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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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HONORING RUSSELL CHATEAUNEUF ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT | |
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FROM PUBLIC SERVICE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Jacquard, and Nunes | |
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Date Introduced: June 27, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Russ Chateauneuf is a twenty-six year veteran of public service. For the past |
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sixteen years, he has served as Chief of the Department of Environmental Management’s Office |
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of Water Resources Groundwater and Wetlands Protections Section, where he has devoted his |
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time, energy, and talents to protecting water, arguably our state’s most valuable asset; and |
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WHEREAS, Not only are our very lives physically dependent upon water to continue |
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functioning, but we also need water to grow food, generate power, and run industries. |
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Communities and individuals may continue to exist without many things, but they cannot be |
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deprived of water and survive for more than a few days; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chateauneuf manages statewide regulatory and non-regulatory |
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programs focusing on wetlands, groundwater, and non-point sources of pollution. In that capacity, |
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he has consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership and has zealously protected Narragansett |
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Bay and our coastal ponds and their contributing watersheds; and |
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WHEREAS, Our Ocean State and our citizenry have been better protected due to the |
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vision and guidance of Russell Chateauneuf. The programs and policies he has helped to establish |
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have protected and enriched our environment and will continue to do so for generations to come; |
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now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby recognizes and thanks Russ Chateauneuf for his many years of |
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outstanding service to our state and our environment. We moreover wish him good health, much |
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happiness, and continued success in all his future endeavors; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Alicia Good, Assistant Director, DEM Office |
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of Water Resources. |
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