Alabama 2023 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HR252 Compare Versions

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4	4	By Representatives Shaw, Underwood, Lovvorn
5	5	RFD: RULES
6	6	First Read: 25-May-23
7	7	2023 Regular Session
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12	12	5 H1NG68-1 05/25/2023 EVP (L)evp 2023-2097
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14	14	HR____ RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUE AND SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
15	15	BETWEEN THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND THE NATION OF JAPAN.
16	16	WHEREAS, Japanese companies have invested over 20
17	17	billion dollars in Alabama, making Japan the number one
18	18	foreign direct investor in the state; and
19	19	WHEREAS, in 2022, mutual trade between Alabama and
20	20	Japan reached nearly two billion dollars, with trade
21	21	including mineral fuel, aircraft, spacecraft, vehicles, wood
22	22	pulp, paper, organic and inorganic chemicals, machinery,
23	23	computers, vehicles, media equipment, ammunition,
24	24	pharmaceuticals, and financial services; and
25	25	WHEREAS, 20,000 jobs have been created in Alabama,
26	26	including 8,100 jobs since 2018, by investment from Japanese
27	27	companies, which include Honda Manufacturing of Alabama,
28	28	Mazda Toyota Motor Company, Protective Life, Toyota Motor
29	29	Manufacturing Alabama, Rheem Manufacturing, and Daikin
30	30	America, Incorporated; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Dai Ichi Life Insurance Corporation's 2.8
32	32	billion dollar purchase of Protective Life Insurance
33	33	Corporation in Birmingham in February 2015 was the largest
34	34	single Japanese investment in the United States; and
35	35	WHEREAS, for 40 years, the people of Alabama and
36	36	Japan have enjoyed rich and rewarding friendships through
37	37	sister city relationships, including Birmingham-Hitachi,
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67	67	Anniston-Tatsuno, Tuscaloosa-Narachino, Dothan-Sakado,
68	68	Mobile-Ichara, Montevallo-Echizen, and Birmingham-Maebashi;
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70	70	WHEREAS, groups such as the Alabama Bonsai Society,
71	71	Alabama Okinawa Kenjinkai, Azalea City Bonsai Society in
72	72	Mobile, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham Museum of
73	73	Art, Central Alabama Koi and Water Garden Society, the
74	74	Children's Hands-on Museum of Tuscaloosa-Japan, Hoover
75	75	Aldridge Gardens, Japan-America Society of Alabama, North
76	76	Alabama Japanese Business Association, and Sumi-e Society
77	77	Shibui Chapter in Mobile have worked extensively to share
78	78	the rich culture of Japan with the people of Alabama and to
79	79	extend a hand of friendship to the people of Japan; and
80	80	WHEREAS, students at Alabama universities and
81	81	colleges have greatly benefited from relationships with
82	82	Japan through study, including Birmingham-Southern College,
83	83	Samford University, University of West Alabama, The
84	84	University of Alabama at Birmingham, The University of
85	85	Alabama, Auburn University, The University of Alabama in
86	86	Huntsville, Troy University, Talledega College, and Miles
87	87	College; and
88	88	WHEREAS, the state flower of Alabama, the Japanese
89	89	Camellia, has origins in Japan; the City of Satsuma was
90	90	named for the import of Japanese Satsuma plants in the late
91	91	1800s; and many parks such as Birmingham Botanical Gardens
92	92	Japanese Garden, Monte Sano Japanese Garden, Huntsville
93	93	Japanese Garden, Mobile Japanese Garden, and Hoover Sakura
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124	124	in our respective cultures; now therefore,
125	125	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
126	126	LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That we recognize the unique and
127	127	special relationship between the State of Alabama and the
128	128	nation of Japan, and we look forward to a long future of
129	129	mutually beneficial commerce, and most importantly,
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