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GA SR1413

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/12/2010

Primary Sponsor

John Bulloch

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Origin

Senate

2009-2010 Regular Session

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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