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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Expediting liquefied natural gas exports will spur |
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the advancement of a vital industry that promotes the prosperity |
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and security of our state and nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Improved technologies and abundant resources have |
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allowed America to overtake Saudi Arabia and Russia as the world's |
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leading natural gas producer; however, while the combination of |
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hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling provides access to |
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enough domestic natural gas to last for at least a century, efforts |
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to export the fuel are hampered by an antiquated and expensive |
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permitting approval process that can take three years or longer; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Russia is the largest source of natural gas |
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for Ukraine and most of our European allies, and the Russian |
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president, Vladimir Putin, has become increasingly aggressive in |
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his drive to increase his nation's share of the Asian market; in |
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response to these issues and to Russian military escalation in |
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Ukraine, calls have been made for the United States to streamline |
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the approval process for LNG export project applications; and |
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WHEREAS, By eliminating red tape in the U.S. Department of |
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Energy, the United States can offer greater energy security to its |
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allies and weaken Russia's position on the world stage; moreover, |
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Japan and Europe are among the most lucrative LNG markets, and |
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helping to meet their energy needs will strengthen existing |
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relationships while boosting our economy, creating high-paying |
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jobs, and encouraging more drilling and construction of LNG export |
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infrastructure in the United States, thereby further promoting |
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economic growth; and |
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WHEREAS, American innovation in the energy industry has |
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already led to tremendous job and revenue growth, but the nation has |
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not yet taken full advantage of the potential of its natural |
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resources and advanced technology; by bringing the LNG permitting |
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process into the 21st century, the United States will realize |
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tremendous economic and geopolitical gains; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress to |
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expedite the permitting process for the export of liquefied natural |
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gas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the chief clerk of the Texas House of |
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Representatives forward official copies of this resolution to the |
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president of the United States, to the U.S. secretary of commerce, |
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to the U.S. secretary of energy, to the president of the Senate and |
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the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States |
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Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress |
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with the request that this resolution be entered in the |
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Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United |
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States of America. |