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