| 1 | 1 | | 85S10996 SKB-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Darby H.C.R. No. 20 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, On June 19, 2009, the governor signed Senate |
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| 7 | 7 | | Concurrent Resolution 72, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009; |
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| 8 | 8 | | and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Senate Concurrent Resolution 72, 81st Legislature, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Regular Session, 2009, granted Gulf Energy Exploration Corp. |
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| 11 | 11 | | permission to sue the State of Texas and the Railroad Commission of |
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| 12 | 12 | | Texas subject to Chapter 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Senate Concurrent Resolution 72, 81st Legislature, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Regular Session, 2009, limited the total award of all damages |
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| 15 | 15 | | awarded in a suit authorized by that resolution, including any |
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| 16 | 16 | | court costs, attorney's fees, and prejudgment interest awarded |
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| 17 | 17 | | under the law, to $2,500,000, and precluded Gulf Energy Exploration |
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| 18 | 18 | | Corp. from pleading an amount in excess of that amount in any suit |
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| 19 | 19 | | authorized by that resolution; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, On August 18, 2009, Gulf Energy Exploration Corp. |
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| 21 | 21 | | sued the Railroad Commission of Texas and Superior Energy Services, |
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| 22 | 22 | | LLC, a contractor hired by the Railroad Commission of Texas, for |
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| 23 | 23 | | breach of contract and negligence related to the wrongful plugging |
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| 24 | 24 | | of State Tract 708-S No. 5 in Cause No. 09-08-0809, Gulf Energy |
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| 25 | 25 | | Exploration Corp. v. Railroad Commission of Texas, in the 267th |
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| 26 | 26 | | Judicial District Court of Calhoun County, Texas; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, On January 24, 2012, Gulf Energy Exploration Corp. |
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| 28 | 28 | | agreed to a settlement with Superior Energy Services, LLC, in the |
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| 29 | 29 | | amount of $3 million, and the settlement was acknowledged in open |
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| 30 | 30 | | court; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED by the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas, That |
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| 32 | 32 | | Gulf Energy Exploration Corp. is no longer damaged by the wrongful |
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| 33 | 33 | | plugging of State Tract 708-S No. 5 and has been fully recompensed |
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| 34 | 34 | | and made whole by its settlement with Superior Energy Services, |
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| 35 | 35 | | LLC; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the total of all damages awarded in a suit |
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| 37 | 37 | | authorized by Senate Concurrent Resolution 72, 81st Legislature, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Regular Session, 2009, including any court costs, attorney's fees, |
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| 39 | 39 | | and prejudgment interest awarded under the law, is amended to be a |
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| 40 | 40 | | maximum of $0. |
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