[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 641 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 641

   Recognizing and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National 
   Association of Conservation Districts and their commitment to our 
                                 lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2021

   Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bacon, Mr. 
Westerman, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Cheney, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
    Stewart, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Valadao, Mr. 
 O'Halleran, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Crawford, Miss Gonzalez-Colon, 
 Mr. Costa, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hill, Mrs. 
 Bustos, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Obernolte, 
 Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Spanberger, and Mr. Case) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National 
   Association of Conservation Districts and their commitment to our 
                                 lands.

Whereas the 75th anniversary of the National Association of Conservation 
        Districts marks a generational commitment to conservation;
Whereas President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the first conservation 
        district in North Carolina on August 4, 1937;
Whereas Arkansas then became the first State to enact legislation regarding 
        conservation districts, and by July 1, 1945, all 48 States had passed 
        district-enabling Acts;
Whereas conservation districts continued to grow until, on July 25, 1946, 18 
        representatives from 17 States created the National Association of Soil 
        Conservation District Governing Officials in Chicago, Illinois;
Whereas the first executive officer of such Association was a woman named Ellen 
        Cobb from South Carolina, who was instrumental in laying the 
        organization's foundation;
Whereas today there are 3,000 conservation districts in all 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, the United States territories of American Samoa, 
        the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, and the United States 
        Virgin Islands;
Whereas more than 17,000 citizens serve in elected or appointed positions on 
        conservation district governing boards, cooperating with landowners and 
        local governments to manage and protect our Nation's natural resources;
Whereas the National Association of Conservation Districts was founded on the 
        philosophy that conservation decisions should be made at the local level 
        with technical and funding assistance from Federal, State, and local 
        governments and the private sector;
Whereas the mission of the National Association of Conservation Districts is to 
        promote responsible management and conservation of natural resources on 
        all lands by representing locally led conservation districts and their 
        associations through grassroots advocacy, education, and partnerships;
Whereas as the national voice for all conservation districts, the National 
        Association of Conservation Districts supports voluntary, incentive-
        driven natural resource conservation programs that benefit all citizens;
Whereas the National Association of Conservation Districts promotes and provides 
        opportunity for voluntary, incentive-driven natural resource 
        conservation programs that require all types of lands and landowners 
        working together toward a common goal to benefit all Americans and the 
        lands we love;
Whereas the National Association of Conservation Districts works with leaders in 
        agriculture, conservation, environment, education, and industry to 
        better serve their communities;
Whereas the National Association of Conservation Districts is comprised of 
        active land managers who advocate for commonsense policy reforms that 
        reduce the need for outside intervention and regulation; and
Whereas the National Association of Conservation Districts ensures that our 
        lands are conserved for the enjoyment of the generations to come: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and 
celebrates the 75th anniversary of the National Association of 
Conservation Districts and their commitment to our lands.
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