Expressing support for a federally owned transcontinental pipeline system that runs from the western coast of the Mexico-United States border to refineries located along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana.

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90R602 KSM-D

By: Dorazio
H.C.R. No. 18

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The construction of a federally owned

transcontinental pipeline along the Mexico-United States border

would enable the U.S. to become the world's leading refiner and

distributor of petroleum-based fuels and petrochemical products;

and

WHEREAS, The pipeline system would run from the western coast

of the Mexico-United States border to refineries in the Gulf Coast

regions of Texas and Louisiana, and it would facilitate the

transport of crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) extracted

from the South China Sea; after refining operations, products such

as gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, fuel oil, and LPG would be shipped to

European markets; and

WHEREAS, Federal ownership of the pipeline system would

provide the U.S. with the opportunity to utilize the geography of

the Mexico-United States border without being hindered by state

interference and regulations; in addition, the U.S. would be able

to attach a transport surcharge to all products transported via the

pipeline, which could then be applied to the national debt, and it

could negotiate a portion of that surcharge with Mexico to ensure

that its government enforces security on that side of the border;

the pipeline system would also afford the U.S. the leverage it needs

to encourage and motivate supplier nations, such as Indonesia, the

Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, China, and Vietnam, to maintain

peace in the Pacific Rim region; and

WHEREAS, The proposed pipeline system would yield enormous

benefits for the United States and Mexico, and it would help to

foster peace and prosperity worldwide; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the 90th Legislature of the State of Texas

hereby express support for a federally owned transcontinental

pipeline system that runs from the western coast of the

Mexico-United States border to refineries located along the Gulf

Coast of Texas and Louisiana.