2017S0096-1 01/25/17
By: Seliger S.C.R. No. 14
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, La Entrada al Pacifico is a state and federally
designated trade corridor that is designed to connect West Texas
with the Pacific port of Topolobampo in the state of Sinaloa,
Mexico; and
WHEREAS, This major new trade corridor, "the Gateway to the
Pacific," was conceived in the 1990s to maximize the opportunities
created by the North American Free Trade Agreement; the project has
been advanced by a dynamic coalition that includes the
Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance and the economic
development departments of the States of Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and
Durango; and
WHEREAS, Over the past two decades, trade with Mexico has
continued to grow, and this new corridor will increase trade
between West Texas and Chihuahua, one of the Lone Star State's
largest export markets; and
WHEREAS, The corridor will allow businesses in the
Midland-Odessa area to access the Pacific Rim and East Asian
nations through Topolobampo, a closer and less expensive
alternative to the crowded Port of Los Angeles, and it will ease
pressure on the highly congested international crossing at El Paso;
and
WHEREAS, The corridor will provide the communities it serves
with enormous opportunities to participate in global economic
expansion, and its completion will contribute significantly to the
prosperity of Texas, Chihuahua, Durango, and Sinaloa; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby express support for the completion of La Entrada al Pacifico
international trade corridor.