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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas takes pleasure |
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in recognizing Bell Helicopter Textron on the 10th anniversary of |
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its Amarillo Military Aircraft Assembly Center; and |
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WHEREAS, The Bell Helicopter Textron Military Aircraft |
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Assembly Center contributes to Amarillo's economic vitality and |
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employs over 800 talented West Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, Bell Helicopter Textron began assembly activity on |
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the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on March 15, 1999, and delivered |
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its 100th aircraft to the American military in May of 2008; the |
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federal government has signed a five-year contract to step up the |
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V-22 production in order to produce an additional 167 tiltrotor |
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aircraft; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2004, Bell added the H-1 Upgrade military program |
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to the workload at the assembly center, and employees delivered 12 |
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of these helicopters to the United States Marine Corps in 2008; by |
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2012, 28 helicopters per year will be delivered under a Full Rate |
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Production Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Through public and private partnerships with the |
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City of Amarillo, the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation, |
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and the Texas Workforce Skills Development Program, Bell Helicopter |
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Textron has broken ground on an additional 176,072 square feet of |
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production space for the assembly center and anticipates adding 450 |
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employees to its workforce by 2013; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Bell Helicopter Textron on the 10th anniversary |
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of its Amarillo Military Aircraft Assembly Center; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for Bell |
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Helicopter Textron. |