[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 195 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 195

Designating the week of March 22 through March 28, 1998, as ``National 
                      Corrosion Prevention Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 10, 1998

 Mrs. Hutchison submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Designating the week of March 22 through March 28, 1998, as ``National 
                      Corrosion Prevention Week''.

Whereas corrosion undermines the physical integrity of structures and endangers 
        the public and environment;
Whereas corrosion leads to catastrophic failures and wastes scarce resources;
Whereas corrosion is the deterioration of a material resulting from a reaction 
        with its environment and costs the United States over $300,000,000,000 
        every year, which amounts to more than 4 percent of the gross national 
        product;
Whereas it is estimated that over \1/3\ of the costs from corrosion 
        (approximately $100,000,000,000) are preventable through the application 
        of existing corrosion control technology;
Whereas corrosion engineers in the United States and around the world save 
        taxpayers money through the application of state-of-the-art, time-proven 
        corrosion control technology; and
Whereas corrosion engineers are committed to protecting public safety, 
        preserving the environment, and preventing the premature deterioration 
        of infrastructure facilities: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate designates the week of March 22 through 
March 28, 1998, as ``National Corrosion Prevention Week'', in order to 
raise public awareness of the problems associated with it and the 
measures available to prevent it.
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