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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1210 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1210

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

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2010

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Langevin) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION

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

Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is a nonprofit corporation 
        registered with the Internal Revenue Service and was authorized as the 
        State-designated regional tourism development agency for the Blackstone 
        Valley of Rhode Island;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council represents the cities of 
        Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket, and the towns of Cumberland, 
        Lincoln, North Smithfield, Smithfield, Glocester, and Burrillville;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council was the first destination in the 
        world to receive the United Nations World Tourism Organization's Ulysses 
        Prize for innovative contributions to tourism policy, tourism 
        sustainable planning, environment protection, and new technologies;
Whereas in 2008, the World Travel and Tourism Council, recognized the Blackstone 
        Valley Tourism Council with their Tourism for Tomorrow Destination 
        Award, one of the most prestigious sustainable tourism development 
        awards in the world;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council seeks to create a unique sense of 
        place through social, economic, and physical development for Blackstone 
        Valley residents, and in turn, create a destination for visitors;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley is uniquely equipped to tell the story of 
        colonization, religious freedom, industrialization, immigration, the 
        gilded age, pollution, poverty, urban decay, and of rebirth and 
        sustainable redevelopment;
Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council works closely with public and 
        private partnerships, works as an interpreter and educator of the 
        history and ecology of the Blackstone River, and works closely on 
        community development projects with cities and towns;
Whereas the Blackstone River Valley has significant importance to the United 
        States and the State of Rhode Island in that the region because it is 
        the actual birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution that began 
        in 1790 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, when Samuel Slater began textile 
        manufacturing in Pawtucket in a wooden mill on the banks of the 
        Blackstone River; and
Whereas the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council operates on the philosophy of 
        taking a positive leadership role in initiating exciting, innovative, 
        and inventive tourism development products, projects, and programs: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council for its 
        tireless work to tell the story of the Blackstone Valley and 
        develop the region's economy; and
            (2) honors the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council for 
        celebrating its 25th anniversary.
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