[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
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                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-432. A resolution adopted by the House of the 
     Legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico relative to 
     Citizenship Day in Puerto Rico; ordered to lie on the table.
       POM-433. A concurrent resolution adopted by the General 
     Assembly of the State of Indiana; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

                    ``House Concurrent Resolution 25

       ``Whereas, the loss of commuter service to medium-sized 
     cities like Terre Haute will inhibit future economic growth; 
     and
       ``Whereas, in university towns, like Terre Haute, students 
     are left unable to make their connecting flights home; and
       ``Whereas, with the loss of this commuter service, people 
     are forced to absorb the cost, in both time and money, of 
     traveling to the nearest available major airport; and
       ``Whereas, in today's fast-paced society, the loss of time 
     is perhaps a greater hindrance than the monetary. Now, 
     therefore,
       ``Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the 
     General Assembly of the State of Indiana, the Senate 
     concurring:
       ``Section 1. That the General Assembly of the State of 
     Indiana strongly urges Congress to act to restore the 
     essential air service program to cities such as Terre Haute.
       ``Section 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives shall transmit copies of this Resolution to 
     the presiding officers and to the majority and minority 
     leaders of both houses of Congress; each member of the 
     Indiana Congressional delegation, and to the Secretary of the 
     United States Department of Transportation.''
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       POM-434. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

                    ``House Concurrent Memorial 2005

       ``Whereas, the economy, health and general welfare of the 
     people and the state of Arizona depend upon a secure and 
     stable supply of water; and
       ``Whereas, to help secure that supply of water, the United 
     States Congress did authorize the construction of the Central 
     Arizona Project to bring water from the Colorado River to the 
     heavily populated areas of central Arizona in the Colorado 
     River Basin Project Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-537; 82 Stat. 885; 
     43 United States Code section 1501 et seq.); and
       ``Whereas, the users of the water in Arizona delivered 
     through the Central Arizona Project are required to pay 
     operation, maintenance and replacement costs associated with 
     the operation of the Project in order to maintain financial 
     stability; and
       ``Whereas, the users of the water in Arizona who have been 
     allocated a supply of water made available through the 
     Central Arizona Project are required to pay the operation, 
     maintenance and replacement costs associated with their 
     allocations even when they do not use their allocations in 
     order to keep the Project financially stable; and
       ``Whereas, a substantial quantity of water made available 
     through the Central Arizona Project has been allocated to 
     various uses by the United States federal government; and
       ``Whereas, federal uses include, but are not limited to, 
     providing for public outdoor recreation facilities, improving 
     conditions for fish and wildlife and delivery of water to 
     Arizona Indian communities.
       ``Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives 
     of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:
       ``1. That the President of the United States instruct the 
     Department of the Interior to seek an appropriation from the 
     United States Congress for the purpose of paying operation, 
     maintenance and replacement costs associated with federal 
     uses of Central Arizona Project water, including costs 
     accrued and associated with federal allocations which may not 
     be in use.
       ``2. That United States Congress authorize funding to pay 
     for operation, maintenance and replacement costs associated 
     with federal uses of Central Arizona Project water, including 
     costs accrued and associated with federal allocations which 
     may not be in use.
       ``3. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona 
     transmit copies of this Concurrent Memorial to the President 
     of the United States, the Speaker of the United States House 
     of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate 
     and to each Member of the Arizona Congressional Delegation.''
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       POM-435. A resolution adopted by the House of the 
     Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.

                       ``House Resolution No. 244

       ``Whereas, Linda Ann Veno, an American wife and mother, as 
     well as other Pennsylvanians, witnessed first-hand the 
     atrocities endured by innocent men, women and children in 
     Bosnia, Hercegovina; and
       ``Whereas, upon delivering much-needed medical supplies and 
     humanitarian aid to Bosnia, these courageous Pennsylvanians 
     discovered the complete disrespect for human life suffered by 
     Bosnian citizens regardless of their religion or ethnicity; 
     and
       ``Whereas, Croatian and Moslem children between the ages of 
     8 and 13 were playing together near the Mir (Peace) Hospital 
     in Mostar when an artillery shell killed six of them and 
     maimed three of them; and
       ``Whereas, families are being separated, lives are being 
     destroyed, neighbors are fighting neighbors and children are 
     left dying in the streets; and
       ``Whereas, the genocide in this part of our world is 
     reminiscent of a time in world history when America's eyes 
     and ears could not see or hear human suffering; and
       ``Whereas, when America discovered the Holocaust, it vowed 
     to never again allow the systematic destruction of people; 
     and
       ``Whereas, Bosnia needs America's eyes, ears and hearts to 
     be opened to the truth of its plight; and
       ``Whereas, moved by her experience in Bosnia and 
     recognizing the need to end the war, Mrs. Veno, upon her 
     return to Pennsylvania, established the Mother's Love 
     Foundation to raise the level of consciousness of Americans 
     to the plight of Bosnians and to raise funds for airlifting 
     needy children to the United States to receive medical care 
     and for building facilities in Bosnia to care for orphaned 
     children there; therefore be it
       ``Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania commend Linda Ann Veno for her 
     courageous work and for establishing the Mother's Love 
     Foundation; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That the House of Representatives memorialize 
     Congress to seriously consider the increasing inhumanity of 
     the current situation in Bosnia, Hercegovina; and be it 
     further
       ``Resolved, That the House of Representatives memorialize 
     the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign 
     Affairs Committee in Congress to hold open general hearings 
     regarding the plight of the men, women and children caught in 
     the war in Bosnia; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted 
     to the presiding officers of each house of Congress; to the 
     members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; to the 
     members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; to floor 
     leaders of each house of Congress; to each member of Congress 
     from Pennsylvania; to the Secretary of State, the Honorable 
     Warren Christopher; and to the President, the Honorable 
     William Jefferson Clinton.''
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       POM-436. A resolution adopted by the Disabled American 
     Veterans Department of California's Claims and Service 
     Commission relative to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Compensation and Pension Service; to the Committee on 
     Veterans Affairs.

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