[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 419 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 419


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2002

        Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Requesting the President to issue a proclamation in observance of the 
 100th Anniversary of the founding of the International Association of 
                      Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

Whereas on September 17, 1902, when Theodore Roosevelt was President, 8 wildlife 
        managers and game wardens from 6 States met in West Yellowstone, 
        Montana, on behalf of the country's beleaguered fish and wildlife 
        populations, and established the National Association of Game and Fish 
        Wardens and Commissioners, which later

  

became the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA);

Whereas 100 years later, IAFWA represents the fish and wildlife agencies of all 
        50 States and enjoys the membership of several Federal natural resource 
        agencies, the Federal and provincial fish and wildlife agencies of 
        Canada, and the Federal natural resource agency of Mexico;
Whereas IAFWA has been a significant force in the enactment of fish and wildlife 
        conservation treaties and Federal statutes too numerous to enumerate, 
        including the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
        Restoration Act; the Dingell-Johnson Sportfish Restoration Act; all farm 
        bills enacted since 1985; the North American Wetlands Conservation Act; 
        the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and the 
        Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge 
        System Centennial Act of 2000, to mention but a few;
Whereas IAFWA continues to promote the sustainable use of natural resources; to 
        encourage cooperation and coordination of fish and wildlife conservation 
        and management at all levels of government; to encourage professional 
        management of fish and wildlife; to develop coalitions among 
        conservation organizations to promote fish and wildlife interests; and 
        to foster public understanding of the need for conservation; and
Whereas the State fish and wildlife agencies have successfully restored healthy 
        fish and wildlife populations enjoyed by all Americans largely using 
        Federal excise taxes paid by hunters and anglers into the Federal trust 
        funds known as the Pittman-Robertson, Dingell-Johnson, and Wallop-Breaux 
        trust funds, and using State hunting and fishing license fees: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) recognizes the significance of the centennial of the 
        establishment of the entity that became the International 
        Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;
            (2) acknowledges the outstanding contributions of its 
        member agencies to fish and wildlife conservation; and
            (3) requests the President to issue a proclamation 
        observing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the 
        International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.