,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#f1 #bjad,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself and
 ,mrs4 ,murray7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,celebrating the #cjth    
,anniversary of the ,walla ,walla       
,valley ,american ,viticultural ,area4  
,whereas the ,walla ,walla ,valley      
,american ,viticultural ,area was       
designated an ,american ,viticultural   
,area on ,february #f1 #aihd2 ,whereas  
the ,walla ,walla ,valley ,american     
,viticultural ,area is considered one of
 the most awarded and recognized of the 
,american ,viticultural ,areas in the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas in #bjac1 #d  
,walla ,walla ,valley ,american         
,viticultural ,area wines were selected 
by #c leading wine publications as among
 the top #ajj wines in the world2       
,whereas the wine industry contributes  
over #ejj million annually to the       

economy of ,walla ,walla ,county2       
,whereas jobs in the wine industry are  
steadily growing in ,walla ,walla       
,county and are expected to account for 
#bj percent of jobs in ,walla ,walla    
,county by #bjbj2 ,whereas the number of
 wineries in the ,walla ,walla ,valley  
,american ,viticultural ,area has grown 
from #d in #aihd to approximately #acj  
today2 ,whereas agricultural land       
devoted to growing wine grapes in the   
,walla ,walla ,valley ,american         
,viticultural ,area has grown from #cj  
acres in #aihd to #a1hjj acres in #bjac2
 and ,whereas ,walla ,walla ,valley     
,american ,viticultural ,area wines are 
consistently rated highly by critics and
 enjoyed by wine connoisseurs around the
 world3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the
 ,senate-- 7#a7 commends the ,walla     
,walla ,valley ,american ,viticultural  
,area on the occasion of its #cj year   
anniversary2  7#b7 recognizes the ,walla
 ,walla ,valley ,american ,viticultural 
,area as a pioneer in the wine industry 

of ,washington2 and  7#c7 requests the  
,secretary of the ,senate to transmit an
 enrolled copy of this resolution for   
appropriate display to the ,walla ,walla
 ,valley ,wine ,alliance4