ENROLLED HOUSE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 1026	By:	Jones, Rousselot, Derby and Faught of the House

			     and

Coffee, Brogdon, Adelson, Aldridge, Anderson, Ballenger, Barrington, Bass, Bingman, Branan, Brown, Burrage, Coates, Corn, Crain, Crutchfield, Easley, Eason McIntyre, Ellis, Ford, Garrison, Gumm, Halligan, Ivester, Johnson (Constance), Johnson (Mike), Jolley, Justice, Lamb, Laster, Leftwich, Lerblance, Marlatt, Mazzei, Myers, Newberry, Nichols, Paddack, Reynolds, Rice, Russell, Schulz, Sparks, Stanislawski, Sweeden, Sykes, Wilson and Wyrick of the Senate 

A Concurrent Resolution expressing opposition to the proposed lockage fee which will disproportionately impact certain shippers; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma strongly supports the continued improvement and development of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System to insure its continued viability; and

WHEREAS, navigation improvements are currently cost-shared between the federal government paying fifty percent and the waterways industry paying fifty percent, the industry’s share being funded by a tax of twenty cents per gallon on diesel fuel consumed by the barge and towing industry; and

WHEREAS, President Obama’s budget contains a provision whereby the existing fuel tax is replaced with a lockage fee that will disproportionately impact shippers on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System with its 18 locks and dams; and

WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma does not believe that changing the funding method from a fuel tax to a lockage fee is in the best interest of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 52ND OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:

THAT the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma hereby expresses its opposition to the proposed lockage fee which will disproportionately impact shippers on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.

THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to President Barack Obama, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, President of the Senate Joseph Biden, and each member of the Oklahoma Congressional delegation.

Adopted by the House of Representatives the 6th day of May, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Adopted by the Senate the 13th day of May, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate