H.C.R. No. 31       HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION            WHEREAS, Among the most urgent and costly issues facing Texas   is drought, which recently has caused a number of crop failures on   irrigated land; those occurrences have highlighted the necessity   for policies that promote responsible water usage and water   conservation; and          WHEREAS, The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, managed by   the Risk Management Agency of the United States Department of   Agriculture, supports the economic stability of agriculture   through its crop insurance program, which assists American farmers   and agricultural entities in managing risk and the threat of   natural disasters; in the event of a crop failure, however, current   FCIC policy requires farmers to demonstrate good faith practices,   which include watering the failed crop, in order to qualify for   insurance benefits; and          WHEREAS, The USDA could further help sustain the agricultural   industry and our precious water resources by developing provisions   that encourage water conservation when crop failures occur; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress to encourage   the U.S. Department of Agriculture to revise existing policies that   promote the waste of water after an irrigated crop has been declared   a failure; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official   copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to   the secretary of agriculture, to the president of the Senate and the   speaker of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the   United States, to the chair of the House Committee on Agriculture   and the chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,   and Forestry, and to all members of the Texas delegation to Congress   with the request that this resolution be officially entered in the   Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United   States of America.     Springer   Stucky   Gonzales of Williamson       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.C.R. No. 31 was adopted by the House on April   13, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.C.R. No. 31 was adopted by the Senate on May   12, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor