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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 94
BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES AND SENATOR LONG
CONGRESS: Memorializes congress to encourage and enable the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission to review and approve Cheniere's Sabine Pass Liquid
Natural Gas facility
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to2
encourage and enable the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expedite the3
review and approval of Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass Liquified Natural Gas facility4
and to streamline the approval process for similar export facilities to magnify the5
economic benefits of liquified natural gas exports throughout the region and nation.6
WHEREAS, Cheniere Energy plans to invest ten billion dollars into an liquified7
natural gas (LNG) export facility located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; and8
WHEREAS, Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG Export facility will have significant9
economic benefits for the Louisiana and national economies; and10
WHEREAS, Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG Export Facility will result in an average11
of one thousand eight hundred construction jobs over a five-year period, over one billion12
dollars paid in wages and benefits during construction, and an additional two hundred13
permanent jobs in Cameron Parish; and14
WHEREAS, Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG Export facility will create a demand for15
two billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas drawn from areas such as Louisiana's Haynesville16
Shale and will support between thirty thousand and fifty thousand jobs in the exploration and17
production industry; and18
WHEREAS, Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG Export facility will provide a stable and19
secure energy source for America's allies around the world; and20 HLS 12RS-2083 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG Export facility will bring needed jobs and1
development to Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and encourage growth in the southwest2
Louisiana region; and3
WHEREAS, the Cheniere's Sabine Pass site has been subjected to three extensive4
environmental reviews by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission resulting in findings5
of no significant impact in an initial Environmental Impact Statement and two6
Environmental Assessments; and7
WHEREAS, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's current review of8
Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG Export Facility has been ongoing since July 2010; and9
WHEREAS, Cheniere has demonstrated that they are a safe and responsible operator,10
steward of the local environment, and responsible corporate citizen.11
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby12
memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to encourage13
and enable the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expedite the review and approval14
of Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass Liquified Natural Gas facility and to streamline the15
approval process for similar export facilities to magnify the economic benefits of liquified16
natural gas exports throughout the region and nation.17
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the18
presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the19
United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.20
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Jones HCR No. 94
Memorializes congress to take such actions as are necessary to encourage and enable the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expedite the review and approval of Cheniere
Energy's Sabine Pass Liquified Natural Gas facility and to streamline the approval process
for similar export facilities to magnify the economic benefits of liquified natural gas exports
throughout the region and nation.