Bill Text: TX HR1145 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging Congress to expedite the permitting process for the export of liquefied natural gas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-11 - Referred to Energy Resources [HR1145 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1145-Introduced.html
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By: Lozano | H.R. No. 1145 |
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WHEREAS, Expediting liquefied natural gas exports will spur | ||
the advancement of a vital industry that promotes the prosperity | ||
and security of our state and nation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Improved technologies and abundant resources have | ||
allowed America to overtake Saudi Arabia and Russia as the world's | ||
leading natural gas producer; however, while the combination of | ||
hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling provides access to | ||
enough domestic natural gas to last for at least a century, efforts | ||
to export the fuel are hampered by an antiquated and expensive | ||
permitting approval process that can take three years or longer; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Russia is the largest source of natural gas | ||
for Ukraine and most of our European allies, and the Russian | ||
president, Vladimir Putin, has become increasingly aggressive in | ||
his drive to increase his nation's share of the Asian market; in | ||
response to these issues and to Russian military escalation in | ||
Ukraine, calls have been made for the United States to streamline | ||
the approval process for LNG export project applications; and | ||
WHEREAS, By eliminating red tape in the U.S. Department of | ||
Energy, the United States can offer greater energy security to its | ||
allies and weaken Russia's position on the world stage; moreover, | ||
Japan and Europe are among the most lucrative LNG markets, and | ||
helping to meet their energy needs will strengthen existing | ||
relationships while boosting our economy, creating high-paying | ||
jobs, and encouraging more drilling and construction of LNG export | ||
infrastructure in the United States, thereby further promoting | ||
economic growth; and | ||
WHEREAS, American innovation in the energy industry has | ||
already led to tremendous job and revenue growth, but the nation has | ||
not yet taken full advantage of the potential of its natural | ||
resources and advanced technology; by bringing the LNG permitting | ||
process into the 21st century, the United States will realize | ||
tremendous economic and geopolitical gains; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress to | ||
expedite the permitting process for the export of liquefied natural | ||
gas; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That the chief clerk of the Texas House of | ||
Representatives forward official copies of this resolution to the | ||
president of the United States, to the U.S. secretary of commerce, | ||
to the U.S. secretary of energy, to the president of the Senate and | ||
the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States | ||
Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress | ||
with the request that this resolution be entered in the | ||
Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United | ||
States of America. |