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. 907Congratulating the X PRIZE Foundation's leadership in inspiring a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicl
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es. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 19, 2007
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In the House of Representatives, U. DANIEL ES.LUNGREN of California submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology
RESOLUTIONCongratulating the X PRIZE Foundation's leadership in inspiring a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles,
February 6, 2008.
Whereas the United States is heavily dependent on foreign sources of oil that are concentrated in tumultuous countries and regions;
Whereas the Nnational security and economic prosperity of the United States demand that we move toward a sustainable energy future;
Whereas the ability of foreign governments to assert great control over oil production allows unfriendly regimes to use energy exports as leverage against the United States and our allies;
Whereas continued reliance on the use of greenhouse gas intensive fuels may impact global climate change;
Whereas the automotive sector is heavily dependent on oil, which makes Americans vulnerable to oil price fluctuation and is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions;
Whereas average fuel economy in the United States has increased slowly during the last 20 years;
Whereas many promising technologies exist that can lead to a breakthrough vehicle that will meet the need for sustainable transportation;
Whereas breakthroughs are often achieved by the free market fueling the entrepreneurial spirit of inventors and investors;
Whereas the Automotive X PRIZE is a private, independent, technology-neutral competition being developed by the X PRIZE Foundation to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that help break our addiction to oil and stem the effects of climate change;
andWhereas the Automotive X PRIZE will award a multi-million dollar reward to teams that can design, build, and demonstrate production-capable vehicles that achieve 100 MPG or its equivalent; and
Whereas such prize competitions generate involvement and innovation across a broad spectrum of known and untapped talent such as the $25,000 Orteig Prize won by Charles Lindbergh which leveraged $400,000 worth of additional research by teams trying to win the prize and spurred a $250,000,000,000 aviation industry, and the $10,000,000 Ansari X Prize which leveraged $100,000,000 worth of additional research: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives--
(1) congratulates the X PRIZE Foundation's leadership for inspiring a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that help break our addiction to oil through the Automotive X PRIZE competition;
(2) congratulates the X PRIZE Foundation on their innovation and vision to bring together some of the finest minds in government, non-the public and private sectors, including government, university, and industryacademia, and industry, to advise and participate in the Automotive X PRIZE competition; and
(3) applauds the X PRIZE Foundation's ongoing commitment to find solutions to some of humanity's greatest challenges as exemplified in the Automotive X PRIZE.
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