Florida Senate - 2013                            (NP)    SR 1760
       
       
       
       By Senator Clemens
       
       
       
       
       27-01900-13                                           20131760__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing March 11, 2013, as “World
    3         Plumbing Day” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, World Plumbing Day was founded on March 11, 2010,
    6  as a way to highlight the important role played by the plumbing
    7  industry and today’s plumbing professionals, and
    8         WHEREAS, the World Plumbing Council and the International
    9  Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials are in the
   10  forefront of protecting the health and safety of the nation and
   11  the world through the use of the Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical
   12  Codes developed by licensed, trained professionals, and
   13         WHEREAS, many who live in industrialized and developed
   14  countries take for granted the ability to obtain clean water
   15  quickly and easily from a tap or faucet and do not fully
   16  appreciate the convenience of having access to flushing toilets,
   17  and
   18         WHEREAS, in developing countries, plumbing is either
   19  nonexistent or very basic and leads to the development of
   20  serious health concerns, and
   21         WHEREAS, millions of people die each year due to lack of
   22  access to clean drinking water and living in unsanitary
   23  conditions, and
   24         WHEREAS, according to the World Health Organization, 1.1
   25  billion people around the globe do not have access to safe water
   26  supplies, 2.6 billion do not have access to healthy sanitation
   27  systems, and 3.1 million children die annually as a result of
   28  water-related diseases, and
   29         WHEREAS, on March 11, 2013, industry representatives from
   30  across the globe will gather to bring attention to the important
   31  role plumbing professionals play in society, NOW, THEREFORE,
   32  
   33  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   35         That we recognize March 11, 2013, as “World Plumbing Day”
   36  in Florida.