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WHEREAS, a national concensus has emerged that the only
way to solve the problem of hazardous waste disposal is to find
methods that drastically reduce the amount of waste that ends up in
landfills and injection wells; and,
WHEREAS, the hazardous waste disposal problem is
particularly acute in the State of Texas where a multi-billion
dollar chemical industry is located, and,
WHEREAS, geographically , the greatest production of
hazardous waste occurs in the Golden Triangle; and,
WHEREAS, there exists the need to establish a
multi-functional center which will serve as the focal point and
clearing house for developing realistic, useful and meaningful
alternatives to current methods of production and treatment to
minimize the problems attendant to hazardous chemical by-products;
and,
WHEREAS, the Governor' s Task Force on Hazardous Waste has
recommended the creation of just such a center to act as a clearing
house for better waste control technologies in the State of Texas;
and,
WHEREAS, Lamar University, through its Chancellor, has
devised a proposal to establish a hazardous waste disposal research
center at Lamar University to address these needs both locally and
nationally; and,
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WHEREAS, the location of the center at Lamar University
is appropriate and logical; and,
WHEREAS, the hazardous waste research center is going to
require legislative approval to establish and operate the center;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont is in
favor of this type of research center to address the problems of
hazardous waste in the Golden Triangle as well as on a state and
national level;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT in light of the considerations cited above, the City Council
of the City of Beaumont supports Lamar University in its efforts to
establish a hazardous waste research center at Lamar University.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the day of �� y �� 1984.
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