[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. Res. 580 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 580

   Recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and 
 agriculture in the United States and the value of partnership efforts 
to increase awareness about pollinators and support for protecting and 
sustaining pollinators by designating June 24 through June 30, 2007, as 
                     ``National Pollinator Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2006

Mr. Chambliss submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and 
 agriculture in the United States and the value of partnership efforts 
to increase awareness about pollinators and support for protecting and 
sustaining pollinators by designating June 24 through June 30, 2007, as 
                     ``National Pollinator Week''.

Whereas bees, butterflies, and other pollinator species have a critically 
        important role in agriculture in the United States and help to produce a 
        healthy and affordable food supply and sustain ecosystem health;
Whereas pollinators help to produce an estimated 1 out of every 3 bites of food 
        consumed in the United States and to reproduce at least 80 percent of 
        flowering plants;
Whereas commodities produced in partnership with animal pollinators generate 
        significant income for agricultural producers, with domestic honeybees 
        alone pollinating an estimated $14,600,000,000 worth of crops in the 
        United States each year produced on more than 2,000,000 acres;
Whereas it is in the strong economic interest of agricultural producers and 
        consumers in the United States to help ensure a healthy, sustainable 
        pollinator population;
Whereas possible declines in the health and population of pollinators pose what 
        could be a significant threat to global food webs, the integrity of 
        biodiversity, and human health;
Whereas the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, managed by the 
        Coevolution Institute, is a tri-national, cooperative conservation, 
        public-private collaboration of individuals from nearly 140 diverse 
        stakeholder groups, including concerned landowners and managers, 
        conservation and environmental groups, scientists, private businesses, 
        and government agencies; and
Whereas the Pollinator Partnership<SUP>TM</SUP> web site (http://
        www.pollinator.org) has been created as the source for pollinator 
        information: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NORTH AMERICAN POLLINATOR APPRECIATION WEEK.

    The Senate--
            (1) recognizes the partnership role that pollinators play 
        in agriculture and healthy ecosystems;
            (2) applauds the cooperative conservation collaborative 
        efforts of participants in the North American Pollinator 
        Protection Campaign to increase awareness about the important 
        role of pollinators and to build support for protecting and 
        sustaining pollinators;
            (3) designates June 24 through 30, 2007, as ``National 
        Pollinator Week''; and
            (4) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
        the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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