Bill Text: TX HCR56 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR56 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR56-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 56 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The cruise operations in the homeport of Galveston | ||
| have an enormous economic impact on Texas; the city hosted some | ||
| 655,000 passenger and crew visits in 2011, which accounted for | ||
| $1.13 billion in direct spending; in addition, the industry was | ||
| responsible for generating over 17,300 Texas jobs and paying $917 | ||
| million in wage income; and | ||
| WHEREAS, South of Galveston, between Calhoun and Cameron | ||
| Counties, Texas is home to several growing cities, robust tourism, | ||
| and a wealth of natural resources; the area also hosts three major | ||
| deepwater ports, any of which might be a viable site for a cruise | ||
| line headquarters or a port of embarkation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Florida and California, respectively, benefit the | ||
| most from the North American cruise industry; Florida operates five | ||
| cruise ports, including Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, | ||
| Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa, and California is home to four, in | ||
| Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego, and San Francisco; an | ||
| additional Texas cruise ship port between Calhoun and Cameron | ||
| Counties could offer an attractive vacation option for a | ||
| significant portion of the state's residents and be an economic | ||
| boon to the state as a whole; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house | ||
| of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study | ||
| regarding the development of a cruise industry on the Texas coast | ||
| between Calhoun and Cameron Counties, including its potential | ||
| economic impact and options for incentives to attract the cruise | ||
| industry to South Texas; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be | ||
| governed by such general rules and policies for joint interim | ||
| committees as the 83rd Legislature may adopt. | ||
| Hunter | ||
| Herrero | ||
| Lozano | ||
| Lucio III | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| RECEIVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Secretary of State | ||
