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Am. S. R. No. 69 As Adopted by the SenateAs Adopted by the Senate
| 129th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Seitz, Sawyer, Schiavoni, Wilson, Coley, LaRose, Bacon, Balderson, Burke, Daniels, Faber, Hite, Hughes, Jordan, Lehner, Niehaus, Oelslager, Patton, Schaffer
A RESOLUTION | To urge Congress to support the continued and
increased importation of oil derived from Canadian
oil sands and urge Congress to ask the U.S.
Secretary of State to approve the TransCanada
Keystone XL pipeline project from Alberta to
Oklahoma.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| WHEREAS, The United States is still many years away from
ending its dependence on nonrenewable energy resources despite the
recent focus on renewable energy. In order to fuel our economy,
the United States will need more oil and natural gas while also
requiring additional alternative energy sources such as ethanol
and other renewable energy sources; and |
| WHEREAS, The United States currently depends on foreign
imports for more than half of our petroleum usage. As the largest
consumer of petroleum in the world, our dependence on foreign oil
has created difficult geopolitical relationships with damaging
consequences for our national security; and |
| WHEREAS, Canadian oil reserves are vast and are second only
to Saudi Arabia as determined by using current measurements and
technology. Oil sands now account for more than half of western
Canada's total oil output; and |
| WHEREAS, A recent study by the U.S. Department of Energy
found that increasing importation of oil derived from Canadian oil
sands by the United States has the potential to substantially
reduce our country's dependency on sources outside of North
America. Canada is a friendly neighbor with whom the United States
has an excellent trading and political relationship. Canadian oil
sands provide greater fuel supply reliability and reduce the risk
of supply disruptions to consumers; and |
| WHEREAS, Canada sends more than 99% of its oil exports to the
United States, the bulk of which goes to Midwestern refineries.
Oil companies are investing huge sums to expand and upgrade
refineries in the Midwest and elsewhere to make gasoline and other
refined products from Canadian oil derived from oil sands. The
expansion and upgrade projects will create many new construction
jobs over the next five years and, in Ohio, substantially add to
our states's gross state product; and |
| WHEREAS, The same money used to buy Canadian oil will likely
later be spent directly on U.S. goods and services in contrast
with the money sent to hostile oil-producing governments that is
later used to further anti-democratic agendas. Supporting the
continued shift towards reliable and secure sources of Canadian
oil is of vital interest to the United States and the state of
Ohio; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 129th
General Assembly of the state of Ohio support continued and
increased importation of oil derived from Canadian oil sands, urge
Congress to support that continued and increased importation, and
urge Congress to ask the U.S. Secretary of State to approve the
TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline project from Alberta to Oklahoma
that has been awaiting a presidential permit since 2008 to reduce
dependence on unstable governments, improve our national security,
and strengthen ties with an important ally; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the Speaker and Clerk
of the United States House of Representatives, to the President
Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate, to the
members of the Ohio Congressional delegation, and to the news
media of Ohio. |
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