[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 582 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 582

    Recognizing the work and accomplishments of Mr. Herbert Saffir, 
   inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane 
                           Preparedness Week.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 4, 2008

  Mr. Martinez (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Recognizing the work and accomplishments of Mr. Herbert Saffir, 
   inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during Hurricane 
                           Preparedness Week.

Whereas Mr. Herbert Saffir protected countless individuals by conveying the 
        threat levels of approaching hurricanes through a 5-tier system to 
        measure hurricane strength;
Whereas the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale has become the definitive means to 
        describe hurricane strength;
Whereas Mr. Saffir, as a civil and structural engineer, was a pioneer in 
        designing buildings and bridges for high wind resistance;
Whereas Mr. Saffir, as a participant in a United Nations project in 1969, helped 
        to reduce hurricane damage to low-cost buildings worldwide;
Whereas Mr. Saffir was the principal of Saffir Engineering in Coral Gables, 
        Florida;
Whereas Mr. Saffir fought tirelessly for safe building codes to ensure the 
        safety of all people threatened by hurricanes;
Whereas Mr. Saffir was born in New York City, New York, on March 29, 1917, and 
        died in Miami, Florida, on November 21, 2007; and
Whereas Hurricane Preparedness Week is observed the week beginning May 25, 2008: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the work and accomplishments of Mr. Herbert 
        Saffir, inventor of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, during 
        Hurricane Preparedness Week;
            (2) honors Mr. Saffir's commitment to alerting the 
        citizenry of the threat of hurricanes;
            (3) thanks Mr. Saffir for his dedication, which has 
        undoubtedly helped to save countless lives and the property of 
        citizens around the world; and
            (4) commends Mr. Saffir's service to the State of Florida, 
        the United States, and the world.
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