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GA SR1413
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
John Bulloch
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AI Summary
- Honors the life and memory of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Samuel Davis Hamilton III, who passed away on February 20, 2010
- Hamilton was appointed by President Barack Obama as the agency's 15th director, overseeing nearly 10,000 employees, 551 national wildlife refuges, and 37 wetland management districts
- Previously served as Southeast Region director, where he administered funding enabling states to manage more than 9 million acres and add an additional million acres for hunting and wildlife management areas
- Led an initiative to form 22 science-based Landscape Conservation Cooperatives nationwide and championed diversity in natural resources by establishing the Minorities in Natural Resources Committee
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Hamilton family
Legislative Description
Hamilton III, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Samuel Davis; condolences
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
4/12/2010
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