[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1636 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1636

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 28, 2010.
Whereas the Hoover Dam, a concrete arch-gravity storage dam, was built in the 
        Black Canyon of the Colorado River between the States of Nevada and 
        Arizona, forever changing how water is managed across the West;
Whereas, on September 30, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the 
        Hoover Dam;
Whereas the construction of the dam created Lake Mead, a reservoir that can 
        store two years average flow of the Colorado River providing vitally 
        critical flood control, water supply, and electrical power to help 
        create and support the economic growth and development of the 
        Southwestern United States;
Whereas the Hoover Dam has prevented an estimated $50,000,000,000 in flood 
        damages in the Lower Colorado River Basin, provides water for more than 
        18,000,000 people, for 1,000,000 acres of farmland in Arizona, 
        California, and Nevada, and for 500,000 acres in Mexico, and produces on 
        average 4,000,000,000 kilowatt-hours of hydroelectric power each year;
Whereas the Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel at 726.4 feet from bedrock to 
        crest, was the highest dam in the world at construction;
Whereas the Hoover Dam is an enduring symbol of the country's ingenuity and 
        persistence of hard working Americans at the time of the Great 
        Depression;
Whereas the Hoover Dam is the model for major water management projects around 
        the world; and
Whereas the Hoover Dam is registered as a National Historic Landmark on the 
        United States National Register of Historic Places and is considered one 
        of seven modern engineering wonders by the American Society of Civil 
        Engineers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) celebrates and acknowledges the thousands of workers and 
        families that overcame difficult working conditions and great challenges 
        to make construction of the facility possible;
            (2) celebrates and acknowledges the economic, cultural, and historic 
        significance of the Hoover Dam and its role in meeting future 
        challenges;
            (3) recognizes the past, present, and future benefits of its 
        construction to the agricultural, industrial, and urban development of 
        the Southwestern United States; and
            (4) joins the States of Arizona, California, Nevada, and the entire 
        Nation in celebrating the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the 
        Hoover Dam.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.