1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 690

        1-2           WHEREAS, On May 13, 1997, Texans from across the state

        1-3     and representatives of James Hardie Building Products will

        1-4     gather to dedicate the company's new facility in Cleburne, and

        1-5     this noteworthy event is truly deserving of special praise and

        1-6     recognition; and

        1-7           WHEREAS, Based in Australia, James Hardie Building

        1-8     Products is an international leader in nonasbestos fiber-cement

        1-9     building products and technology, and the firm's decision to

       1-10     locate its largest North American plant in Texas is an auspicious

       1-11     one for both the company and the people of the Lone Star State;

       1-12     and

       1-13           WHEREAS, Texas enjoys a reputation as a hospitable

       1-14     environment for business, and corporate citizens of the size

       1-15     and stature of James Hardie Building Products are welcome

       1-16     confirmation of the state's success in attracting investment;

       1-17     and

       1-18           WHEREAS, This newest asset to the City of Cleburne

       1-19     represents a $65 million investment on the part of James Hardie

       1-20     Building Products and is expected to employ approximately 165

       1-21     workers by the end of 1997, invigorating the local economy even

       1-22     while benefiting from the industriousness and skill of the Texas

       1-23     workforce; and

        2-1           WHEREAS, The dedication of the James Hardie Building

        2-2     Products plant in Cleburne is an apt reflection of the mutually

        2-3     beneficial relationships that have developed between corporations

        2-4     and communities across the state, and the combined energies and

        2-5     resources of this dynamic international firm and the people of

        2-6     Cleburne bode well for a bright future; now, therefore, be it

        2-7           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

        2-8     75th Legislature, hereby commemorate the dedication of the

        2-9     James Hardie Building Products facility in Cleburne and extend

       2-10     sincere best wishes to all those associated with this worthy

       2-11     endeavor.

       2-12                                                                  Sibley

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       2-14                                          President of the Senate

       2-15                                       I hereby certify that the above

       2-16                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

       2-17                                  on May 8, 1997.

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       2-19                                          Secretary of the Senate

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       2-21                                           Member, Texas Senate