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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A sustainable agricultural system is crucial to the |
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continued production of food, feed, and fiber to meet both domestic |
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and global demand; and |
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WHEREAS, In the United States, the agriculture and food |
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production industries employ precision farming equipment, crop |
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protection chemistries, genetic engineering or enhancement, |
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agricultural nutrients, and other modern technologies; such |
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advanced practices protect the safety of the public and reduce |
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environmental impact while expanding yields, improving |
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profitability, and ensuring an abundant and affordable food supply; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Agricultural pests present significant dangers to |
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the industry and to global supplies of the products they attack; |
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accordingly, the environmental risks of forgoing advances in |
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agricultural technologies that protect crops are severe; excessive |
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regulation may scuttle or discourage the use of agricultural |
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chemicals that could improve human welfare; and |
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WHEREAS, Crop protection is among the most studied and highly |
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regulated of all industries, at both the state and federal levels; |
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the use of sound science should be the bedrock of our nation's |
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regulatory scheme for the agriculture and food production |
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industries, as these industries are critical to the economic |
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vitality of Texas and the United States; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby express support for the use of sound science to |
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study and regulate such modern agricultural technologies as crop |
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protection chemistries, genetically engineered or enhanced traits, |
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and nutrients; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives express |
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opposition to legislative or regulatory action at any level that |
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may result in unnecessary restrictions on the use of modern |
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agricultural technologies; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the chief clerk forward official copies of |
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this resolution to the president of the United States, to the |
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president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of |
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Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the |
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members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that |
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this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a |
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memorial to the Congress of the United States of America. |