Bill Text: TX HCR72 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to provide for a joint interim study regarding economic development in the Texas coastal region.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-13 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [HCR72 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HCR72-Introduced.html
| 84R10159 BPG-D | ||
| By: Lozano | H.C.R. No. 72 | |
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| WHEREAS, Economic activity in the Texas coastal region has an | ||
| enormous impact on the economy of the state as a whole; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2011, marine cargo and vessel traffic alone was | ||
| estimated to support approximately $277.6 billion in total economic | ||
| activity along the Texas coast; the region is crucial to the energy | ||
| industry, and its tourism sector and institutions of higher | ||
| education are also engines for growth; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The continued prosperity of the coastal region | ||
| depends on its ability to meet a number of challenges and | ||
| opportunities on the horizon; while the crude oil market has been | ||
| volatile, with prices falling precipitously between July 2014 and | ||
| January 2015, the state's rapid population growth bodes well for | ||
| development; the coastal region is anticipating a tremendous | ||
| increase in maritime traffic following the opening of the Panama | ||
| Canal expansion, expected in 2016; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Careful planning is required in order to maintain | ||
| and improve the global competitiveness of the coastal region in an | ||
| era of great change, and the state has a powerful interest in | ||
| ensuring that investments in infrastructure and other measures are | ||
| based on comprehensive data and a thorough understanding of the | ||
| issues likely to confront the area in the years ahead; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house | ||
| of representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding | ||
| economic development in the Texas coastal region; 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 84th Legislature may adopt. | ||
