CC Resolution No. 546 805
RESOLUTION NO. 546
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS , URGING THE UNITED STATES ENERGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION TO APPROVE A PROGRAM OF AIR
PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. FOR A COAL-BASED HYDROGEN
FACILITY ALONG CEDAR BAYOU, CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS .
WHEREAS , both the United States Energy Research and
Development Administration and the State of Texas recognize
the need for the developmental integration and evaluation of
a facility to produce hydrogen from the gasification of coal
for use in industrial processes; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has already endorsed the
proposal of Air Products and Chemicals , Inc. through the
Governor' s Energy Advisory Council ; and
WHEREAS , the proposed program of Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc. would aide the orderly economic growth and
development of the greater Baytown area; and
WHEREAS , the proposed plant of Air Products and Chemicals ,
Inc. gives every indication of responding to these concerns
without impairing the quality of the environment of the
Baytown area; 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
urges that every consideration be given by the Energy Research
and Development Administration with regard to this proposal .
Section 2 : This resolution shall become effective from
and after its passage by the City Council of the City of
Baytown, Texas.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, on this
the 23rd day of September 1976.
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TOM GENTRY, Mayor
ATTEST:
EIIIL___EEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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NEEL RI HA DSON, City Attorney
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