89R15388 KSM-F
By: Parker S.C.R. No. 33
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump has declared that it is in
the national interest to promote America's affordable and reliable
energy resources to restore American prosperity; and
WHEREAS, Texas is a national leader in electricity
production, producing more electricity than any other state, nearly
twice as much as the second highest-producing state; and
WHEREAS, Texas continues to lead the nation in economic
development and electricity load growth; and
WHEREAS, Natural gas and nuclear generation plants create
reliable and affordable electricity for Texas families and
businesses and provide nearly half of Texas' electricity generation
overall; and
WHEREAS, These reliable and affordable electricity supplies
improve the quality of life for Texas families and are critical to
making Texas the best state in America to locate businesses; and
WHEREAS, The natural gas and nuclear generation plants
directly employed 12,242 people in the state in 2024; and
WHEREAS, The oil and gas industry in the state employed more
than 492,000 Texans in 2024; and
WHEREAS, Texas must preserve its existing nuclear and gas
fleet and support the expansion of gas and nuclear in the state,
including the development of new nuclear reactors; and
WHEREAS, These goals are supported by Sections 45U, 45Y, and
48E of the Internal Revenue Code, which provide federal tax support
for new and existing nuclear technologies; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to
preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code to
support the preservation and expansion of America's nuclear fleet;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a
memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.