[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 917 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 917

  Recognizing the Florida Keys Scenic Highway on the occasion of its 
     designation as an All-American Road by the U.S. Department of 
                            Transportation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2009

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Crenshaw, 
Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
   Klein of Florida, Mr. Mack, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Castor of 
Florida, Mr. Young of Florida, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Ginny 
Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
Mr. Boyd, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Grayson, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Posey) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the Florida Keys Scenic Highway on the occasion of its 
     designation as an All-American Road by the U.S. Department of 
                            Transportation.

Whereas established by Congress in 1991, the National Scenic Byways program is a 
        collaborative effort to help recognize, preserve, and enhance selected 
        roads throughout the United States;
Whereas the U.S. Department of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-
        American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more 
        archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic 
        qualities;
Whereas, on October 16, 2009, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced 42 
        new designations to the America's Byways collection, including five All-
        American Roads and 37 National Scenic Byways, thus increasing the total 
        number of designations to 151;
Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway was listed by the U.S. Department of 
        Transportation as one of five All-American Roads for 2009;
Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway is the first All-American Road in the 
        State of Florida and only one of 30 in the United States, joining an 
        elite list which includes the Blue Ridge Parkway, Alaska's Seward 
        Highway, and Historic Route 66;
Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway follows the railroad trail blazed in the 
        1900s by Henry Flagler;
Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway comprises of an 110-mile stretch of US 1 
        from Key Largo to Key West;
Whereas the Florida Keys Scenic Highway incorporates 42 bridges over the waters 
        of the Atlantic Ocean, Florida Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico;
Whereas the road's corridor is a leading tourist destination, featuring world-
        renowned coral reefs, exotic fish species, and historic shipwrecks; and
Whereas the end of the Florida Keys Scenic Highway, Mile Marker 0, is the 
        southernmost city in the Continental United States: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the Florida Keys Scenic Highway on the 
        occasion of its designation as an All-American Road by the U.S. 
        Department of Transportation;
            (2) congratulates those residents of the Florida Keys who 
        participated in the effort to support this designation; and
            (3) reaffirms its support of the National Scenic Byways 
        Program.
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