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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives of liquefied natural gas projects, |
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exploration and production companies, state business trade groups, |
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pipeline companies, government, and other stakeholders are |
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gathering in Austin on February 25, 2015, to highlight the benefits |
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of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports; and |
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WHEREAS, Pioneering exploration and extraction methods have |
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opened vast natural gas resources to development, and demand on |
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U.S. natural gas markets can now grow |
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with little impact on domestic |
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prices; plentiful supplies and unprecedented advances in |
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technology also present a historic opportunity for the United |
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States to achieve energy self-sufficiency while creating jobs and |
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wealth; and |
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WHEREAS, Global demand for LNG is expected to climb |
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significantly over the next two decades; the U.S. Department of |
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Energy estimates that, by 2035, natural gas production levels will |
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be 55 percent higher than was estimated only four years ago; this |
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trend can satisfy all domestic demand while also allowing the |
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nation to export natural gas; and |
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WHEREAS, According to recent studies, the expansion of LNG |
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markets will generate as much as $86 billion in net benefits to the |
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U.S. economy and will help reduce the U.S. trade deficit by as much |
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as $60 billion by 2038; moreover, increases in LNG exports could |
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create more than 450,000 American jobs, including tens of thousands |
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of jobs in construction and operations; every two billion cubic |
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feet per day of exports supports 50,000 jobs in the exploration and |
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production sectors; and |
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WHEREAS, In Texas, proposed construction and operation of |
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multiple LNG export facilities along the Gulf Coast will |
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incentivize new direct infrastructure investments worth billions |
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of dollars, will contribute royalties and local tax revenues to |
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communities across the state, and could create up to 155,000 jobs in |
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the state; and |
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WHEREAS, LNG exports will contribute to the nation's global |
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energy leadership and to other vital goals, among them stability in |
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natural gas pricing, increased business investment, job growth, and |
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higher revenues for communities in natural-gas-producing areas; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 25, 2015, as Liquefied |
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Natural Gas (LNG) Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those |
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participating in this event sincere best wishes for an enjoyable |
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and educational visit to Austin. |
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Lozano |
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Anchia |
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Darby |
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Wu |
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Hunter |
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Phelan |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Herrero |
Phelan |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Howard |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Riddle |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rinaldi |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Burns |
Keough |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Romero, Jr. |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spitzer |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Springer |
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Deshotel |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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Dutton |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Elkins |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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Faircloth |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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Fallon |
Menéndez |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Frullo |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Galindo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 699 was adopted by the House on February |
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25, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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