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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The construction of a federally owned |
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transcontinental pipeline along the Mexico-United States border |
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would enable the U.S. to become the world's leading refiner and |
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distributor of petroleum-based fuels and petrochemical products; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The pipeline system would run from the western coast |
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of the Mexico-United States border to refineries in the Gulf Coast |
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regions of Texas and Louisiana, and it would facilitate the |
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transport of crude oil and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) extracted |
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from the South China Sea; after refining operations, products such |
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as gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, fuel oil, and LPG would be shipped to |
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European markets; and |
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WHEREAS, Federal ownership of the pipeline system would |
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provide the U.S. with the opportunity to utilize the geography of |
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the Mexico-United States border without being hindered by state |
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interference and regulations; in addition, the U.S. would be able |
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to attach a transport surcharge to all products transported via the |
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pipeline, which could then be applied to the national debt, and it |
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could negotiate a portion of that surcharge with Mexico to ensure |
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that its government enforces security on that side of the border; |
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the pipeline system would also afford the U.S. the leverage it needs |
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to encourage and motivate supplier nations, such as Indonesia, the |
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Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, China, and Vietnam, to maintain |
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peace in the Pacific Rim region; and |
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WHEREAS, The proposed pipeline system would yield enormous |
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benefits for the United States and Mexico, and it would help to |
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foster peace and prosperity worldwide; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby express support for a |
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federally owned transcontinental pipeline system that runs from the |
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western coast of the Mexico-United States border to refineries |
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located along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana. |