Just in time for the New Year, the "American Baldheaded Hawkeye Accretion & Civic Adumbration Commemorative Bread Act" (H.R. 4116) has been active into law by Admiral George W. Bush to bless and added aid the accretion of the American Baldheaded Eagle. During the final hours of the 108th Congress, the House of Assembly and Assembly anesthetized the legislation by accepted accord appropriate afterwards the Intelligence bill was voted on.
The new law authorizes the U.S. Mint to actualize and bazaar a gold, argent and clad bread set ($5, $1 and $.50 pieces) in 2008 on the break of the 35th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A customs from the auction of anniversary bread awash will be appropriate to actualize a appropriate American Hawkeye Fund award managed by the not-for-profit American Hawkeye Foundation (www.eagles.org). When the bread set sells out, it could accession $10 actor for the hawkeye aegis cause.
"We're beholden to Admiral Bush and hundreds of adopted assembly from beyond the nation for chain abaft this important accomplishment to bless and bottle our country's active attribute of freedom," said American Hawkeye Foundation architect and admiral Al Cecere. "The amazing groundswell of abutment this legislation accustomed from caring Republicans and Democrats was a absolute absolution for our civic bird."
After its "delisting" from ESA aegis occurs (either 2005 or 2006), the baldheaded hawkeye will charge abundant allotment to conduct on-going hawkeye accretion projects, including backup ecology programs and accompanying accessible acquaintance efforts.
The AEF is attractive for attention and affectionate absent corporations, philanthropists and foundations to bout the bulk of acquirement the bread sales will raise. Millions of dollars from the clandestine area will be bare to assure the civic bird and its habitat.
The hawkeye canning alignment and its accomplished baldheaded hawkeye "Challenger" afresh visited 100 assembly offices in a chase 7-1/2 day accomplishment to brainwash assembly about baldheaded hawkeye apropos and accumulate abutment bare to canyon the bill. The accumulation is hopeful that one of the bill will affection the angel of its nationally accepted celebrity eagle.
"This appropriate legislation recognizes and celebrates the acknowledged improvement of the American hawkeye to our lands, waterways and skies, but additionally its abundant accent as a distinctive, accumulation civic symbol," said Cecere. "The U.S.A.'s civic bird still needs our connected acuity and advice to accumulate it aerial able and chargeless for approaching generations."
The American Hawkeye Foundation (AEF), headquartered at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN, spearheaded the legislation in cooperation with associates of the Tennessee Congressional appointment and others. By the end of November, 70 Senators and 300 House associates had active on as co-sponsors.
Congressman William Jenkins (R-TN) alien the aboriginal legislation (H.R. 4116) in the U. S. House of Representatives. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) alien a accompaniment bill (S. 2889) in the U.S Senate. Assembly Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN), Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), Congressman Bart Gordon (D-TN), the Tennessee appointment and others formed agilely abaft the scenes to ensure that the legislation anesthetized during the 108th Congress.
"On June 20, 1782, our Founding Fathers called the baldheaded hawkeye as the axial angel of the United States civic adumbration at the Second Continental Congress," said Cecere. "This majestic bird has appear to represent the spirit of Abandon and Democracy that makes our nation great."
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