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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9121

        By Representative Bullard






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution observing the 10th anniversary of

  3         Hurricane Andrew.

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  5         WHEREAS, on August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew, a

  6  category 4 hurricane, made landfall in South Miami-Dade

  7  County, and

  8         WHEREAS, the fury of Hurricane Andrew as it

  9  relentlessly pounded the area changed forever the lives of the

10  residents of South Miami-Dade County, and

11         WHEREAS, until that time, the devastation wrought by

12  Hurricane Andrew was the costliest in United States history

13  resulting from a natural disaster, and

14         WHEREAS, the recovery efforts that took place in the

15  aftermath of Andrew are indeed a reflection of the remarkable

16  resiliency and determination of the people of South Miami-Dade

17  County, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

20  Florida:

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22         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

23  deliberations to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew

24  and to pay tribute to the extraordinary spirit of the citizens

25  of the area in their accomplishments following the disaster.

26         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of

27  Representatives urges that the subsequent restoration that has

28  led to an improved quality of life in South Miami-Dade County

29  be properly recognized by the reading of this resolution at

30  any public ceremony that may be held to commemorate the 10th

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9121

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