SLS 17RS-1063 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 55
BY SENATOR GARY SMITH
COMMENDATIONS. Recognizes May 2, 2017, as Marathon Petroleum Corporation Day
at the Louisiana State Capitol.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To recognize May 2, 2017, as Marathon Petroleum Corporation Day at the Louisiana State
3 Capitol.
4 WHEREAS, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, a company with a one hundred
5 thirty-year history, became an independent corporation listed on the New York Stock
6 Exchange in 2011; and
7 WHEREAS, health and safety, environmental stewardship, integrity, corporate
8 citizenship, and an inclusive culture are core principles that guide Marathon Petroleum
9 Corporation's approach to doing business; and
10 WHEREAS, Marathon Petroleum Corporation is the nation's third-largest petroleum
11 refiner, with a total crude-distillation capacity of one million eight hundred seventeen
12 thousand barrels per calendar day across its seven-plant refinery system, and an extensive
13 network of pipelines and terminals to distribute petroleum products; and
14 WHEREAS, Marathon Petroleum Corporation's Garyville refinery commenced
15 operations in St. John the Baptist Parish in 1976; and
16 WHEREAS, the Garyville Major Expansion-Project (GME) was completed by
17 Marathon Petroleum Corporation in 2009, at a cost of three billion nine hundred million
18 dollars, and is one of the largest private-sector capital investments in Louisiana history; and
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1 WHEREAS, as a result of the GME and subsequent debottlenecking, the Garyville
2 refinery has a crude-distillation capacity of five hundred forty-three thousand barrels per
3 calendar day, ranking it as the third-largest petroleum refinery in the United States and the
4 largest refinery in Louisiana; and
5 WHEREAS, Marathon Petroleum Corporation's Louisiana Refining Division is
6 committed to safety and environmental stewardship, evidenced by the fact that the
7 company's Garyville refinery is the nation's only petroleum refinery admitted to the United
8 States Environmental Protection Agency's Voluntary Early Reduction Program for Air
9 Toxics under the Clean Air Act, has been an Occupational Safety and Health Administration
10 Voluntary Protection Program Star Site since 1994, and has received twenty-two Governor's
11 Environmental Leadership Awards; and
12 WHEREAS, Marathon Petroleum Corporation's Louisiana Refining Division and its
13 employees are actively involved in their communities through numerous volunteer efforts,
14 including humanitarian aid and relief following major storms and floods; providing
15 monetary and mentoring support as partners in education with all St. John the Baptist Parish
16 kindergarten through twelfth grade schools; scholarships and internships for Louisiana State
17 University, South Central Louisiana Technical College, and River Parishes Community
18 College; major supporter of St. John the Baptist Parish United Way and the San Francisco
19 Plantation Frisco Festival; and assistance to many other community organizations and
20 activities.
21 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
22 does hereby recognize May 2, 2017, as Marathon Petroleum Corporation Day at the
23 Louisiana State Capitol.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
25 Marathon Petroleum Corporation.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Ashley Menou.
DIGEST
SR 55 Original 2017 Regular Session Gary Smith
Recognizes May 2, 2017, as Marathon Petroleum Corporation Day at the LA State Capitol.
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