Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Resolution Native Plants topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Senate committee adopts resolution encouraging native plants, adds clause clarifying it is not law
Summary
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee adopted a resolution urging use of native plant material in landscapes and amended it to add a whereas clause clarifying the measure is not a state law.
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday adopted, as amended, a resolution that encourages public entities and residents to use native plant material in landscaping.
Senator from Greenville, who reviewed the resolution in committee and described it as “stout written,” proposed adding a final whereas clause clarifying that the document is not state law but an encouragement. The committee adopted that amendment by voice vote and then adopted the underlying resolution as amended. No opposition was recorded in the transcript.
The resolution’s text, as discussed in committee, promotes native plants for “a variety of reasons,” and the sponsor said the amendment was intended to make clear to the public that the resolution is guidance rather than a statutory requirement.
The committee approved the amendment and the resolution by voice votes and then adjourned.
