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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a House -Senate conference committee has recommended an
energy bill that would have devastating effects on consumers in Texas
and other Southwestern states, and
WHEREAS, the proposed bill prohibits construction of new oil and
gas generating plants and gives the federal government power to require
electric companies to convert existing oil and gas generating units to
coal units by 1990, and
WHEREAS, the proposed bill authorizes a special tax on the use of
oil and natural gas as a fuel for generating electricity until such a
conversion is completed, and
WHEREAS, the cost of constructing coal plants to replace existing
oil and gas generating plants is estimated at $45 billion, and
WHEREAS, the increased electric rates required to finance construction
of coal plants and to pay for the tax on natural gas consumption could
double or even triple electric bills in Texas and other Southwestern
states, and
WHEREAS, the proposal to give the Federal Power Commission authority
to allocate Texas natural gas to other states totally ignores the higher
gas prices paid by Texans to provide the incentive for exploration and
development of these gas supplies, and
WHEREAS, the proposed energy bill runs the risk of creating an
electrical energy crisis while trying to alleviate the oil and gas
energy crisis,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
THAT the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, go on record
opposing the energy bill on the grounds that it is not in the public
interest of Texas and urgeing Texas Senators and Congressmen to vigorously
oppose its passage until a more reasonable and more balanced energy plan
can be developed.
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ROY BASS, MAYOR
1reva F'hiliips, Lit seciw Lary -treasurer
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Mary W. indsey, Deputy
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
red O. Senter, Jrs., i t o r n e y