ORIGINAL HOUSE                                     ENGROSSED
JOINT RESOLUTION
BILL NO. 0008

  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
                        1999 SESSION


                              
A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress to enforce any trade
violations of any countries exporting cattle or lambs and to
protect Wyoming from unfair competition.

     WHEREAS, the livestock industry continues to play a
vital role in the culture and the economy of Wyoming; and

     WHEREAS, both the cattle industry and the sheep
industry are struggling to survive in the face of
unprecedented prolonged price decline for cattle, lambs and
wool; and

     WHEREAS, there is compelling evidence that the decline
in cattle and lamb prices are being caused in strong part by
growing levels of imports of both live animals and meat
products; and

     WHEREAS, significant increases in imports may be
occurring in violation of the fair trade provisions of both
the North American Fair Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT).

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved By The Members of the
Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

     Section 1.  That the Wyoming State Legislature fully
supports the antidumping and the countervailing duty
petitions against Canada as filed by the Ranchers-Cattlemen
Action Legal Foundation (R-CALF); and

     Section 2.  That the Wyoming State Legislature fully
supports the Section 201 Trade Action as filed by the
American Sheep Industry Association with the United States
International Trade Commission; and

     Section 3.  That the Wyoming State Legislature
petitions the United States Department of Commerce and the
United States International Trade Commission:  (1)  to act
quickly to determine the extent of any trade violations by
countries exporting cattle or lamb into the United States;
and  (2) if violations are found, to take decisive steps to
protect Wyoming and other domestic cattle and sheep
producers from the negative effects of this unfair and
unlawful competition.

     Section 4.  That the Wyoming State Legislature requests
that the Governor act to the full extent of his authority to
support the actions filed by the Ranchers-Cattleman Action
Legal Foundation (R-CALF) and the American Sheep Industry
Association.

Section 5.  That the Secretary of State of Wyoming
 transmit copies of this resolution to the President of the
United States, to the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States
Congress, to the Secretary of Commerce, to the United States
International Trade Commission and to the Wyoming
Congressional Delegation.

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Speaker of the House               President of the Senate


                Governor

                TIME APPROVED: _________
                DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.


Chief Clerk