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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Valero McKee Refinery has received the 2013 |
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Texas Environmental Excellence Award for technology; and |
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WHEREAS, Established by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality, the Texas Environmental Excellence Awards |
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celebrate the efforts of citizens, communities, businesses, and |
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organizations to preserve and protect the state's environment; the |
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awards are presented each spring in diverse categories across the |
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public and private sectors; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2008, the Valero McKee Refinery began work on the |
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Sunray Wind Farm project; the site is now home to 33 turbines that |
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help to produce cleaner energy and reduce the refinery's dependency |
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on energy produced from coal-fired power plants; and |
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WHEREAS, With its pioneering strategies to conserve energy, |
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the Valero McKee Refinery is demonstrating exemplary stewardship of |
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our state's natural resources, and it is indeed worthy of this |
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prestigious accolade; 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 the Valero McKee Refinery on its |
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receipt of a Texas Environmental Excellence Award from the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality and extend to all those |
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associated with the facility sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |