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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY HAHN, SIEGRIST, SCHRADER, EDDIE, MEYER, DREES, 1 3 BOGGESS, FREVERT, GREIG, GREINER, HEATON, HUSEMAN, 1 4 HOUSER, KLEMME, KOENIGS, KREIMAN, MAY, MERTZ, MUNDIE, 1 5 REYNOLDS-KNIGHT, SCHERRMAN, TEIG, WELTER, O'BRIEN, 1 6 LORD, RAYHONS, DRAKE, BRADLEY, DOLECHECK, BRAND, 1 7 WEIGEL, FOEGE, THOMAS, MYERS, BUKTA, COHOON, DOTZLER, 1 8 FALCK, KINZER, WHITEAD, WARNSTADT, OSTERHAUS, BERNAU, 1 9 HUSER, BELL, CONNORS, CHAPMAN, WISE, MORELAND, 1 10 MASCHER, WITT, MILLAGE, TYRRELL, VAN FOSSEN, HANSEN, 1 11 NELSON, CHURCHILL, RANTS, BRAUNS, DIX, JACOBS, 1 12 VANDE HOEF, HOLMES, WEIDMAN, THOMSON, VAN MAANEN, 1 13 CARROLL, METCALF, BLODGETT, VEENSTRA, ARNOLD, 1 14 LAMBERTI, LARSON, JENKINS, MARTIN, BRUNKHORST, 1 15 BODDICKER, GIPP, GRIES, CORBETT, and GRUNDBERG 1 16 (COMPANION TO LSB 2748SS BY BARTZ) 1 17 A Concurrent Resolution to request that the Congress of 1 18 the United States maintain and renew its commitment 1 19 to America's corn growers and this nation's ethanol 1 20 industry by supporting a tax exemption and by taking 1 21 other actions to increase this nation's commitment to 1 22 the production and use of ethanol. 1 23 WHEREAS, this nation is dependent upon the 1 24 consumption of ever-diminishing domestic crude oil 1 25 reserves with the United States annually importing 1 26 foreign petroleum which accounts for 54 percent of the 1 27 nation's petroleum consumption and contributes to the 1 28 nation's serious trade deficit; and 1 29 WHEREAS, a significant amount of this nation's air 1 30 pollution is caused by vehicles, emitting a variety of 2 1 petroleum-based pollutants, including benzene and 2 2 other aromatics, nitrous oxides, particulate matter in 2 3 the form of smoke and soot, carbon monoxide, and 2 4 carbon dioxide; and 2 5 WHEREAS, the state of Iowa ranks as a preeminent 2 6 agricultural state, leading the nation in the 2 7 production of corn; and 2 8 WHEREAS, the processing of corn into ethanol adds 2 9 value to this nation's abundant corn crop, increasing 2 10 net farm income, creating employment opportunities, 2 11 increasing state and federal tax receipts, reducing 2 12 this nation's dependence upon foreign nations, and 2 13 reducing the federal trade deficit; and 2 14 WHEREAS, in 1996 ethanol production contributed 2 15 $1.9 billion to Iowa's economy, affected the 2 16 employment of 13,250 Iowans, and increased the value 2 17 of Iowa's corn crop by $335 million; and 2 18 WHEREAS, ethanol provides competition in fuel 2 19 markets and expands consumers' choice of motor fuels 2 20 which has resulted in a 45 percent market share in the 2 21 state of Iowa; and 2 22 WHEREAS, motor fuel that includes only a 10 percent 2 23 blend of ethanol contains 3.5 percent oxygen, which 2 24 enhances octane levels and provides more oxygen for 2 25 fuel combustion resulting in reduced levels of 2 26 hazardous emissions such as carbon monoxide and which 2 27 provides Americans with healthier air to breathe; and 2 28 WHEREAS, the United States Congress in supporting 2 29 the need to reduce this nation's dependence upon 2 30 foreign petroleum, to provide additional markets for 3 1 domestic corn, to protect the public health, and to 3 2 preserve the nation's environment, has traditionally 3 3 encouraged ethanol production and consumption; and 3 4 WHEREAS, long-standing bipartisan congressional 3 5 support for the ethanol industry is reflected by the 3 6 5.4 cent federal tax exemption applicable to gasoline 3 7 formulated using clean burning ethanol; and 3 8 WHEREAS, the federal tax exemption, currently 3 9 scheduled to expire on December 31, 2000, is subject 3 10 to attack by certain members of the current session of 3 11 the 105th Congress of the United States, as manifested 3 12 by H.R. 161 introduced by United States Representative 3 13 Phil English and H.R. 587 introduced by United States 3 14 Representative Ken Bentsen, both supported by United 3 15 States Representative Bill Archer serving as the 3 16 Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; NOW 3 17 THEREFORE, 3 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 3 19 SENATE CONCURRING, That the general assembly encourage 3 20 the Congress of the United States to resist all 3 21 efforts to diminish its traditional support of corn 3 22 growers and the ethanol industry. 3 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Congress of the 3 24 United States renew this nation's commitment to the 3 25 ethanol industry, including by continuing its support 3 26 of the federal ethanol tax exemption, increasing its 3 27 commitment to this environmentally benevolent 3 28 renewable fuel, and taking other actions to increase 3 29 this nation's commitment to the production and use of 3 30 ethanol. 4 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 4 2 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of 4 3 Representatives to the President of the United States. 4 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 4 5 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of 4 6 Representatives to the President of the Senate of the 4 7 United States; the Speaker of the House of 4 8 Representatives of the United States; the majority and 4 9 minority leaders of the United States Senate; and the 4 10 majority and minority leaders of the United States 4 11 House of Representatives. 4 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 4 13 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of 4 14 Representatives to the chairmen and ranking members of 4 15 the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, 4 16 Nutrition, and Forestry; the United States Senate 4 17 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; 4 18 the United States Senate Committee on Finance; the 4 19 United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 4 20 Resources; the United States House of Representatives 4 21 Committee on Agriculture; the United States House of 4 22 Representatives Committee on Ways and Means; the 4 23 United States House of Representatives Committee on 4 24 Transportation and Infrastructure; and the United 4 25 States House of Representatives Committee on 4 26 Resources. 4 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 4 28 Resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of 4 29 Representatives to Iowa's congressional delegation. 4 30 LSB 2748HH 77 5 1 da/jj/8.1
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