H.R. No. 533

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Representatives of liquefied natural gas projects,
	pipeline companies, government, and other stakeholders are
	gathering in Austin on February 22, 2017, to highlight the benefits
	of liquefied natural gas exports; and
	WHEREAS, Pioneering exploration and extraction methods have
	opened vast natural gas resources to development, and demand on
	U.S. natural gas markets can now grow with little impact on domestic
	prices; plentiful supplies and unprecedented advances in
	technology also present a historic opportunity for the United
	States to achieve energy self-sufficiency while creating jobs and
	wealth; and
	WHEREAS, Global demand for LNG is expected to climb
	significantly in the coming years; the U.S. Department of Energy
	estimates that by the early 2020s, liquefied natural gas will
	dominate U.S. natural gas exports; two new LNG export facilities
	are under construction in Texas and are expected to be operational
	in the next two years; another has received all necessary permits to
	begin construction, and four more are awaiting final regulatory
	approvals from the federal government; and
	WHEREAS, According to recent studies, the expansion of LNG
	markets will generate billions of dollars in net benefits to the
	U.S. economy; moreover, increases in LNG exports could create
	hundreds of thousands of jobs, including tens of thousands in
	construction and operations; and
	WHEREAS, In Texas, construction and operation of multiple LNG
	export facilities along the Gulf Coast will encourage new direct
	infrastructure investments worth billions of dollars and
	contribute local tax revenues to communities across the state, and
	such projects could create more than 150,000 jobs and up to $31
	billion in income for Texas residents by the year 2035; and
	WHEREAS, LNG exports will contribute to the nation's global
	energy leadership and to other vital goals, among them stability in
	natural gas pricing, increased business investment, job growth, and
	higher revenues for communities in natural-gas-producing areas;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 22, 2017, as Liquefied
	Natural Gas Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
	participating in this event sincere best wishes for an enjoyable
	and educational visit to Austin.
	Lozano
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 533 was adopted by the House on February
	22, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House