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.
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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.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 61 was adopted by the House
on May 18, 2001.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor