HJ 593 — Commending Washington Gas Light Company.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23103575D I HOUSE JOfferedJOINT JanuaryRESOLUTION 26,NO. 2023 N Commending Washington Gas Light Company.

––––––––––593 TE Patrons––Krizek,Commending Byron, Murphy, Orrock, Sickles and Sullivan R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, Washington Gas Light Company,Company. a leading purveyor of energy services in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2023;

andN DAgreed Gas,to wasby foundedthe throughHouse of Delegates, January 30, 2023 R Agreed to by the Senate, February 2, 2023 O WHEREAS, Washington Gas Light Company, a charterleading purveyor of theenergy Unitedservices Statesin Congressthe thatL wasWashington, signedD.C., intometropolitan lawarea, bycelebrates Presidentits James175th K.anniversary in 2023;

and L WHEREAS, on July 8, 1848, the Washington Gas Light Company, known commonly as Washington James K.

and PresidentE WHEREAS, in the beginning, Washington Gas was responsible for installing gas lights in the United D States Capitol, the White House, and along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.;

and E WHEREAS, Washington Gas expanded into the Commonwealth and Maryland around the turn of the 20thresidential, centurycommercial, and todayindustrial providescustomers safe and reliable natural gas service to more than 1.2 million D resWHEREAS, restructured as WGL Holdings, Inc., in 2000, Washington Gas and other companies under the WGLnational bannercapital haveregion; been indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of AltaGas Ltd.

sinceand2 2018,million helpingWHEREAS, torestructured makeas theWGL companyHoldings, aInc., leader in North2000, AmericaWashington forGas clean,and efficient,other andcompanies diverseunder energythe solutions;WGL banner have been indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of AltaGas Ltd.

andsince WHEREAS,2018, Washingtonsolutions; Gas has earned a reputation among its customers for its reliability and dependability, as its 1,611 employees, including 956 residents of the Commonwealth, take great pains to ensWHEREAS, Washington Gas has supported various nonprofit, community, civic, and charitablenceJ;

ande the company a leader in North America for clean, efficient, and diverse energy J WHEREAS, Washington Gas has earned a reputation among its customers for its reliability and 9 dependability, as its 1,611 employees, including 956 residents of the Commonwealth, take great pains tR ensure the company provides continuous service through a variety of challenges and circumstances;

and 3 WHEREAS, since its founding, Washington Gas has worked tirelessly to foster a strong and thriving business climate in its service territory, offering support and leadership to local chambers of commerce and other business organizations;

andtory, offering support and leadership to local chambers of commerce WHEREAS, through its commitment to excellence and its unwavering dedication to its customers over the past 175 years, Washington Gas has presented a model to which all companies may aspire;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Washington Gas Light Company on the occasion of its 175th anniversary;

and, be ititereby RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution :for presentation to Washington Gas Light Company as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the company's history and appreciation for its contributions to the Commonwealth.

35 for presentation to Washington Gas Light Company as an expression of the General Assembly's 36 admiration for the company's history and appreciation for its contributions to the Commonwealth.