[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1327 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1327

  Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Floyd Dominy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2010

 Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself and Mrs. Napolitano) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Floyd Dominy.

Whereas Floyd Dominy, a legendary Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner dedicated 
        to building dams that would supply society with necessary water and 
        emissions-free power for living and recreation, passed away on April 20, 
        2010, at the age of 100;
Whereas Floyd Dominy was born on a farm in Hastings, Nebraska, on December 24, 
        1909, and graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1933;
Whereas Floyd Dominy acquired critical war materials, helped resolve food 
        shortages, and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II;
Whereas Floyd Dominy joined the Bureau of Reclamation in 1946 as a specialist 
        responsible for procedures by which newly irrigated land on public land 
        could be settled by returning war veterans;
Whereas Floyd Dominy later served as the Associate Commissioner of the Bureau of 
        Reclamation before being sworn in as Commissioner upon appointment by 
        President Dwight D. Eisenhower;
Whereas Floyd Dominy served in the same capacity under Presidents John F. 
        Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon;
Whereas upon his retirement in 1969, Floyd Dominy was and continues to be the 
        longest serving Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner;
Whereas Floyd Dominy, during his tenure as the Commissioner of the Bureau of 
        Reclamation, played a major role in the authorization and the 
        construction of numerous Federal multi-purpose dams and water projects 
        in the western United States, including Glen Canyon, Flaming Gorge, and 
        Navajo Dams, the Central Arizona Project, San Luis Unit, and the Trinity 
        Division of the Central Valley Project;
Whereas many of these projects that Floyd Dominy played such a role in creating 
        and constructing continue to be vital to the Nation's food supply and 
        renewable electricity generation and attract millions of 
        recreationalists each year; and
Whereas Floyd Dominy was named one of the top ten ``Public Works Men of the 
        Year'' in 1966 and was awarded for ``Outstanding Engineering Achievement 
        in Heavy Construction'' in 1974: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the life and 
accomplishments of Floyd Dominy, former Bureau of Reclamation 
Commissioner, for his many contributions to the Nation's water and food 
supply, recreation, and the environment.
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