1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1204 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-4 recognize the Texas City plant of Marathon Ashland Petroleum 1-5 for its exemplary contributions to ensuring the health and 1-6 safety of its employees, the surrounding communities, and our 1-7 state's environment; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Winner of the 2000 Marathon Ashland Petroleum 1-9 President's Award, the Texas City plant was presented with a 1-10 crystal trophy in recognition of its innovative and forward 1-11 thinking approaches to health, safety, environmental protection, 1-12 and business practices; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In acknowledgment of this prestigious honor, the 1-14 employees presented the Texas City Independent School District 1-15 Foundation and the La Marque Independent School District with a 1-16 $5,000 donation to promote creative instructional approaches to 1-17 programs focusing on health, safety, and environmental issues; and 1-18 WHEREAS, In surpassing the minimum requirements for 1-19 consideration, the Texas City refinery outdistanced the competition 1-20 by implementing several company firsts including an integrated 1-21 emergency planning approach and continuing improvement goals 1-22 for employee, community, and environmental safety; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Other criteria components considered for the award 2-1 were the Safety Performance Index, Community Outreach, Employee 2-2 Participation, Waste Reduction, Tiered Auditing Programs, Wildlife 2-3 Habitat, Behavior Based Performance, Pollution Prevention, and 2-4 Contractor Safety; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The Texas City Marathon Ashland Petroleum plant 2-6 is truly exemplary and is to be commended for its commitment to 2-7 instituting proactive solutions which address the concerns of 2-8 today and the future; now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-10 77th Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to the Texas City 2-11 plant of Marathon Ashland Petroleum for receiving the 2000 Marathon 2-12 President's Award; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-14 for the plant as a token of esteem and high regard from the 2-15 Texas Senate. 2-16 Jackson 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 President of the Senate 2-19 I hereby certify that the above 2-20 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-21 on May 25, 2001. 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 Secretary of the Senate 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Member, Texas Senate