Bill Text: TX HR1290 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 18-24, 2019, as National Safe Boating Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-06 - Reported enrolled [HR1290 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1290-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1290 | ||
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| WHEREAS, National Safe Boating Week is being observed from | ||
| May 18 to 24, 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Boating, including fishing, sailing, paddling, and | ||
| waterskiing, is an immensely popular recreational activity, and the | ||
| U.S. Coast Guard and its federal, state, and local partners | ||
| encourage all boaters to explore and enjoy America's beautiful | ||
| waters responsibly; and | ||
| WHEREAS, According to the National Safe Boating Council, | ||
| approximately 650 people die in boating-related accidents in the | ||
| United States each year, and 76 percent of those fatalities are | ||
| caused by drowning; the vast majority of accidents occur because of | ||
| human error or poor judgment and can be easily prevented through | ||
| basic safety practices, such as carrying emergency communications | ||
| equipment, participating in free boat safety checks, remaining | ||
| sober while navigating, and wearing life jackets; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Statistics have shown that nearly 85 percent of | ||
| those who drowned in boating mishaps were not wearing a life jacket; | ||
| although many boaters stow life jackets on board, there is rarely | ||
| enough time to properly employ one in the event of an accident; in | ||
| an effort to increase people's willingness to wear this essential | ||
| piece of safety equipment, modern life jackets have been designed | ||
| to be smaller, lighter, and more comfortable; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Boating accidents happen regardless of one's level | ||
| of experience, and wearing a life jacket is the most effective way | ||
| to prevent drowning for veteran and novice boaters alike; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize May 18 to 24, 2019, as National Safe | ||
| Boating Week and encourage Texans to practice safe boating habits | ||
| and to wear life jackets at all times while on the water. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1290 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 3, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
