SENATE
                           Final Reading
                      April 29, 2016Second Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
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 LLS NO. R16-1246.01 Darren Thornberry x4143      SJR16-039
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Scott and Baumgardner, 
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Willett, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                  SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 16-039 
       Concerning support for the Jordan Cove liquefied natural
            gas export facility.
       
       
            WHEREAS, The proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas
       (LNG) terminal and storage facility within the Oregon International Port
       of Coos Bay is the only LNG facility in the western United States that
       would directly connect Colorado to new energy markets through the Ruby
       Pipeline, which originates in the Rocky Mountains and goes west; and
       
            WHEREAS, Jordan Cove will give Colorado access to
       international energy markets and provide significant economic
       opportunity for western Colorado; and
       
            WHEREAS, Jordan Cove will provide federal, state, and local
       revenues derived from federal mineral royalties and state severance taxes
       collected on natural gas production; and
       
            WHEREAS, The United States' supply of natural gas has increased
       significantly in the recent past, and Colorado ranks sixth in natural gas
       production nationally; and
       
            WHEREAS, The reduction in natural gas production in western
       Colorado has resulted in job losses and economic depression for western
       Colorado rural communities, with less revenue generated at the state and
       local level, having a negative impact on the overall economic health of
       the region and the state; and
       
            WHEREAS, Jordan Cove has received bipartisan support from
       members of all levels of government, including Governor John
       Hickenlooper, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator Cory Gardner,
       U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton, and others; and
       
            WHEREAS, Colorado plays a major role in the American energy
       renaissance and in securing our national security; and
       
            WHEREAS, Natural gas is clean-burning and efficient, and ample
       supplies of natural gas are available from domestic resources, such as
       western Colorado; and
       
            WHEREAS, Natural gas production in the United States recently
       has increased substantially due to technological advancements in natural
       gas extraction methods; and
       
            WHEREAS, This increased production has displaced traditional
       supply sources and resulted in reduced prices for natural gas consumers;
       and
       
            WHEREAS, The prospect of ample natural gas supplies, continued
       low prices, and the favorable environmental and economic position of
       natural gas-fired electric generation plants are leading to expectations of
       growing U.S. demand for natural gas, especially in the electric and
       industrial sectors, and for export as LNG; now, therefore,
       
            Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly
       of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
            (1)  That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly,
       recognize the importance of jobs in the oil and natural gas industry to
       western Colorado and the positive economic and national security impacts
       this industry brings to Colorado and the entire United States.
       
            (2)  That we support the development of the Jordan Cove LNG
       facility.
       
            Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent
       to Governor John Hickenlooper; Norman C. Bay, chairman of the Federal
       Energy Regulatory Commission; David Ludlam, executive director of the
       Western Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association; Tracee Bentley,
       executive director of the Colorado Petroleum Council; Dan Haley,
       president and chief executive officer of the Colorado Oil & Gas
       Association; Stan Dempsey, president of the Colorado Petroleum
       Association; and each member of Colorado's congressional delegation.