Bill Text: TX HCR82 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-25 - Left pending in committee [HCR82 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HCR82-Introduced.html

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86R13415 KSM-D
By: Hunter H.C.R. No. 82

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The cruise operations in the home port of Galveston
have an enormous economic impact on Texas; the city hosted more than
900,000 passenger and crew visits in 2017, which accounted for
$1.42 billion in direct spending; in addition, the industry was
responsible for generating over 25,000 Texas jobs and paying $1.62
billion in wage income; and
WHEREAS, South of Galveston, between Calhoun and Cameron
Counties, from the tip of the Golden Crescent, along the Coastal
Bend, to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas is home to several
growing cities, robust tourism, and a wealth of natural resources;
the area, with more than 150 miles of Gulf shoreline, also harbors
three major deepwater ports, any of which might be a viable site for
a cruise line headquarters or a port of embarkation; and
WHEREAS, Florida and California, respectively, benefit the
most from the North American cruise industry, and each state
operates multiple cruise ports; and
WHEREAS, An additional Texas cruise ship port between Calhoun
and Cameron Counties could offer an attractive vacation option for
a significant portion of the state's residents and be an economic
boon to the state as a whole; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 86th 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 conduct a
study regarding the development of a cruise industry on the Texas
coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties, including its potential
economic impact and options for incentives to attract the cruise
industry to South 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 86th Texas Legislature may adopt; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That the committee submit a full report, including
findings and recommendations, to the 87th Texas Legislature before
it convenes in January 2021.