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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Former state representative Hill Kemp is making an |
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impressive contribution toward addressing a major problem facing |
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this state, the availability of safe, clean drinking water; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kemp, a chemical engineer, is CEO of KII, Inc., |
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a company that holds a patent on a solar still, its Suns River |
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technology, that is based on a process proposed by Aristotle and |
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that produces distilled water from saline water using solar energy; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2011, the company received a grant from the |
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to install a commercial-sized module of |
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the Suns River desalination process at the Brackish Groundwater |
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Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, The success of that pilot project led to a decision |
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by The University of Texas at El Paso to conduct further research, |
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and a collaborative effort among UTEP, the Bureau of Reclamation, |
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and KII, Inc., is underway at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination |
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Plant in El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas has a critical need for good, potable water to |
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maintain lives and businesses, and by harnessing the power of the |
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sun to produce freshwater, Mr. Kemp is working to create a |
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healthier and more prosperous future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate former state representative Hill |
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Kemp on the development of a solar still project for water |
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desalination and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Kemp as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |