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A RESOLUTION
URGING DEFEAT OF HOUSE BILL 1200 INTRODUCED BY
REPRESENTATIVE NUGENT AND OTHERS, WHICH, IF
PASSED WOULD IMPOSE A TAX LEVY OF 5% OF THE
MARKET VALUE OF CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM DISTILLATE
CONSUMED BY EACH REFINERY FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING
REFINED; INSTRUCTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO PROVIDE
A TRUE COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE NUECES COUNTY
DELEGATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Representative James E. Nugent of Kerrville, and
others, have introduced House Bill 1200, which, if passed, would impose
a tax levy of 52 of the market value of crude oil and petroleum distillate
consumed by each refinery for the purpose of being refined, and
WHEREAS, such legislation would impose an undue burden on
refiners and ultimately consumers of petroleum distillate products and,
in addition, severely hamper the economic well —being of those areas in
Texas wherein refining plays a significant role in the overall economy, and
WHEREAS, the 5% tax which would be imposed by the legislation
could cause the refining industry of Corpus Christi and other Texas port
cities to lose their competitive position in the industry resulting in
possible relocation to Gulf of Mexico ports outside of Texas, and
TEAS, since a portion of the proceeds of the tax would be
used to support public schools in lieu of school district operations and
maintenance ad valorem taxes now being levied, a substantial reduction in
the proceeds of the tax because of a future decrease in the supply of
crude oil or an oil embargo would have a detrimental effect on the ability
of the State and its school districts to provide adequate public education,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Corpus Christi
hereby urges the immediate defeat of House Bill 1200 or similar legislation
which would impose a 5% tax levy on petroleum distillates and crude oil
to be refined.
SECTION 2. The City Secretary is hereby instructed to provide
each member of the Nueces County Legislative Delegation and each member
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of the Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives a true
copy of this resolution.
SECTION 3. That the necessity to promptly advise the members
of the Texas Legislature of the views of the Corpus Christi City Council
regarding proposed burdensome and unfair tax levies detrimental to the
economy creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity
requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution
shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such
ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the
City Council, and the Mayor having declared such emergency and necessity
to exist, having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this
resolution take effect and be in full force and effVt from and after its
passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED this the _ day of March, 1977.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
DAY OF MARCH, 1977:
J. BRUCE AYCOCR, CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TESAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF 9-fl
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CNRISTi, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL) 1, THEREFORE,
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Ti2S
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY T E FOLLOWING VOTE:
JASON LUBY
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE ASES
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
GAGE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY T FOLLOWING VOTE:
JASON LUBY
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE ASES
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
GABE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE
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Resolution No. 13706, passed and approved by the City Council on March 30,
1977, urging defeat of House Bill 1200.
Copies were sent to the following:
The Honorable Hugo Berlauga
The Honorable Leroy Wieting
The Honorable Joe Wyatt, Jr.
Chairman, Ways & Means Committee
The Honorable Anthony Hall
Vice - Chairman
Ways & Means Committee
The Honorable Jim Browder
The Honorable Roy E. English
The Honorable Wayne Peveto
The Honorable Stan Schlueter
The Honorable L. DeWitt Hale
The Honorable Carlos Truan
The Honorable Hamp Atkinson
Vice - Chairman, Appropriation Matters
Ways & Means Committee
The Honorable John R. Bigham
The Honorable Robert E. Davis
The Honorable Ben Z. Grant
The Honorable Gerald W. Hill
The Honorable Brad Wright
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