for Peace.
Issued in Feb. 2013
VT LEG #287376 v.1
The version sent to the recipients is quite beautiful... heavy ivory paper, State Seal in color, gold seal at bottom with State Seal impressed on it.... To get an idea as to what it really looks like, go to the Legislative web site and click on "Read a specific House or Senate Resolution" and enter HCR 35 or view
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