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State of South Dakota
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH
SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2002 |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
NO.
1011
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Introduced by:
Representatives Lintz, Duenwald, Fryslie, Garnos, Hansen (Tom), Hanson
(Gary), Hargens, Hennies (Thomas), Holbeck, Jensen, Juhnke, Klaudt,
Kloucek, Kooistra, McCaulley, McCoy, Olson (Mel), Pederson (Gordon),
Pummel, Rhoden, Sigdestad, Solum, Teupel, and Van Etten and Senators
Vitter, Hutmacher, Kleven, and Symens
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION,
Expressing the support of the Legislature for the
construction and operation of a federal Western Grasslands Invasive Weed Laboratory in
Rapid City, South Dakota.
WHEREAS,
noxious weeds and invasive species have a detrimental effect on agricultural,
forest, and grazing lands in South Dakota and other states in the region; and
WHEREAS,
the total impact of costs attributable to nonindigenous weeds is as high as $5.4
billion annually; and
WHEREAS,
effective and cost-efficient methods must be found to control invasive species
and noxious weeds; and
WHEREAS,
the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service has
specialists who have the expertise needed to conduct such research; and
WHEREAS,
the Western Grasslands Invasive Weed Laboratory would work cooperatively
with state universities, other federal and state agencies, and private research groups; and
WHEREAS,
the laboratory would focus on noxious weeds in South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana, and Wyoming; and
WHEREAS,
Rapid City is centrally located, making access by scientists and distribution of
information easier:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-
seventh Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the
Legislature supports the establishment of a Western Grasslands Invasive Weed Laboratory in
Rapid City, South Dakota.
