III 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 135 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2005 Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Jeffords) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating the National Asphalt Pavement Association on its 50th anniversary and recognizing the contributions of members of the Association to the United States.

Whereas in 2005, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (incorporated on May 17, 1955, as the National Bituminous Concrete Association) celebrates its 50th anniversary; Whereas the members of the National Asphalt Pavement Association play a key role in strengthening the economy of the United States and promoting the mobility of citizens of the United States by providing hot-mix asphalt used in the construction of the 41,000-mile Interstate Highway System and other highways, streets, roads, parking lots, and airports; Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association has focused on continually improving the quality of asphalt pavement by establishing a quality improvement program; Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association has facilitated technology transfer and advanced new asphalt pavement technologies through partnerships, scanning tours, publications, and presentations; Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association, through members of the Association, has fostered and encouraged young people to pursue careers in civil engineering by establishing the National Asphalt Pavement Association Research and Education Foundation to provide scholarships, sponsor educational exhibitions, and fund research of national significance relating to hot-mix asphalt; Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association, through members of the Association, endowed the National Center for Asphalt Technology, the world’s premier institution for asphalt research, and continues to fund the activities of the Center; and Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association will continue to contribute to research to ensure that the Interstate Highway System will be designed and constructed for perpetual use in order to meet the growing economic and national security needs of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)congratulates the National Asphalt Pavement Association on its 50th anniversary; and (2)recognizes and celebrates the achievements of the members of the National Asphalt Pavement Association for their contributions to the economic well-being of the citizens of the United States.