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Florida Florida Senate Resolution 2696 Florida House Resolution 9123 FLORIDA SENATE ~ 1999 SESSION SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 2696 By Senator Latvala ADOPTED APRIL 27, 1999 A resolution recognizing the state’s forest products industry and commending the creation of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. WHEREAS, Floridians have always taken great pride in our state’s rich bounty of natural resources, and the careful stewardship of these precious assets is essential if future generations are to benefit from those resources, and WHEREAS, the Florida forest products industry, in recognition of its stewardship responsibilities in nurturing the forest resource, has committed itself to the principle of sustainable forestry by initiating the Sustainable Forestry Initiative to promote, educate, train, and monitor adherence to sustaining the forest resource for future generations, and WHEREAS, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative is a self-regulatory program based on the responsible environmental stewardship of the forests, water resources, and wildlife, and WHEREAS, an essential component of the Florida economy, the forest products industry comprises more than 39,000 employees, and WHEREAS, the vital importance of the industry underscores the necessity for intelligent management of the state’s more than 16 million acres of forest land, NOW, THEREFORE Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: That the Florida Senate recognizes and commends the forest products industry for its commitment to responsible use of natural resources and for the creation of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative as a means to this end.
STATE OF FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ~ 1999 SESSION HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9123 By Representative Crady ADOPTED APRIL 21, 1999 A resolution commending the Florida forest products industry. WHEREAS, Floridians have always taken great pride in their state’s rich bounty of natural resources, and the careful stewardship of these precious assets is essential if future generations are to benefit from them, and WHEREAS, an essential component of the Florida economy, the forest products industry is comprised of more than 39,000 employees, and the vital importance of the industry underscores the necessity for intelligent management of the state’s more than 16 million acres of forestland, and WHEREAS, the Florida forest products industry, in recognition of its stewardship responsibilities in nurturing the forest resource, has pledged itself to the continuing principles of sustainable forestry by initiating the Sustainable Forestry InitiativeSM Standard, a self-regulatory program committed to responsible environmental stewardship of the forests, water resources, and wildlife, and WHEREAS, the agenda of the Sustainable Forestry InitiativeSM Standard is to educate the public as to the importance, and train in the methods, of protecting these valuable resources, and to promote and monitor progress made toward this worthy goal, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That the Florida House of Representatives hereby recognizes and commends the state’s forest products industry for its commitment to responsible use of natural resources, and applauds the creation of the Sustainable Forestry InitiativeSM Standard as a means to this end. |
