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<br /> <br />EconO~lIiance <br /> <br />Houston Port Region <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION <br />To express the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region's support for federal efforts to establish the <br />Buffalo Bayou Heritage Area: Energy Capital of the World. <br /> <br />WHEREAS: <br />. The area beginning at Shepherd Drive in west Houston, Texas - commonly known as the Buffalo <br />Bayou - extending along the Houston Ship Channel and ending at the Fred Hartman Bridge in <br />Baytown, Texas made a unique contribution to the cultural, political, and industrial development <br />of the United States. <br />. The Buffalo Bayou is distinctive as the first spine of modem industrial development in Texas <br />and one of the first along the Gulf of Mexico coast. <br />. The Buffalo Bayou played a significant role in the execution of the Battle of San Jacinto and the <br />struggle for Texas independence. <br />. The Buffalo Bayou developed a prosperous and productive shipping industry that contributed to <br />formation of the modem day Houston Ship Channel and the development of the Port of Houston, <br />which today is the United States' first largest port in terms of foreign tonnage. <br />. The Buffalo Bayou led in the development of Texas' petrochemical industry that made the <br />communities within the service region of the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region the center <br />of the early oil boom in America. <br />· There is a need for assistance for the preservation of the Buffalo Bayou and the promotion of the <br />Houston Ship Channel as a system for transportation, industry, and commerce. <br />· Congress, in 2002, enacted legislation (PL 107-337) authorizing the National Park Service (NPS) <br />to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area. <br />· The purpose of a National Heritage Area is to provide federal recognition to and highlight the <br />Buffalo Bayou, the Houston Ship Channel and the historic contribution to the nation and its <br />economic development 15 community members of the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. <br />· No federal land protection or additional federal restrictions are provided by a National Heritage <br />Area designation. <br /> <br />THEREFORE, let it be resolved on this day of October 18, 2006 that the Economic Alliance <br />Houston Port Region supports including our area within the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area <br />in order to promote the area's contribution to America's historic and economic development; <br /> <br />i/}. .. crd-) /. <br />\./~ ~ <br />/ <br />/ <br />,: <br /> <br /> <br />Chairman of the Board of Directors <br />Mr. Jimmy Burke <br /> <br />President/CEO - Jan Lawler <br />Call 832-864-4020 for more information <br />