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Session of 2000
          HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 6014                           By Representatives Mayans, Adkins, Alldritt, Ballard, Ballou, Barnes,
                Beggs, Bethell, Burroughs, Campbell, Compton, Crow, Dean, Dreher,
                Faber, Farmer, Flaharty, Flower, Freeborn, Geringer, Gilbert, Grant,
                Haley, Henry, Hermes, Horst, Huff, Hutchins, Johnston, Kirk, Phil
                Kline, Larkin, Lightner, P. Long, Mason, Mays, McClure, McCreary,
                McKinney, Merrick, Minor, Mollenkamp, Jim Morrison, Judy Morri-
                son, Myers, Nichols, O'Brien, O'Connor, Osborne, Palmer, Pauls, E.
                Peterson, Phelps, Pottorff, Powell, Reardon, Rehorn, Ruff, Showalter,
                Shultz, Sloan, Stone, Storm, Swenson, Tanner, Tedder, Thimesch,
                Tomlinson, Toplikar, Vining, Wagle, Weiland and Welshimer
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20             A  RESOLUTION requesting a study regarding petroleum products.
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22             WHEREAS,  A world shortage of crude oil exists as production by the
23       Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has de-
24       creased to about 26 million barrels per day; and
25             WHEREAS,  This shortage of crude oil has caused the price of crude
26       oil to increase from $10.72 per barrel in December of 1998 to a nine-
27       year high of $31.77 per barrel in March of 2000; and
28             WHEREAS,  This shortage of crude oil has caused heating oil prices
29       to double in some areas of our nation and gasoline prices to increase to
30       an all-time high average cost of $1.50 a gallon; and
31             WHEREAS,  The substantial increase in the price of gasoline, diesel
32       fuel and other petroleum products are negatively affecting the activities
33       of all Kansans, particularly our farmers, truckers and individuals driving
34       to and from work; and
35             WHEREAS,  Bitter cold temperatures in the northeastern United
36       States this past winter have created such demand for natural gas and
37       heating oil that the availability of other petroleum products will be af-
38       fected for some time; and
39             WHEREAS,  While the three major petroleum-exporting countries,
40       OPEC members, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, plus Mexico, a non-OPEC
41       member, are recommending increases in oil production, there is no as-
42       surance that the other OPEC members are supportive of much increase
43       in oil production at this time; and

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  1             WHEREAS,  Even if world-wide oil production is increased, several
  2       weeks would pass before oil product prices would decline: Now,
  3       therefore,
  4             Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kan-
  5       sas: That we request the Governor appoint a task force of appropriate
  6       persons to study the price and availability of petroleum products and to
  7       make any recommendations which the state of Kansas could do to alle-
  8       viate the current high prices of petroleum products--with such report to
  9       be made prior to the sine die adjournment of the 2000 legislative session;
10       and
11             Be it further resolved: That the Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-
12       sentatives be directed to provide an enrolled copy of this resolution to
13       the Governor.
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