Bill Text: TX SCR5 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [SCR5 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SCR5-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 5 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The cruise operations in the homeports of Galveston | ||
| and Houston have an enormous economic impact on Texas; together, | ||
| the cities hosted some 680,000 passenger and crew visits in 2007, | ||
| which accounted for $1.07 billion in direct spending; in addition, | ||
| the industry was responsible for generating over 18,500 Texas jobs | ||
| and paying $893 million in wage income; and | ||
| WHEREAS, South of Galveston, between Calhoun and Cameron | ||
| Counties, Texas is home to several growing cities, robust tourism, | ||
| and a wealth of natural resources; the area also hosts 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; both states currently | ||
| operate five ports, including Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, | ||
| Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa in Florida, and Los Angeles, Long | ||
| Beach, San Diego, San Francisco, and Oakland in California; 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 82nd 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 legislative study | ||
| regarding the development of a cruise industry on the Texas coast | ||
| between Calhoun and Cameron Counties and its potential economic | ||
| impact; 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 82nd Legislature may adopt. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 5 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on March 17, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 5 was adopted by the House | ||
| on May 19, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 3, one | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
