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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 167
BY SENATOR ALARIO
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend and congratulate R. Michael Lyons, general counsel of Louisiana Mid-
Continent Oil and Gas Association, in recognition of thirty-six years of outstanding
service to Louisiana's oil and gas industry.
WHEREAS, for thirty-six years, R. Michael Lyons has been employed by the
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association serving the oil and gas industry in
Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico; and
WHEREAS, as the association's general counsel, he has served as the association's
primary contact for all legal, legislative, and regulatory matters related to natural resources,
oil and gas, and environmental issues; and
WHEREAS, during his career, Mike has been instrumental in lobbying major
industry issues including the oil and gas processing tax, legacy lawsuits, oil spill legislation,
rigs-to-reefs, Statewide Order 29-B, and air toxics legislation, which were unique to
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Mike Lyons' career has also spanned the entirety of the state's
environmental regulatory development; and
WHEREAS, he has worked tirelessly during hurricanes representing industry at the
state's Emergency Operations Center, and he was instrumental in securing a permanent seat
on behalf of the oil and gas industry at the Emergency Operations Center, providing
critically important information impacting members' operations in Louisiana and the Gulf
of Mexico during times of need; and
WHEREAS, Mike Lyons created and organized the Gulf of Mexico Coalition in
1993, a coalition of business and industry across the Gulf Coast, to participate in the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Program, and has served as the
Chairman of the Gulf of Mexico Coalition since its inception, working tirelessly on its
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WHEREAS, his career has spanned three Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas
Association presidents, twenty-one association chairmen, six governors, twelve Department
of Natural Resources secretaries, nine commissioners of conservation, and ten Department
of Environmental Quality secretaries; and
WHEREAS, Mike Lyons will be retiring in 2014 after a long and distinguished
career as general counsel for the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and
where his knowledge and expertise will be sorely missed.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of Louisiana that
R. Michael Lyons, general counsel of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association,
is hereby commended and congratulated in recognition of his outstanding service to
Louisiana's oil and gas industry and best wishes are hereby extended to him for continued
good health and happiness in all future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
R. Michael Lyons.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES