TITLE: Recognizing February 22, 2017, as Liquefied Natural Gas Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 22, 2017, as Liquefied Natural Gas Day at the State Capitol.

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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 Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo 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 Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez 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