[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 352 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                          May 15, 2007.
Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities, and services play a pivotal 
        role in the health, safety, and well-being of the people of the United 
        States;
Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities, and services could not be 
        provided without the skill and dedication of public works professionals, 
        including engineers and administrators, representing State and local 
        governments throughout the United States;
Whereas public works professionals design, build, operate, maintain, and protect 
        the transportation systems, water supply infrastructure, sewage and 
        refuse disposal systems, public buildings, and other structures and 
        facilities that are vital to the citizens, communities, and commerce of 
        the United States;
Whereas the Department of Transportation estimates that every $1,000,000,000 
        invested in the Nation's highway system creates 47,000 jobs, and every 
        $1 invested in the Nation's highway system generates more than six times 
        that amount in economic activity;
Whereas every $1 invested in public transportation generates as much as $6 in 
        economic returns to the Nation's economy;
Whereas the capital asset program of the General Services Administration is 
        authorized annually to provide Federal employees with necessary office 
        space, courts of law, and other special purpose facilities;
Whereas since 1972 the Nation has invested more than $250,000,000,000 in 
        wastewater infrastructure facilities to establish a system that includes 
        16,000 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants, 100,000 major pumping 
        stations, 600,000 miles of sanitary sewers, and 200,000 miles of storm 
        sewers;
Whereas the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is charged 
        with the safe and secure movement of almost 1,000,000 daily shipments of 
        hazardous materials by all modes of transportation and oversees the 
        safety and security of 2,200,000 miles of gas and hazardous liquid 
        pipelines, which account for 64 percent of the energy commodities 
        consumed in the United States;
Whereas the National Railroad Passenger Corporation annually provides more than 
        25,000,000 people with intercity rail service;
Whereas over the next 5 years, 8 airfield projects, including 5 runways, 2 
        runway extensions, and 1 airfield reconfiguration, will be commissioned 
        providing some of the busiest airports in the Nation with the potential 
        to accommodate more than 400,000 additional annual operations, while 
        decreasing the average delay per operation at these airports by 
        approximately 2 minutes;
Whereas in the report of the Department of Transportation entitled ``2006 Status 
        of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions & 
        Performance'', the Department confirms that investment in the Nation's 
        highway, bridge, and transit infrastructure has not kept up with growing 
        demands on the system;
Whereas in that report, the Department of Transportation found that to maintain 
        highway, bridge, and transit networks, governments at all levels would 
        need to invest $94,600,000,000 per year for each of the next 20 years, 
        and to improve highway, bridge, and transit networks that level of 
        investment would need to increase to $153,700,000,000 per year; and
Whereas public works professionals are observing National Public Works Week from 
        May 20 through 26, 2007: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week;
            (2) recognizes and celebrates the important contributions that 
        public works professionals make every day to improve the public 
        infrastructure of the United States and the communities that those 
        professionals serve; and
            (3) urges citizens and communities throughout the United States to 
        join with representatives of the Federal Government in activities and 
        ceremonies that are designed to pay tribute to the public works 
        professionals of the Nation and to recognize the substantial 
        contributions that public works professionals make to the Nation.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.