SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 1603
As Amended by House Committee on Energy,
Utilities and Telecommunications
Brief*
SCR 1603, as amended, states the Kansas Legislature
urges President Biden to:
●Reject unscientific environmental mandates that
restrict domestic energy production and raise costs
for American families;
●Consider current geopolitical tensions and support
policies that ensure America’s long-term energy
affordability, security, leadership, and progress,
including actions to increase investment in
domestic refineries and natural gas production;
●Expand domestic energy production and ensure
energy reliability and affordability for consumers by
cutting through the red tape purposefully
hampering the building of energy infrastructure,
especially pipelines;
●Reevaluate energy policies that have curtailed
domestic production of oil and natural gas; and
●Utilize our nation’s abundant natural resources and
relationships with energy-producing allies as
leverage against a Russian regime that is intent on
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org disrupting world peace and threatening global
stability.
Background
The concurrent resolution was introduced by Senator
Fagg and 27 others.
Senate Committee of the Whole
On February 9, 2023, the concurrent resolution was
passed by the Senate Committee of the Whole.
House Committee on Energy, Utilities and
Telecommunications
In the House Committee hearing on March 16, 2023,
Senator Fagg testified as a proponent, generally stating that
89 counties in the state of Kansas produce oil and that the oil
and gas industry in Kansas provides $3.6 billion in production
output, over 100,000 jobs, and that it is important to stand up
for a viable industry in our state.
Written-only proponent testimony was provided by
representatives of Americans for Prosperity and Kansas
Independent Oil and Gas Association.
No other testimony was provided.
The House Committee amended the concurrent
resolution to request that the Secretary of State send enrolled
copies of this resolution to Representatives Delperdang,
Turner, and Ohaebosim in addition to previously listed
Senators Billinger and Fagg and to the President of the
United States, Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
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