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RESOLUTION N0, ~s-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING H, R, 49
BILL, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE PRODUCTION FROM THE
ELK HILLS° RESERVE OF OIL,
WHEREAS, this N.ation.and the State of California, is currently
facing numerous economic and social problems resulting from a national
energy shortage; and
WHEREAS, this shortage places the United States in the
dangerous position of being dependent on unstable and excessively
priced foreign oil iinports; and
WHEREAS, the Elk Hills' Petroleum Reserve could, within
approximately two years, provide an additional domestic production of
at least 300,000 barrels of oil per day; and
WHEREAS, this quantity of production would have a favorable
impact on our balance of payments in excess of one billion dollars
per year; and
Wf~REAS, the Naval Petroleum Reserve, No, Four, located on
the north slape of Alaska contains an estimated oil reserve of ten
billion barrels of oil, and together with other Naval Reserves, coupled
with the Defense Production Act of 1950, is adequate for the defense
of the United States and its Armed Services,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore does
hereby support H. R. 49 Bill which would authorize the production of
oil from the Elk Hills' Reserve; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED;
2. That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the
following persons:
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Honorable Stanley K. Hathaway
Secretary of the Interior
Washington, D, C. 20240
Honorable Rogers C. B. Morton
Secretary of Commerce
Washington, D. C, 20230
Honorable William E. Simon
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington, D. C, 20220
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Honorable Frank G. Zarb, Administrator
Federal Energy Administration
Washington, D, C. 20461
3, That copies be sent to the California Congressional
Delegation, both in the United States Senate and the House of
Representatives,
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED t' 2~ra day of~ J ne, 1975,
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