ORDER NO. 30147
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF NEW OR REPLACEMENT USDA
LABORATORY FACILITY IN KERB COUNTY
Came to be heard this the 12th day of February, 2007, with a motion made
by Commissioner Letz, seconded by Commissioner Williams. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve the Resolution supporting design and engineering plans for the
proposed new or replacement USDA laboratory facility in Kerr County.
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO
BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Pat Tinley- OFFICE: County Juc~gsf`~
MEETING DATE: February 12, 2007
TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (please be specific) Consider, discuss and take appropriate action on proposed
resolution supporting design and engineering plans for proposed new or replacement
USDA laboratory facility in Kerr County
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON):
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IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
-Judge Tinley
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Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
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Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court, Court Order No. 25722.
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RESOLUTION
,1 RESOLO'fION OF KE:RR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' CDURT REQUESTING AND SUPPORTING
E'EDERAI. FUNDING FOR TiIE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING PHASE OF A NEW FACILITY TO HOUSE
"fHE KNIPLING-BUSH LAND U.S. LIVF,S"POCK INSECT RESEARCH LABORATORY' IN KERR
!'otiNTV, TExAS.
W'H6KEAS T'he USDA Knipling-Bushland Livestock Insect Research Laboratory has oper-
ated in Kerrville, Texas, since 1962; and for forty-five years has generated know-
ledge and solutions for livestock pest management problems benefiting livestock
producers in the United States and worldwide; and
W'ITEREAS Current research programs at the Laboratory continue in response to high priority
needs identified by the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program of the Veterinary
Services of USDA-AAPHIS, the cattle industry, the U.S. Department of Defense
and public health agencies concerned with tick-borne diseases of humans; and
WHEREAS The important work of this research laboratory continues today in W W II-era
Quonset-type buildings and other temporary buildings, inadequate for the Cype
and magnitude of the research in progress; and
W'Hf.RFAS The U. S. Animal Health Association Resolution No. 38, dated October 27, 2004,
urges the Secretary of Agriculture to requesC funds to construct a replacement
USDA Agricultural Research Service Laboratory in Kerr County, Texas, and
confirmed in the completed 2006 Federal Feasibility Study; now therefore be it
RESOI VFD That Kerr County Commissioners' Court respectfully requests the United States
Congress to provide sufficient funding in the 2008 Budget to implement the
design and engineering phase for a new USDA Agricultural Research Laboratory
in Kerr County, Texas; and be it further
RESOLVED That copies of this Resolution be forwarded to the Honorable Lamar Smith,
Congressman for the 21"Congressional District, and the Honorable Senators Kay
Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, urging their support of this worthy project.
ADOPTED THIS 12i" DAB' OF FEBRUARY, 2007
----~ - Pat T'191ey. C'-ounty .fudge ,
H A. "Buster" Baldwin
Commissioner, Precinct I
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William H. Williams
Commissioner, Precinct?
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unathan Letz Bruce Oehler
'ommiss ner, 'recinct 3 Cummissioner, Precinct 4