Bill Text: TX HCR59 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Requesting the speaker and lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study seawater desalination on the Texas coast.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR59 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR59-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 59 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Texas has the strongest economy in the South and | ||
| leads the region in population growth, creating greater demand for | ||
| water; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Water desalination, already common in the | ||
| Caribbean, the Middle East, and elsewhere, is worth exploring as | ||
| the state strives to meet future water needs of citizens, | ||
| agriculture, and industry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The future prosperity of Texas depends heavily on | ||
| the availability of water, and it is imperative that we fully | ||
| understand all of our options when it comes to securing this vital | ||
| resource; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house | ||
| of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study | ||
| water desalination in Texas; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be | ||
| governed by such general rules and policies for joint interim | ||
| committees as the 83rd Legislature may adopt. | ||
| Hunter | ||
| Herrero | ||
| Lozano | ||
| Price | ||
| Kleinschmidt | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 2, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| RECEIVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Secretary of State | ||
