LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION expressing heartfelt condolences to the victims
of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill which began in April of 2010

WHEREAS, The ecological, economic and cataclysmic events in the Gulf of
Mexico due to the explosion of an oil platform resulting in the deaths
of eleven employees and the repercussions to family and friends and the
yet unhalted massive releases of oil and natural gases into the waters
of the Gulf will require the efforts and support of the citizens of this
State and Nation to ensure the restoration of the ecology and economy of
all the regions affected by this unprecedented ecological disaster; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is moved to extend its heartfelt condo-
lences to the families of the men killed and injured on the off-shore
oil drilling platform and expresses its solidarity with all of the
volunteers, organizations and individuals involved in the cleanup and
recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast of the United States and Mexico; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to express sincer-
est, heartfelt condolences to the small and large businesses, visitors
and other parties injured economically and personally by the massive
Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas spill which began in April of 2010;
and
WHEREAS, The coordinated efforts of state and federal governments and
volunteers in recovering wildlife and ensuring the safety of the waters
are recognized by this Legislative Body; the generosity and humanitar-
ianism of those who have given of their time and commitment to attempt
to mitigate an environmental disaster cannot be sufficiently extolled;
and
WHEREAS, In addition to the human toll, the Gulf of Mexico oil and
natural gas spill has resulted in extensive economic destruction of
fishing, shrimping and oyster fields, unknown damage to the environment
and creatures dependent upon the sustaining presence of the waters, the
catastrophic loss of employment and effect on the well-being of count-
less citizens and businesses along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
Ocean whose habitats may be compromised for some time; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is shocked and dismayed by the magni-
tude of this ongoing disaster and expresses to all the victims of the
Gulf of Mexico oil spill that the people of this Empire State relate to
the suffering that others endure in times of such devastation and remain
hopeful there will be an environmentally safe and comprehensive resol-
ution to this catastrophe; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
express sincerest, heartfelt condolences to the victims of the Gulf of
Mexico oil and gas spill and express solidarity with all the individuals
and organizations involved in the ongoing recovery efforts in the Gulf
of Mexico; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Governors of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas and to the President of Mexico.