1-1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 recognize Lockheed Martin for the many valuable contributions it 1-4 has made to the people of this state and to express its unqualified 1-5 support for future plans to assemble the Joint Strike Fighter at 1-6 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin's Texas companies set the standard 1-8 for excellence in aircraft, missiles, space operations and launch 1-9 vehicles, information systems, environmental remediation, logistics 1-10 management, training and technical services, and state and local 1-11 government services; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin makes vital contributions to the 1-13 economic well-being of the State of Texas, operating 13 facilities 1-14 with $1.2 billion in payroll being distributed to its 19,000 Texas 1-15 employees; additionally, its business operations generate billions 1-16 of dollars of revenue for nearly 2,700 Texas suppliers, including 1-17 91 small, historically underutilized, and women-owned businesses; 1-18 and 1-19 WHEREAS, An outstanding corporate citizen of Texas, Lockheed 1-20 Martin has contributed more than $3 million in charitable 1-21 donations, plus countless hours of employee volunteer time to state 1-22 and local educational, cultural, and service organizations; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, located in Fort 1-24 Worth, Texas, is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2001 as the 1-25 premier military aircraft manufacturer in the world; over the 2-1 course of its history in Fort Worth, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 2-2 has produced 3,120 F-16s, 562 F-111s, 116 B-58s, 385 B-36s, 124 2-3 B-32s, and 3,034 B-24s, a total of 7,341 military aircraft; and 2-4 WHEREAS, A fifth generation fighter aircraft for all three 2-5 military services known as the Joint Strike Fighter will replace 2-6 the F-15s, F-16s, A-10s, AV-8s, and F-18s in service; the 2-7 Department of Defense is scheduled to purchase 3,000 of the 2-8 aircraft, while the international market could be an additional 2-9 3,000; and 2-10 WHEREAS, Production of the Joint Strike Fighter is expected 2-11 to further the United States' dominance of the world export fighter 2-12 market for the next 30 years, continuing the legacy of the F-16 2-13 Fighting Falcon, the greatest export defense success of this 2-14 generation; and 2-15 WHEREAS, The production of the Joint Strike Fighter, which 2-16 will generate $200 billion in sales, will be the last major fighter 2-17 contract awarded until the year 2040; and 2-18 WHEREAS, The assembly of the Joint Strike Fighter will begin 2-19 in 2008 under the existing timetable, and the project would extend 2-20 the life of the 60-year-old Fort Worth plant, as the production of 2-21 the F-16 Fighting Falcon will conclude with the close of this 2-22 decade; and 2-23 WHEREAS, The Joint Strike Fighter project could potentially 2-24 create as many as 2,000 engineering, manufacturing, and development 2-25 jobs, 8,000 full production jobs, and 40,000 jobs for 2-26 subcontractors; and 3-1 WHEREAS, Among those hoping to assemble the Joint Strike 3-2 Fighter are companies with sites in Missouri and California; the 3-3 Secretary of Defense has been requested by Congress to submit a 3-4 report on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter 3-5 Program and the effects on the tactical fighter aircraft industrial 3-6 base of each alternative considered; and 3-7 WHEREAS, California's power shortages will not be rectified 3-8 for some time to come, rendering it unable to guarantee adequate 3-9 supplies of affordable electricity for production, while the State 3-10 of Texas should have over 20 percent excess electricity capacity in 3-11 the future due to power plant construction and local availability 3-12 of natural gas combined with a streamlined application process for 3-13 additional power plants; and 3-14 WHEREAS, Since 1941, the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company 3-15 in Fort Worth has provided hundreds of thousands of Texans with 3-16 quality, well-paying employment; a company that has earned an 3-17 unequalled reputation for military aircraft construction, Lockheed 3-18 Martin Aeronautics Company will continue to be the premier fighter 3-19 aircraft manufacturer in the world, guaranteeing our nation's 3-20 defense and continuing the proud heritage of military aviation in 3-21 Texas; now, therefore, be it 3-22 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 3-23 hereby fully support the selection of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 3-24 in Fort Worth as the site for the Joint Strike Fighter construction 3-25 program; and, be it further 3-26 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared to 4-1 express the admiration and high regard the Texas Legislature holds 4-2 for Lockheed Martin. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 61 was adopted by the Senate on May 18, 2001. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 61 was adopted by the House on May 18, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: _______________________________ Date _______________________________ Governor