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RESOLUTION NUMBER ? ~ 38
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCI L OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH URGING CONGRESS TO REJECT ALL EFFORTS
TO WITHDRAW FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE
IN OUR NATION'S BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS AND
TO RECOGNIZE THAT FEDERAL SUPPORT IS CRITICAL
WHEREAS, Amelica's beaches provide vital economic, recreational, stonn damage
reduction, and environmental benefits to the nation; and
WHEREAS, nearly 60 percent of all Americans live within 50 miles of the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the five Great Lakes; and
WHEREAS, the nation's beaches are the leading tourist destination for millions of
domestic and foreign visitors, providing jobs and business profits which in turn produce
billions of dollars of tax revenues for the federal government, as well as state and local
governments; and t.
WHEREAS, the federal government has made a commitment to our nation's beaches by
partnering with state and local governments to fund on-going beach restoration projects,
including periodic beach renourishment, for over sixty years.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
That the City of Seal Beach urges Congress to reject all effOlis to withdraw from or limit
the federal govemment's role in our nation's beach nourishment projects and.to recognize
that continued federal support is critical to the sustained environmental and economic
health of our coastal resources and communities.
ATTEST: ~
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ind Devine, City Clerk ...,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Lind~ D:vine, C~t~ Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution IS the ongmal copy of Resolution Number S~ 3~ on file in the office of the City
Cler~, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, at a regular
meeting thereof held On the ~ .t.f.w, day of 'YY'l ~ ' 2004.
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