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RESOLUTION NO. 94-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE PLEDGING
SUPPORT FOR THE EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF
THE GALVESTON BAY ESTUARY AND ITS CRITICAL RESOURCES.
wHEREAS, the Galveston Bay System has been recognized as an
estuary of national significance, under provisions of the 1987
federal Water Quality Act, and
WHEREAS, Galveston Bay is the largest estuary in Texas, the
nation's second most productive bay fishery, and is vital to the
local, statewide and national economies as a renowned deepwater
port, as a nationally significant petrochemical complex, and as a
premier recreational resource, and
WHEREAS, the counties surrounding Galveston Bay are home to
more than three million citizens who look to the Bay for
recreation, as a pleasant living environment, and as a valuable
generator of employment and income, a~d
WHEREAS,. recent scientific studies of Galveston Bay resources
and public policy studies of existing Bay management methods have
indicated the need for prompt, coordinated action to more
effectively address adverse impacts on water quality, habitat and
living resources, and public health, and
WHEREAS, the watershed area which drains into Galveston Bay
crosses the boundaries of numerous governmental jurisdictions in
the Houston-Galveston region and involves management of a range of
activities by various agencies at all levels of government, and
WHEREAS, the ecosystem protection approach developed for the
Bay system through the Galveston Bay National Estuary Program
represents the "state of the art" in environmental planning and
management, and
WHEREAS, the management of Galveston Bay as premier regional
economic and environmental asset deserves the participation of all
bay users and interests groups, and
WHEREAS, the Galveston Bay Estuary program will be
administered by the state without any expense to the City of La
Porte
NOW THEREFORE BB IT RBSOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA
PORTB, TEXAS THAT;
. The City of La Porte recognizes that coordinated regional
management of Galveston Bay will be the most effective means of
aChieving the goals of the Galveston Bay Plan, and
. The City of La Porte will work with other involved
governments and agencies to achieve more effective coordination of
Galveston Bay management activities.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of September, 1994
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Sue Lenes, City Secretary