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RESOLUTION NO. 12,974
3 A RESOLUTION TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF
4 ARKANSAS, AND FROM OTHER ENTITIES, TO DEVELOP A POLICY
s DIRECTIVE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF DRILL CUTTINGS THAT ORIGI-
6 NATE FROM DRILLING OPERATIONS THAT USE OIL BASED DRILL-
7 ING FLUIDS, AND OTHER METHODS OF EXTRACTING PETROLEUM,
s TO ASSURE NOT ONLY THE SAFETY, BUT ALSO THE COMFORT AND
9 ENJOYMENT OF CITIZENS' PROPERTY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, within the last 12 months the global petroleum market has seen the price for a
12 single barrel of oil skyrocket to the price of one hundred dollars ($100.00) a barrel of oil; and
13 WHEREAS, these kinds of prices make it economically feasible to discover and utilize
14 methods to extract oil products that have not traditionally been used such as the extraction of oil
15 from shale; and,
16 WHEREAS, the waste byproducts from these new technologies will have to be disposed of
17 in sanitary landfills designed to accept such waste at the price of the comfort and enjoyment of
18 private property because of the noxious odor of these products, and will also have other potential
19 damaging impacts upon the environment; and,
20 WHEREAS, the development of a temporary solution to address these problems in a particu-
21 lar locality may be acceptable for that locality, but a more permanent solution must be reached
22 for all citizens of the State of Arkansas; and,
23 WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Arkansas is in a unique position to bring together
24 the legislative and executive branches of government, and accept citizen input on such issues;
25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
26 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
27 Section 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, encourages Governor
28 Mike Beebe to create an executive entity to review in detail the kinds of processes that will be
29 used to extract petroleum based products within the State in order to address the oil needs of its
30 citizens, and to develop means to dispose of such waste byproducts without endangering the
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Resolution to encourage Governor Beebe to create a body to
address disposal of byproducts created by new technologies
created to extract petroleum products
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safety of the State's citizens, and without a negative impact upon the use and enjoyment of their
private property.
Section 2. The Board of Directors offers its assistance, and the assistance of any City em-
ployees, in such effort, as the Governor may need.
Section 3. Upon passage and execution of this Resolution, the City Clerk is directed imme-
diately to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Office of the Governor.
Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase,
or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
resolution.
Section 5. Repealer. All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution
are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
ADOPTED: May 19, 2009
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Nadey Wood, elity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpente , City Vtorney
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Resolution to encourage Governor Beebe to create a body to
address disposal of byproducts created by new technologies
created to extract petroleum products