ORDER NO. 22.164
RFPROVAI. OF' RESOLTJTZON RF.GRRDING THF. ENDANGF.RF.D
SFEnIF:S ACT PF.,RTAINING TO THE GOLDEN CHEEKED WARBLER
Tn IIRGF. THF. tJNITED 5'PA'IES CONGRESS TO REVISE THF'. ACT
TO GIVE STRONGER CONSIDERATION TO TFiE SIGNIFICANCE OF'
F.t'.pNi)M1C T?ACTORS AND FRESERVA.TION OF BASIC LANDOWNER
PROPERTY RIGHTS AND AUTHORIZATION OF THN.,JUDGE'S SIGNATURE
On th-i.:,. the 26th <iay of July 1994, upon motion made by
Commis..^,_oner Lehman, ..^,econc9ed Yiy nammissioner Oehler, the
noun unanimously approved by a vote o£ 4-0-0, t.o approve the
re solut i on r<ec~ttrdiny the Endanger r.;d Sperie:; Art, as it.
},ertaim.; t.o the Rol<ien Chreeked Warbler in the Texas Hi11
Country, to urge the United States Congress; to revise the Act
try give st. roru7er consideration r_.o the significance of economic.,
f dCa-0rf'. and pre-e=>ervat ion o£ basic landowner property rights
and authorize ttie Cnunt.y ,Judge to sign same.
STATR OF TEXAS
COURT OF
THF. COMMISSIONERS
COt7NTY OF KERR
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS
KNOW BY AL I. MEN }3Y THESE PRESEN'PS THAT ON THIS, the 26th day
of ,7uly, ].994, thr. Commissioners court of Kcrr County, Texas,
met iu duly called session at the Courthouse in Kerrville,
Texe:rr., with the fol owing members present:
W. G. "Bill" St.~acy, County Judge
Ray Lclrman, c.~amrissioner, Pct # 1
'P. Fi. "Butch" Lr_[c;key, Commissioner Pct. # 2
Glenn K. Holek~amp, Commissioner, Prt. # 3
Bruce. OehLesr, Commission~ar F'ct.. # 4
at :?aid rneering, among at her businr•.;s, the Court c,onsiclexed
the following
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The federal End~xngered Species Ar;t., scheduled for
reaur_}~orizat.ion by the 1J. S. Congress, is in need
of thorough and judicious revision to correct.
distortions of cvngress.i_unal intent that have
arise[[ s:inr~r• thr= law's aric}final enactment nearly
2Ul yf'rl I"5 a~1p; arid.
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WHEREAS, 'Phe icnplementrxtion of this Act hus haei a
detrimental effect on Economic dt:velopment. and
growth in Kerr County, often resulting in delay of
-- worthwhile projects; and
WHEREAS, Oncr~ all area is officially declared to be an
Endanyr~reri Species habitat sny subsequent.
alterneation of land by the owner must be approved
by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Sorvice; and
WHEREAS, The proses, for individual landowners to be
reviewed by the iJ.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is
frequently a very lengthy and time consuming
pror,r-•ciure often resulting in economic loss to the
L<and,~wnror; and
WHEREAS, Ent;uring Leya1 ob~,tar.,ies to acceptable uses o£
t>ev.~xte land, when multiplied throughout the
County r;ouid redur,e property values and deplete
the rax base which supports schools, roads,
utilities, and many other public service:,; and
WHEREAS, All of these anom~,ilies tha± have occurred since
pass~tne of thir. Act warrant continue=d scrutiny and
review by U. S. congress which would lc:etd to
substantial ~~mr~ndme,=nt of this Ar_t in the course of
-its rr-°tnt*hor-izaton.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Cr,mmissioners' court of Kerr County, Texas, urges
thF• tJnite,d States Congress to revise the federal
End~rnyered 5peci.e:; Ac;t, in keeping with the
concerns expressed herr~irt, to give strunger
consi.dr•rat.ion to the significance of economic•
factor;; and preserv.xton o£ b:asir., landowner
pr~pr~rty ri~ihts.
RESOLVED THIS 26TH DAY OF JULY, 1994,
Js/ W. C;. Stacy
/t/ W. G. "Bill" Stacy, County Judge