1-1 By: Parker S.C.R. No. 79 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed April 27, 1993; April 28, 1993, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; 1-4 May 12, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 11, 1-5 Nays 0; May 12, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Harris of Dallas x 1-9 Rosson x 1-10 Carriker x 1-11 Henderson x 1-12 Leedom x 1-13 Lucio x 1-14 Luna x 1-15 Nelson x 1-16 Patterson x 1-17 Shelley x 1-18 Sibley x 1-19 West x 1-20 Whitmire x 1-21 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-22 WHEREAS, After rebounding from the recession of the 1980s the 1-23 Texas economy is once again growing; and 1-24 WHEREAS, Since the discovery of oil at Spindletop in 1901, 1-25 the Texas economy has been strongly tied to the energy industry; 1-26 and 1-27 WHEREAS, Under President Clinton's new energy policy, Texas 1-28 would bear the brunt of the proposed Btu tax; Texans would pay 1-29 approximately $8 to Washington for every $1 the federal government 1-30 would return; and 1-31 WHEREAS, An unfair and inequitable tax, the Btu tax would 1-32 cost Texans an additional $54 million a day and the state, with 1-33 only 6.5 percent of the national population, would bear 12.5 1-34 percent of the United States energy tax burden; and 1-35 WHEREAS, Not a broad-based tax, it will be borne by energy 1-36 producers, just now emerging from 10 years of severe depression; 1-37 and 1-38 WHEREAS, Misguided energy policies have already driven many 1-39 major oil companies overseas; and 1-40 WHEREAS, President Clinton's plan could result in the loss of 1-41 thousands of jobs and force the curtailment of energy production in 1-42 the state and nation, increasing American dependence on foreign 1-43 oil; now, therefore, be it 1-44 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas 1-45 hereby request the speaker of the house of representatives to 1-46 appoint five members of the house of representatives and the 1-47 lieutenant governor to appoint five members of the senate to form a 1-48 delegation to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with the members 1-49 of the Texas delegation to Congress to express opposition to the 1-50 proposed Clinton energy policy and urge them to reconsider support 1-51 of this plan. 1-52 * * * * * 1-53 Austin, 1-54 Texas 1-55 May 12, 1993 1-56 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-57 President of the Senate 1-58 Sir: 1-59 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred S.C.R. 1-60 No. 79, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed 1-61 to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do 1-62 pass and be printed. 1-63 Harris of 1-64 Dallas, Chairman 1-65 * * * * * 1-66 WITNESSES 1-67 FOR AGAINST ON 1-68 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-1 Name: Barry Williamson x 2-2 Representing: Railroad Commission 2-3 City: Austin 2-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-5 Name: James E. Nugent x 2-6 Representing: Railroad Commission 2-7 City: Austin 2-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-9 Name: Jared E. Hazleton x 2-10 Representing: Self 2-11 City: 2-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-13 Name: Dan Hill x 2-14 Representing: The Coastal Corp 2-15 City: Houston 2-16 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-17 Name: Julian Martin x 2-18 Representing: Tipro Association 2-19 City: Austin 2-20 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-21 Name: Rob Looney x 2-22 Representing: Tx Mid Continent Oil & Gas As 2-23 City: Austin 2-24 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-25 Name: Jerry Mills x 2-26 Representing: Texaco Inc 2-27 City: Austin 2-28 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-29 Name: Paula Littles x 2-30 Representing: Texas AFL-CIO 2-31 City: Austin 2-32 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-33 Name: Larry Milner x 2-34 Representing: Texas Chamber of Commerce 2-35 City: Austin 2-36 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-37 Name: C. Nasworthy for Com. Mary Scott Naber x 2-38 Representing: Railroad 2-39 City: Austin 2-40 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-41 Name: Amy Gilliland x 2-42 Representing: Tx Indep Producers & Royalty 2-43 City: Austin 2-44 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-45 Name: Walter Foyt x 2-46 Representing: Houston Industries Inc. 2-47 City: Houston 2-48 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-49 FOR AGAINST ON 2-50 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-51 Name: David Sebree x 2-52 Representing: Dupont Co. & Conoco Inc 2-53 City: Austin 2-54 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-55 Name: Floyd B. Brown Jr. x 2-56 Representing: Exxon Corporation 2-57 City: Austin 2-58 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-59 Name: Steve Perry x 2-60 Representing: Texaco 2-61 City: Austin 2-62 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-63 Name: Ted Roberts x 2-64 Representing: Texas Assn of Business 2-65 City: Austin 2-66 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-67 Name: Jim Gentil x 2-68 Representing: Dow Chemical 2-69 City: Freeport 2-70 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1 Name: Julie Moore x 3-2 Representing: Occidental Chemical Corp 3-3 City: Austin 3-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-5 Name: Jack Erskine x 3-6 Representing: AMOCO 3-7 City: Austin 3-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-9 Name: J. Neal Miller, Jr. x 3-10 Representing: The Chevron Companies 3-11 City: Austin 3-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-13 Name: Clinton White x 3-14 Representing: Koch Industries Inc 3-15 City: Austin 3-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------