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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump has declared that it is in |
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the national interest to promote America's affordable and reliable |
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energy resources to restore American prosperity; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas is a national leader in electricity |
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production, producing more electricity than any other state, nearly |
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twice as much as the second highest-producing state; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas continues to lead the nation in economic |
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development and electricity load growth; and |
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WHEREAS, Natural gas and nuclear generation plants create |
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reliable and affordable electricity for Texas families and |
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businesses and provide nearly half of Texas' electricity generation |
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overall; and |
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WHEREAS, These reliable and affordable electricity supplies |
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improve the quality of life for Texas families and are critical to |
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making Texas the best state in America to locate businesses; and |
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WHEREAS, The natural gas and nuclear generation plants |
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directly employed 12,242 people in the state in 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, The oil and gas industry in the state employed more |
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than 492,000 Texans in 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas must preserve its existing nuclear and gas |
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fleet and support the expansion of gas and nuclear in the state, |
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including the development of new nuclear reactors; and |
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WHEREAS, These goals are supported by Sections 45U, 45Y, and |
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48E of the Internal Revenue Code, which provide federal tax support |
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for new and existing nuclear technologies; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to |
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preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code to |
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support the preservation and expansion of America's nuclear fleet; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official |
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copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to |
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the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of |
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Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the |
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members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that |
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this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a |
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memorial to the Congress of the United States of America. |