House Bill 9025

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9025

        By Representatives Boyd and Kilmer






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution designating the year 2000 as "The

  3         Year of the River" for the Chattahoochee and

  4         Apalachicola Rivers.

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  6         WHEREAS, the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers are

  7  among the most important natural resources in Florida, and

  8         WHEREAS, the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers have

  9  played an important role in the cultural and historical

10  development of Florida and the neighboring States of Alabama

11  and Georgia, and

12         WHEREAS, the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers have

13  contributed to recreational opportunities, economic

14  development, and the tourism potential of communities in the

15  tri-state area of Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, and

16         WHEREAS, the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida

17  can transcend state boundaries to promote the conservation of

18  the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers and the economic

19  development and improvement of the tri-state area, and

20         WHEREAS, the development of environmentally friendly

21  tourism in the Chattahoochee-Apalachicola watershed has the

22  potential to bring economic benefits to some of the poorest

23  counties in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia while at the same

24  time providing an economic justification for preserving,

25  protecting, and improving the rivers, and

26         WHEREAS, the preservation of historic sites and folk

27  cultures and the development of parks, greenways, trails, and

28  other environmentally sensitive recreational facilities can

29  contribute to economic development and the creation of

30  employment opportunities in the region, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9025

    590-137-99






  1  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  2  Florida:

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  4         That the year from January 1, 2000, to December 31,

  5  2000, is hereby proclaimed "The Year of the River" with regard

  6  to the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers.

  7         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Florida Legislature

  8  encourages Floridians and visitors to Florida, in the areas

  9  surrounding the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers, to

10  participate in activities to develop the recreational,

11  tourism, and economic potential of these resources in

12  coordination with the States of Georgia and Alabama.

13         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State of Florida calls

14  upon communities, civic groups, businesses, and individuals in

15  the three states as well as the agencies of state government

16  and other statewide organizations in Florida, Alabama, and

17  Georgia to adopt specific activities for developing

18  recreation, eco-tourism, and heritage tourism during "The Year

19  of the River."

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