Bill Text: TX HR2170 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Kerry Trest of KAT Excavation and Construction for receiving a patent for his invention, the Bulk Master Top.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2170 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2170-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2170 |
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WHEREAS, Kerry Trest of KAT Excavation and Construction in | ||
Sour Lake has been awarded a patent for his innovative new | ||
invention, the Bulk Master Top; and | ||
WHEREAS, The longtime owner of a successful earth-moving | ||
business, Mr. Trest has developed a more efficient method of | ||
hauling quicklime, an alkaline material that is highly reactive if | ||
exposed to water, potentially causing severe irritation or burns if | ||
inhaled or exposed to skin or eyes; bulk quicklime is usually hauled | ||
in vacuum-sealed, pneumatic tanker trailers to prevent it from | ||
getting wet and to allow it to be offloaded safely; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Trest's invention is a metal cover that can be | ||
placed over an open-top belly dump trailer, allowing it to carry | ||
quicklime without the cargo getting wet; since a pump is not | ||
required to load or empty a belly dump trailer, the quicklime can be | ||
offloaded much more quickly; Mr. Trest built his first Bulk Master | ||
Top in 2015 and was awarded his patent in October 2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, Continuing a family tradition of civil work that | ||
dates back nearly 80 years, Mr. Trest founded KAT Excavation and | ||
Construction in 1992, and with the support and participation of his | ||
wife, Belinda, and their son, Chris, he has built a well-respected | ||
business; and | ||
WHEREAS, Kerry Trest's experience, ingenuity, and hard work | ||
have resulted in a significant contribution to his industry, and he | ||
may indeed take great pride in this significant milestone in his | ||
business; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Kerry Trest on his receipt of a | ||
patent for the Bulk Master Top and extend to him and his family | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Trest as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2170 was adopted by the House on May | ||
26, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||