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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 468 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 468

 Honoring the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council on the celebration of 
                         its 25th anniversary.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2010

   Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Reed) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Honoring the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council on the celebration of 
                         its 25th anniversary.

Whereas, on April 8, 2010, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council will celebrate 
        the 25th anniversary of its founding;
Whereas, since 1985, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council has been at the 
        forefront of sustainable destination development, community building, 
        resiliency, education, and scholarly research;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is a non-profit corporation 
        registered as a 501(c)(3) educational organization and is authorized 
        under Section 42-63.1-5 of the Rhode Island General Laws as the State-
        designated regional tourism development agency for the Blackstone Valley 
        of Rhode Island;
Whereas the development region of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council follows 
        the length and width of the Blackstone River Watershed, from the many 
        tributaries in southern Massachusetts, to the end of the river at the 
        headwaters of the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council represents the Rhode Island cities 
        of Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket, and towns of Cumberland, 
        Lincoln, North Smithfield, Smithfield, Glocester, and Burrillville;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley is the birthplace of the American Industrial 
        Revolution that began in 1790 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, when Samuel 
        Slater began textile manufacturing in a wooden mill on the banks of the 
        Blackstone River;
Whereas, since its beginning, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council has worked 
        to develop, promote, and expand the economic and community development 
        base for the cities and towns in the Blackstone Valley to create a 
        viable visitor and cultural destination that preserves the historic 
        heritage of the region;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council works as an interpreter and 
        educator of the history and ecology of the Blackstone River, initiates 
        ongoing international relationships of major importance to the region, 
        provides input on future riverfront and economic development, and 
        develops various recreational activities;
Whereas the work that the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council accomplishes 
        benefits from its partnerships with local social and community 
        development organizations, municipalities, regional and State economic 
        development organizations, educational institutions, and National and 
        international entities;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council was the first recipient of the 
        Ulysses Prize from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 
        that merits distinction for innovative contributions to tourism policy, 
        sustainable tourism planning, environmental protection and new 
        technologies, and in 2006, the Council received the UNWTO.Sbest 
        Certification in tourism governance, the only organization in the United 
        States to earn this certification; and
Whereas, in 2008, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) recognized the 
        Blackstone Valley Tourism Council with its Tourism for Tomorrow 
        Destination Award, a prestigious sustainable tourism development award, 
        in recognition of the integrated, community-centered, resilient approach 
        of the Council to tourism development and community building: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council on the 
        celebration of its 25th anniversary; and
            (2) wishes the Council continued success.
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