S.C.R. No. 13

	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The efficient exploration, production, and
	transportation of oil in Texas prevents waste of the state's
	natural resources, contributes to the health, welfare, and safety
	of the general public, and promotes the prosperity of the state; and
	WHEREAS, The tax revenues and economic prosperity deriving
	from this Texas energy renaissance have greatly benefited Texas
	public schools, higher education, critical infrastructure
	development, and public health and safety programs; and
	WHEREAS, Improved technologies and abundant resources have
	made America the world's leading oil and natural gas producer,
	overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia; and
	WHEREAS, The 1970s-era federal law prohibiting crude oil
	exports is a relic from an era of scarcity and flawed price control
	policies; and
	WHEREAS, Allowing American crude oil exports will strengthen
	United States geopolitical influence by giving our trading partners
	a more secure source of supply, and allowing the export of American
	crude oil will make our allies less dependent on crude oil from
	Russia and the Middle East; and
	WHEREAS, The world's other major developed nations allow
	crude oil exports, making America the only nation that does not take
	full advantage of trading a valuable resource in what is an
	otherwise global free market; and
	WHEREAS, Crude oil exports will benefit America's national
	security interests by decreasing the likelihood that global oil
	supply can be used internationally as a strategic weapon; and
	WHEREAS, Numerous studies have found that allowing American
	crude oil into the world's free market will benefit United States
	trade and American consumers while creating more high-paying jobs
	for Texans to fill; and
	WHEREAS, According to an analysis by the American Petroleum
	Institute, Texas will lead all states in job growth following the
	repeal of the ban, with an estimated 40,291 jobs by 2020; and
	WHEREAS, Other studies have similarly found tremendous
	prospective GDP growth from lifting the 1970s-era ban; and
	WHEREAS, The United States is the largest exporter of refined
	petroleum products and would benefit even more substantially from
	the export of both crude oil and refined petroleum products; and
	WHEREAS, At least seven independent studies have confirmed
	that repealing the ban on American crude oil exports will lower gas
	prices in the United States, benefiting Texas consumers and
	businesses; and
	WHEREAS, Thousands of small and large Texas businesses that
	support oil and gas development will benefit from ongoing
	production; and
	WHEREAS, Manufacturers will benefit from less volatility in
	energy costs; and
	WHEREAS, The technology and brainpower behind the American
	energy renaissance was mostly pioneered in Texas by Texans; and
	WHEREAS, Encouraging a global marketplace that is more free
	from artificial barriers will better allow the export of Texas
	leadership and expertise, which will also ultimately economically
	benefit Texas, the rest of the United States, and our friends around
	the world; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby urge the United States Congress and the president of the
	United States to recognize that crude oil exports and free trade are
	in the national interest and take all necessary steps to eliminate
	the current ban on crude oil exports; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
	copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
	the United States secretary of commerce, to the United States
	secretary of energy, to the majority leader of the Senate and the
	speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States
	Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress
	with the request that this resolution be entered in the
	Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United
	States of America.
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	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 13 was adopted by the Senate
	on March 17, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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	Secretary of the Senate
	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 13 was adopted by the House
	on May 19, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 1, one
	present not voting.
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	Chief Clerk of the House
	Approved:
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	Date
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	Governor