HLS 201ES-29 ORIGINAL
2020 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 11
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER
COMMENDATIONS: Commends BHP for its donation of more than 20,000 masks to the
Louisiana Legislature
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend BHP for its contributions to the state of Louisiana during its response to the
3 COVID-19 pandemic.
4 WHEREAS, BHP is a resources company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia;
5and
6 WHEREAS, in the United States, BHP is among the largest producers of oil and gas
7from deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico, and its global petroleum headquarters is located in
8Houston; and
9 WHEREAS, BHP operates platforms off the Louisiana coast and maintains shorebase
10facilities in Houma and Port Fourchon; and
11 WHEREAS, BHP is committed to bringing people and resources together in order
12to build a better world; and
13 WHEREAS, BHP has honored this commitment and further demonstrated its concern
14for the citizens of Louisiana during the COVID-19 pandemic by donating more than $1.1
15million in grant funding to programs throughout the state, reducing payment terms for small
16businesses that support its operations, and providing more than fifteen thousand 3M N-95
17respirators to Terrebonne General Medical Center; and
18 WHEREAS, BHP also contributed to the safety of citizens, capitol and legislative
19staff, and legislators during the 2020 legislative sessions through its donation of more than
20twenty thousand surgical masks.
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HR NO. 11
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
2Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend BHP for its contributions to the state of
3Louisiana during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives values BHP's
5presence in the state and supports and appreciates the actions taken by BHP in Louisiana to
6bring people and resources together to build a better world.
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)]
HR 11 Original 2020 First Extraordinary Session Schexnayder
Commends BHP for its contributions to the state of Louisiana during the COVID-19
pandemic.
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