S 1052 Concurrent Resolution, By Alexander, Anderson, Branton, Bryan, Cork, 
Courson, Courtney, Drummond, Elliott, Fair, Ford, Giese, Glover, Gregory, 
Grooms, Hayes, Holland, Hutto, Jackson, Land, Lander, Leatherman, Leventis, 
Martin, Matthews, McConnell, McGill, Mescher, Moore, O'Dell, Passailaigue, 
Patterson, Peeler, Rankin, Ravenel, Reese, Russell, Ryberg, Saleeby, Setzler, 
Short, J.V. Smith, Thomas, Waldrep, Washington and Wilson
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
 AMERICA TO CELEBRATE THE SIXTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE
 CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS AND TO ESTABLISH TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1998, AS
 NATIONAL CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS RECOGNITION DAY; AND JOINING OTHER STATES
 IN EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION OF THIS STATE TO THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION
 CORPS FOR ITS VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROTECTION OF OUR NATURAL
 RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF OUR WORK ETHIC.

   02/19/98  Senate Introduced SJ-2
   02/19/98  Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources SJ-2
   03/17/98  Senate Recalled from Committee on Agriculture and
                     Natural Resources SJ-6
   03/17/98  Senate Adopted, sent to House SJ-6
   03/18/98  House  Introduced HJ-17
   03/18/98  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-17

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

MEMORIALIZING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO CELEBRATE THE SIXTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS AND TO ESTABLISH TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1998, AS NATIONAL CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS RECOGNITION DAY; AND JOINING OTHER STATES IN EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION OF THIS STATE TO THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS FOR ITS VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROTECTION OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF OUR WORK ETHIC.

Whereas, on March 31, 1933, both the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate approved, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed, legislation establishing the greatest environmental program in the history of this nation the Civilian Conservation Corps; and

Whereas, these seventeen to twenty-three-year-old enrollees planted billions of tree seedlings on federal lands and in federal and state parks; and

Whereas, the United States government has collected, and continues to collect, millions of dollars in harvesting fees from timber companies; and

Whereas, thousands of farmers received assistance in terracing and establishing contour farming practices, preventing tons of erosion and tripling crop production; and

Whereas, the many lodges, cabins, shelters, and trails built in state and national parks have provided millions of hours of recreation and enjoyment to visitors; and

Whereas, the Civilian Conservation Corps concept could be a valuable complement to today's AmeriCorps and Job Corps by performing necessary restoration work in state and national forests and parks; and

Whereas, as it did in the 1930s, a new Civilian Conservation Corps would provide job training for enrollees and instill in them a work ethic and the need for self-discipline as well as workfare assistance to their families. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina memorializes the Congress of the United States of America to celebrate the sixty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Civilian Conservation Corps and to establish Tuesday, March 31, 1998, as National Civilian Conservation Corps Recognition Day.

Be it further resolved that this General Assembly joins other states in expressing the appreciation of this State to the Civilian Conservation Corps for its valuable contributions to the protection of our natural resources and encouragement of our work ethic.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the United States House of Representatives and Senate.