TITLE: Requesting the speaker and lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study seawater desalination on the Texas coast.

SUMMARY: Requesting the speaker and lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study seawater desalination on the Texas coast.

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WHEREAS, Texas has the strongest economy in the South and leads the region in population growth, creating greater demand for water; and WHEREAS, Water desalination, already common in the Caribbean, the Middle East, and elsewhere, is worth exploring as the state strives to meet future water needs of citizens, agriculture, and industry; and WHEREAS, The future prosperity of Texas depends heavily on the availability of water, and it is imperative that we fully understand all of our options when it comes to securing this vital resource; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study water desalination in Texas; and, be it further RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be governed by such general rules and policies for joint interim committees as the 83rd Legislature may adopt. Hunter Herrero Lozano Price Kleinschmidt President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the House on May 2, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the Senate on May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.Secretary of the Senate RECEIVED: Date Secretary of State