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CC Resolution No. 1773 18 RESOLUTION NO. 1773 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE LOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S FUTUREGEN PROJECT WITHIN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT NO. 3, CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. ************************************************************************************* WHEREAS, the United States Department of Energy ("DOE") is seeking to develop a $1 billion, near-zero emissions, fossil fuel electricity generating and research facility; and WHEREAS, each state may submit only one candidate site to the U.S. DOE; and WHEREAS, the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology has requested that regional councils of government submit one candidate site from their regions to the state; and WHEREAS, the Houston-Galveston Area Council received several proposals and selected the proposal from the Baytown-West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation for a site at the Cedar Crossing Business and Industrial Park as the candidate site for the Houston-Galveston region; and WHEREAS, the FutureGen project is of national and international significance and its location in Chambers County would be important to the City of Baytown, Chambers County and the region; and WHEREAS, based upon information currently available, the City Council of the City of Baytown finds that it is in the best interest of the City of Baytown to support the location of the FutureGen project within Industrial District No. 3, Chambers County, Texas; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas,based upon the information currently known regarding the FutureGen Project hereby supports the location of the United States Department of Energy's FutureGen Project within Industrial District No. 3 in Chambers County, Texas. Section 2: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the 9`n day of February,2006. CALVIN MUNDINGER, Mayor 1 ST: LORRI C DY, City Clerk APPROVE AS TO FORM: eTMACIORAMlREZ, SR., C' Attorney UKarenTilesVCity CounciRResolutionsV Tebmaty 9ASupportofFutureGen.doc