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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Austin Amateur Radio Club is celebrating the |
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100th anniversary of its founding in 2019, and this milestone |
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presents a fitting opportunity to recognize the group for its |
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outstanding contributions to the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1919, more than 100 members licensed by the |
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Federal Communications Commission have served Travis County by |
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providing emergency communications when normal systems are |
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nonfunctional or overloaded, such as during and after natural |
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disasters; and |
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WHEREAS, The club has maintained and operated radio rooms |
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next to the Emergency Operations Center at the Combined |
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Transportation, Emergency and Communications Center and the State |
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Operations Center at the Department of Public Safety headquarters |
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as well as with the Central and South Texas American Red Cross, |
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which further benefit from the group's mobile emergency |
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communications trailer; members also maintain backup transmission |
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for 15 area hospitals through the Amateur Radio Communications for |
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Hospital Emergencies System, provide Skywarn reports to the |
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National Weather Service, and dispense situational awareness to the |
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Department of Defense through the U.S. Army Military Auxiliary |
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Radio System; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable organization has further served area |
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residents by providing communication support for public service |
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events, including the MS150 and Sound the Alarm smoke detector |
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program for low-income households; since 1993, the club's |
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scholarship program has granted more than $250,000 to FCC-licensed |
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high school seniors in Travis and surrounding counties; the fund |
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awarded $17,500 in 2018 alone; and |
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WHEREAS, For a century, the men and women of the Austin |
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Amateur Radio Club have helped to aid and educate their fellow |
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citizens, and they may take great pride in their important work; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Austin |
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Amateur Radio Club and extend to all those associated with the |
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organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |