ENROLLED
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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 132
BY REPRESENTATIVES JIM MORRIS, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, BURRELL,
CARMODY, NORTON, REYNOLDS, SEABAUGH, THOMPSON, AND
PATRICK WILLIAMS AND SENATORS ADLEY, BUFFINGTON, AND
TARVER
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to enact
legislation that promotes growth of domestic alternative fuel sources, such as natural
gas, and reduces dependence on foreign oil.
WHEREAS, the United States needs a balanced and sensible domestic energy policy;
and
WHEREAS, the Renewable Fuel Standard, established by the Energy Policy Act of
2005 and expanded and extended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007,
requires the blending of increasing volumes of designated renewable fuels into the total
transportation fuel supply, in a large part, as a way to reduce our country's dependence on
foreign petroleum; and
WHEREAS, reducing dependence on foreign oil is not only a matter of national
security but a significant opportunity to enhance economic prosperity and job growth in
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, currently there are multiple routes to ethanol, including several from
traditional fossil fuels such as natural gas, which is plentiful in Louisiana and several other
states in the country; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana is committed to being a leader in development of a
sustainable national energy policy.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to enact
legislation that promotes growth of domestic alternative fuel sources, such as natural gas,
and reduces dependence on foreign oil. ENROLLEDHCR NO. 132
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the
United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE