TITLE: Congratulating Carole D. Baker on her receipt of the 2011 Gregg A. Cooke Memorial Award for Exceptional Environmental Excellence from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Carole D. Baker on her receipt of the 2011 Gregg A. Cooke Memorial Award for Exceptional Environmental Excellence from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

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WHEREAS, Carole D. Baker of Lago Vista has received the 2011 Gregg A. Cooke Memorial Award for Exceptional Environmental Excellence by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and WHEREAS, Named in honor of the late Gregg Cooke, a former regional administrator with the Environmental Protection Agency, the award recognizes a single individual's exemplary efforts to preserve and protect the environment in Texas; and WHEREAS, Carole Baker has long worked to make water conservation a priority at the state level; in her role as director of intergovernmental relations for the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, she serves as the legislative and national liaison on water policy issues, handles public information and outreach programs, and assists with conservation and drought planning; and WHEREAS, Known as the "Queen of Water Conservation," this dynamic woman provides leadership on a national level as the chair of the board of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the sustainable use of water; she is also a member of the boards of the Texas Water Conservation Association, the Texas Water Wise Council, and the Texas Water Foundation, which she further serves as acting executive director; and WHEREAS, In addition to the Cooke Award, Ms. Baker's contributions have been recognized over the years with the 2002 Rainmaker Award from the Texas Water Foundation, the 2001 Special Service Award from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, the 1999 George Fuller Award from the American Water Works Association, and the 1996 Conservation Award from the Bureau of Reclamation, among many others; and WHEREAS, Carole Baker has dedicated her skill, energy, and expertise to preserving one of the Lone Star State's most precious resources, and she is indeed worthy of this prestigious recognition from her peers; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Carole D. Baker on her receipt of the 2011 Gregg A. Cooke Memorial Award for Exceptional Environmental Excellence and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Baker as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Price Ritter King of Zavala Howard of Travis Creighton Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2562 was adopted by the House on May 30, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House