[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 250 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 250

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the third Saturday in June of 
       each year should be designated as ``National Rivers Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 17, 1998

 Mr. Chafee submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the third Saturday in June of 
       each year should be designated as ``National Rivers Day''.

Whereas the United States has a total of 3,000,000 linear miles of rivers, which 
        have played a fundamental role in the Nation's culture, heritage, 
        ecological health, economic development, and overall quality of life;
Whereas rivers are used throughout the Nation as efficient transportation routes 
        for commerce and industry, are used in urban areas as public 
        transportation corridors, and have facilitated economic growth by 
        providing transportation, generating hydroelectric power, and supplying 
        water for farms and rural towns;
Whereas rivers support fish, waterfowl, and other wildlife that need greenways 
        and clean water to survive in their habitats, and people throughout 
        America live in close proximity to rivers and streams and use them for 
        swimming, fishing, boating, and other forms of recreation and leisure;
Whereas the Nation's rivers are important tourist destinations, which, each 
        year, attract more than 46,000,000 international travelers and generate 
        more than $430,000,000 in tourism revenue;
Whereas the activities carried out along the Nation's rivers affect water 
        resources, environment, and geography on regional, national, and global 
        scales;
Whereas the President and Congress have declared their support for rivers 
        through the American Heritage Rivers program; and
Whereas it is appropriate for the people of the United States from time to time 
        to reflect upon the manner in which their activities and lifestyles 
        affect the rivers of the Nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the third 
Saturday in June of each year should be designated as ``National Rivers 
Day''.
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