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MS HR140

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/10/2013

Primary Sponsor

William Arnold

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi for receiving the EPA's Energy Star Partner of the Year award
  • TEMA received the Energy Star Award for the ninth consecutive year and is Toyota's most energy-efficient plant in North America
  • Over the past decade, Toyota's energy conservation efforts saved $370 million and reduced energy use by 15% per vehicle, equivalent to powering 27,000 average households
  • All Toyota North American plants retrofitted lighting to save 17 million kilowatt hours annually and eliminate 10,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions
  • Toyota Mississippi employs over 2,000 workers directly with another 2,000 employed by its suppliers and assembles Corolla compact sedans

Legislative Description

Toyota; commend upon being named the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Partner of the Year.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

4/10/2013

Committee Referrals

Rules3/30/2013

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