WHEREAS, By generating 20.7 billion kilowatt-hours of energy

                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The South Texas Project Electric Generating Station,

 1-2     through the noteworthy efforts of its team members, serves as a

 1-3     valuable energy resource to the citizens of Texas; and

 1-4     WHEREAS, By generating 20.7 billion kilowatt-hours of energy in

 1-5     1996, the station met the electrical needs of 1,500,000 Texas homes

 1-6     during that year; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, The South Texas Project Team set a new standard for

 1-8     the safety and efficiency of U.S. nuclear energy plant refueling

 1-9     outages, refueling Unit 2 in 17.6 days in February 1997; and

1-10           WHEREAS, South Texas Project Unit 2 ranked second in the U.S.

1-11     and sixth in the world for electrical power generation from nuclear

1-12     energy in 1996, while Unit 1 placed third and seventh respectively

1-13     in those categories; and

1-14           WHEREAS, The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations on April

1-15     18, 1996, rated South Texas Project performance as category 1, the

1-16     institute's highest performance ranking, noting the project's

1-17     excellent overall performance and that no significant weaknesses

1-18     were found; and

1-19           WHEREAS, On May 1, 1996, the South Texas Project Team

1-20     received  from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission its Systematic

1-21     Assessment of Licensee Performance ratings, having earned a mark of

1-22     "superior" in the maintenance and support categories and "good"

1-23     ratings for operations and engineering; now, therefore, be it

1-24           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

 2-1     hereby acknowledge its appreciation of the South Texas Project Team

 2-2     for their unwavering commitment to setting and meeting the highest

 2-3     possible standards of safety, efficiency, and performance and, in

 2-4     recognition of the team members' many significant achievements,

 2-5     extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success in the

 2-6     future.

                                                                        Uher

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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.C.R. No. 162 was adopted by the House on

         April 11, 1997, by a non-record vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House

               I certify that H.C.R. No. 162 was adopted by the Senate on

         April 28, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Secretary of the Senate

         APPROVED:  _____________________

                            Date

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                          Governor