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S. C. R. No. 45 As IntroducedAs Introduced
| 130th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2013-2014 |
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To urge the Office of the United States Trade
Representative to ensure that no World Trade
Organization rules are violated in regard to
government funding of the McInnis Cement and the
Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant in Quebec,
Canada.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, The cement industry is a major employer and economic
supporter in Northwest Ohio as well as the entire state; and |
| WHEREAS, McInnis Cement is partially owned by the Quebec
government and has received government assistance for the
construction of the Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant in Quebec,
Canada. To wit, the Quebec government has authorized a C$250
million guaranteed loan to McInnis Cement and an additional C$100
million equity investment in the company from Investissement
Quebec, in addition to other support from public sources,
including another C$100 million equity investment from the Caisse
de depot et placement du Quebec; and |
| WHEREAS, The cement market in Quebec is already
oversaturated, and the stated purpose of the Port-Daniel-Gascons
cement plant is not to supply Canadian projects but to ship the
vast majority of its production into the United States; and |
| WHEREAS, Ohio's private cement industry should not have to
compete with a taxpayer-funded operation based on foreign soil.
The new cement plant will take market share and potential jobs
from hardworking Ohio residents; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, on behalf of all citizens of this state,
urge the Office of the United States Trade Representative to
ensure that no World Trade Organization rules are violated in
regard to government funding of the McInnis Cement and the
Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant in Quebec, Canada; and be it
further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the
United States, the Office of the United States Trade
Representative, each member of the Ohio Congressional delegation,
and the news media of Ohio. |
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