TITLE: Commending the employees of Xcel Energy/Southwestern Public Service Company who assisted in restoring power to victims of Hurricane Sandy.

SUMMARY: Commending the employees of Xcel Energy/Southwestern Public Service Company who assisted in restoring power to victims of Hurricane Sandy.

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WHEREAS, Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in late October 2012, more than 30 committed employees from Xcel Energy/Southwestern Public Service Company, based in Amarillo, traveled to storm-damaged areas in the eastern United States to help restore power; and WHEREAS, Drawn from SPS sites in Texas and New Mexico, a group composed of fleet mechanics, safety consultants, and representatives from management and field operations departed from Amarillo on October 31; although the team initially reported to Appalachian Power in Virginia, it was soon reassigned to assist the Long Island Power Authority in New York in returning power to tens of thousands of customers; and WHEREAS, Living in makeshift housing and enduring inclement weather and long commutes, the Xcel workers persisted in their goal of restoring electricity to the citizens of Plainview, New York; local residents lauded their competence, courtesy, and dedication; the first team returned home after approximately two weeks, and a second group drove the equipment back to Texas; and WHEREAS, These fine workers rendered invaluable service to individuals in great need, and their outstanding professionalism in the midst of hardship has reflected positively on their company and on their states; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commend the employees of Xcel Energy/Southwestern Public Service Company who assisted in restoring power to victims of Hurricane Sandy and extend to them best wishes for continued success in all their endeavors; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Xcel Energy/Southwestern Public Service Company as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Price Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 301 was adopted by the House on February 5, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House