[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15733]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CONGRATULATING ALVIN ISD

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 13, 2014

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Alvin 
Independent School District for receiving the 2014 Clean Air Champion 
award.
  This award honors organizations operating in the Houston-Galveston 
area that are taking extraordinary, voluntary measures to improve the 
region's air quality. The Alvin ISD earned this recognition by 
revamping district-wide transportation; they have boosted fuel 
efficiency through a no-idle policy, pulled older, less efficient 
vehicles off the road, and replaced most diesel-fueled buses with 
propane-fueled buses.
  I applaud the Alvin Independent School District in its forward 
thinking and contributions to our local air quality and health. On 
behalf of the residents of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of 
Texas, I congratulate Alvin ISD for receiving the 2014 Clean Air 
Champion award.

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