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HOUSE
JOINT MEMORIAL 4017
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Passed
Legislature - 1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/03/95.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.
Requesting Congress
to control or eradicate nonnative noxious weeds.
TO THE
HONORABLE BILL CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:
We,
your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of
Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and
petition as follows:
WHEREAS,
Nonnative noxious weeds pose a substantial and significant threat to the economic
welfare of the citizens of the state of Washington in that noxious weeds are
detrimental or destructive of crops, fruit, trees, shrubs, valuable plants,
forage, other cultivation, and agricultural plants or produce; and
WHEREAS,
In recognition of the substantial threat to economic welfare, the state of
Washington has mandated the control and eradication of nonnative noxious weeds
on all privately held and state-held lands, which has up to this time been
effectively managed by the state of Washington; and
WHEREAS,
Nonnative noxious weeds continue to proliferate and burgeon on lands that are
the property of the United States of America, or under the control of the
United States; and
WHEREAS,
The failure of the federal government of the United States to control or
eradicate nonnative noxious weeds poses a substantial and significant threat to
the economic welfare of the citizens of the state of Washington in that these
weeds are detrimental or destructive of crops, fruits, trees, shrubs, valuable
plants, forage, other cultivation, and agricultural plants or produce; and
WHEREAS,
This nonfeasance and malfeasance of the federal government, committed by and
through the principal instrumentality of the United States Forest Service, is
in direct violation of federal law and regulation; namely, the Carlson-Foley
Act and Federal Noxious Weed Act; and
WHEREAS,
The previously mentioned unrestrained propagation and exponential reproduction
of nonnative noxious weeds is an exigent economic and agricultural peril; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that Congress recognize the
enormous threat to the economic and agricultural welfare of the state of
Washington, caused by the failure of the federal government to control or
eradicate the agricultural and economic menacing nonnative noxious weeds,
within the borders of the state of Washington and upon property of the United
States of America or property under control of the United States, and as such,
immediately direct all federal instrumentalities and agencies managing or
controlling this property to comply with all relevant laws and regulations
regarding control or eradication of nonnative noxious weeds in the state of
Washington; and
BE
IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the
Honorable Bill Clinton, President of the United States, the President of the
United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each
member of Congress from the State of Washington.
