[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 657 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 657

 Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the Hoover Dam.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2010

 Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Ensign, and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the Hoover Dam.

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 Hoover Dam created Lake Mead, a reservoir that 
        can store an amount of water that is equal to 2 years average flow of 
        the Colorado River;
Whereas the construction of the Hoover Dam provided vitally critical flood 
        control, water supply, and electrical power and helped to 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;
Whereas the Hoover Dam provides water for more than 18,000,000 people and 
        1,000,000 acres of farmland in the States of Arizona, California, and 
        Nevada and 500,000 acres of farmland in Mexico, as well as produces an 
        average of 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 the time the Hoover Dam was 
        constructed;
Whereas the Hoover Dam is an enduring symbol of the ingenuity of the United 
        States and the persistence of hardworking Americans during 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 
        National Register of Historic Places and is considered 1 of 7 modern 
        engineering wonders by the American Society of Civil Engineers: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) celebrates and acknowledges the thousands of workers 
        and families that overcame difficult working conditions and 
        great challenges to make construction of the Hoover Dam 
        possible;
            (2) celebrates and acknowledges the economic, cultural, and 
        historic significance of the Hoover Dam;
            (3) recognizes the past, present, and future benefits of 
        the construction of the Hoover Dam to the agricultural, 
        industrial, and urban development of the Southwestern United 
        States; and
            (4) joins the States of Arizona, California, Nevada, and 
        the people of the United States in celebrating the 75th 
        anniversary of the dedication of the Hoover Dam.
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