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A RESOLUTION honoring the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on its 90th 1
anniversary and declaring May 18 to 24, 2023, as TVA Appreciation Week. 2
WHEREAS, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in order to lift the Tennessee Valley 3
out of the depths of the Great Depression, asked Congress as part of his New Deal 4
proposals to create "a corporation clothed with the power of government but possessed of 5
the flexibility and initiative of a private enterprise"; and 6
WHEREAS, on May 18, 1933, Congress responded by passing the Tennessee 7
Valley Authority Act establishing a corporation at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, charged with 8
improving flood control of the Tennessee River, providing agricultural and industrial 9
development of the Tennessee valley, and other responsibilities; and 10
WHEREAS, this corporation, known as TVA, pioneered innovative strategies for 11
solving challenges in areas such as power production, navigation, flood control, malaria 12
prevention, reforestation, and erosion control; and 13
WHEREAS, TVA contributed greatly to the valley’s agricultural production by 14
creating a world-class fertilizer research and development center at Muscle Shoals, 15
producing fertilizers, teaching farmers how to improve crop yields, and launching other 16
initiatives; and 17
WHEREAS, during World War II, TVA proved itself instrumental to the national 18
defense by utilizing the Muscle Shoals facilities to increase production of elemental 19
phosphorus, a vital military material, by 30 percent, and by producing more than 100,000 20
tons of calcium carbide for synthetic rubber production; and 21
WHEREAS, TVA contributed greatly to the valley’s economic prospects by 22
providing electricity generated in part by Kentucky’s coal industry at Shawnee Fossil, 23
Paradise Fossil and Combined Cycle, Kentucky Dam Hydro, Calvert City Combustion 24
Turbine, and by making life easier for the valley’s residents and attracting industry to 25
provide desperately needed jobs; and 26
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multitude of recreational opportunities for citizens and enhances tourism in communities; 1
and 2
WHEREAS, TVA successfully focuses on its core mission of improving the quality 3
of life in the valley by providing wholesale electric power competitively, cleanly, and 4
efficiently; and 5
WHEREAS, TVA provides community energy to 9 municipalities, 5 electric 6
cooperatives, and 13 direct service customers in the Commonwealth; and 7
WHEREAS, TVA is the nation’s largest public electric power company, serving 10 8
million residents in the valley’s seven-state region; and 9
WHEREAS, 90 years after President Roosevelt, Senator George Norris, and 10
Congress demonstrated the wisdom and foresight to create the Tennessee Valley 11
Authority, it is clear TVA continues to fulfill its charge to support an unprecedented era 12
of growth and prosperity in the valley; and 13
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Kentucky recognizes the rich, 90-year history 14
of the Tennessee Valley Authority and its vital role in the region, and proudly declares 15
May 18 to 24, 2023, as TVA Appreciation Week; 16
NOW, THEREFORE, 17
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the 18
Commonwealth of Kentucky: 19
Section 1. The House of Representatives honors the Tennessee Valley 20
Authority on this its 90th anniversary and hereby recognizes May 18 to 24, 2023, as TVA 21
Appreciation Week. 22
Section 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to transmit a 23
copy of this Resolution to Representative Chris Freeland. 24