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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
PROCLAIMING AUGUST 10TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2012 TO BE "RHODE | |
ISLAND LAND TRUST DAYS" | |
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     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Felag, Picard, Miller, and McCaffrey | |
     Date Introduced: May 17, 2012 | |
     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island is a really special place and our citizens are fiercely proud of |
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our rich heritage. We love our bay and islands, our rivers and ponds, our beaches and shorelines, |
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our working farms and forests, and our scenic landscapes, unique natural areas, and historic |
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places; and |
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     WHEREAS, All these settings form the fabric of Rhode Island’s communities and define |
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the character of our communities and state; and |
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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island residents value this legacy as a central asset essential to our |
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quality of life, the foods we eat, our sense of place, and the foundation for much of our economy; |
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and |
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     WHEREAS, We have long recognized a need to protect our heritage by protecting these |
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special places in our communities for ourselves, our children, our grandchildren, and future |
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generations; and |
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     WHEREAS, Citizens from across our state have formed land trusts to take action to |
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permanently protect the special places in our communities; and |
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     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island House of Representatives and the Rhode Island Senate |
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have long supported the creation, restoration, and funding for numerous projects that preserve and |
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enhance the natural, cultural, and historical world that surrounds us; and |
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     WHEREAS, For decades, Rhode Island’s citizens have demonstrated strong community |
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support for land trusts’ land conservation activities through memberships and by voting to |
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approve state and municipal bonds that help fund land conservation projects; and |
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     WHEREAS, Rhode Islanders across the state annually volunteer hundreds of hours of |
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their time on boards and committees of land trusts in order to protect the special places in our |
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communities and to help manage those protected lands; and |
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     WHEREAS, Land trusts all over Rhode Island want to increase community enjoyment of |
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these special places and the beauty, respite, solitude, wonder, and history they provide; and |
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     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Land Trust Council is sponsoring Rhode Island Land |
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Trust Days to help spotlight the activities of the state’s more than forty-five land trusts; now, |
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therefore be it |
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     RESOLVED, That this General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence |
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Plantations hereby recognizes the important contributions of land trusts and their volunteers, and |
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encourages residents and visitors to our beautiful state to get outdoors, take a hike, paddle a river, |
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discover the history around you, and enjoy the protected lands in our communities; and be it |
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further |
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     RESOLVED, That this General Assembly hereby proclaims August 10th through |
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September 30th of 2012 to be “Rhode Island Land Trust Days” and invites all our citizens to |
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discover and enjoy Rhode Island’s special places; and be it further |
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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Roy Najecki, President of the Rhode Island |
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Land Trust Council. |
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