By:  Luna                                       S.R. No. 1197
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission
    1-3  has voted to add the Air Logistics Center at Kelly Air Force Base
    1-4  to a list of bases that potentially could be closed; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Strategically located in San Antonio and one of
    1-6  five major Air Force industrial centers that comprise a worldwide
    1-7  logistics network in Air Force Materiel Command responsible for
    1-8  acquisition, supply, maintenance, and distribution, this
    1-9  exceptional installation has proven its worth as a military asset
   1-10  and has become a vital component of the local and regional economy;
   1-11  and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Kelly Air Force Base employs more than 14,000
   1-13  civilians and has an impact of $1 billion on the local economy; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, The loss of the facility not only would leave a
   1-15  serious gap in the national defense but also would cause the many
   1-16  civilian employees of the installation the loss of their jobs, a
   1-17  devastating result San Antonio and our country can ill afford at
   1-18  any time, but especially during these times of economic
   1-19  uncertainty; now, therefore, be it
   1-20        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   1-21  73rd Legislature, hereby strongly urge the Defense Base Realignment
   1-22  and Closure Commission not to recommend closure of the Air Logistics
   1-23  Center at Kelly Air Force Base; and, be it further
    2-1        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    2-2  the committee as a formal expression of the sentiment of the
    2-3  Texas Senate.
    2-4                                 _____________________________________
    2-5                                        President of the Senate
    2-6                                      I hereby certify that the
    2-7                                 above Resolution was adopted by
    2-8                                 the Senate on May 31, 1993.
    2-9                                 _____________________________________
   2-10                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-11                                 _____________________________________
   2-12                                         Member, Texas Senate