[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 111--RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF MAPLE SYRUP 
 PRODUCTION TO MAINE AND DESIGNATING MARCH 26, 2023, AS ``MAINE MAPLE 
                                SUNDAY''

  Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to.:

                              S. Res. 111

       Whereas the art of making sugar and syrup from the sap of 
     the maple tree (also known as acer saccharinum) was developed 
     by Native Americans of the Northeastern United States;
       Whereas the production of maple syrup in Maine has a 
     seasonal window between January and May, which is when 
     temperatures drop below freezing at night and rise above 
     freezing during the day;
       Whereas Maine accounts for 17 percent of United States 
     production of maple syrup and is the third largest producer 
     among the States;
       Whereas Maine maple syrup producers make more than 575,000 
     gallons of syrup annually, generating more than $27,000,000 
     for the Maine economy;
       Whereas maple syrup production in Maine supports more than 
     560 full-time and part-time jobs that generate more than 
     $17,300,000 in wages;
       Whereas Maine Maple Sunday has been observed for 40 years, 
     with more than 100 sugarhouses participating from Aroostook 
     to York County, Maine, and attracting thousands of visitors 
     annually;
       Whereas Maine Maple Sunday is always observed the fourth 
     Sunday in March; and
       Whereas on March 26, 2023, Maine maple syrup producers will 
     host the 40th annual Maine Maple Sunday: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates March 26, 2023, as ``Maine Maple Sunday''; 
     and
       (2) recognizes the contribution and importance of maple 
     syrup producers and their families in the State of Maine.

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