[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 11, 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-455. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of Washington; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.

                      ``Senate Joint Memorial 8003

       ``Whereas, The State of Washington has since February of 
     1991, operated a Rural Development Council, as a means to 
     identify, communicate, and act upon new means of protecting 
     and enhancing the viability and self reliance of rural 
     Washington communities; and
       ``Whereas, Voluntary and meaningful communication among all 
     levels of government, including tribal governments and the 
     nonprofit and private sectors is critical for the 
     representation of the needs and interests of rural residents; 
     and
       ``Whereas, It is also of critical importance to the 
     integrity of the entire state to identify ways that urban and 
     rural economies of Washington can function to complement each 
     other and reinforce the quality of life available to 
     residents; and
       ``Whereas, The Council is a partnership between state, 
     federal, local government, tribal government, and the 
     nonprofit and private sectors, and is organized to meet the 
     needs of all members of the partnership in a mutual effort to 
     mitigate negative impacts upon rural communities, enhance 
     their viability and self reliance, and look for ways to 
     coordinate, synchronize, or consolidate the efforts of all 
     who serve rural communities and citizens; and
       ``Whereas, The objectives of the Council are consistent 
     with the Council's mission and honor the perspectives of the 
     partnership in their mutual undertaking of the following:
       ``(1) To provide a forum for policy analysis concerning 
     existing and proposed rural development strategies in 
     Washington;
       ``(2) To promote coordination and cooperation among state, 
     federal, local, and tribal governments; and private, public, 
     and nonprofit groups, in order to promote rural economic 
     vitality;
       ``(3) To facilitate communication between rural communities 
     and organizations and other sectors of the state and nation;
       ``(4) To promote the establishment of rural-urban 
     partnerships that will be mutually beneficial to both areas 
     in alleviating the distress of rapid economic growth or 
     decline and promoting economic vitality;
       ``(5) To identify and address federal, state, and local 
     administrative barriers that hinder economic vitality;
       ``(6) To identify and provide opportunities to educate and 
     inform state, federal, and local policy and program staff as 
     to the needs and special development context of rural 
     Washington; and
       ``(7) To identify ways to promote educational opportunities 
     for citizens in rural communities; and
       ``Whereas, In acknowledgement and recognition of these 
     efforts all agencies and branches of state government that 
     operate programs in rural areas of the state are being 
     encouraged to participate actively in the activities of the 
     Council;
       ``Now, therefore, Your Memorialists respectfully pray and 
     openly solicit the continued partnership between federal 
     agencies and the Washington State Rural Development Council, 
     and encourage the continued substantive participation and 
     fiscal support by Washington State agencies and branches of 
     state government, so as to further the significant 
     accomplishments brought about in our state through the 
     efforts of the leadership and members of the Washington State 
     Rural Development Council.
       Be it resolved, That copies of this Memorial be immediately 
     transmitted to the Honorable Bill Clinton, President of the 
     United States, Secretary Mike Espy, Secretary of the United 
     States Department of Agriculture, the President of the United 
     States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
     and each member of Congress from the State of Washington.
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       POM-456. A joint resolution adopted by the General Assembly 
     of the State of New Jersey; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.

                      ``Assembly Resolution No. 58

       ``Whereas, The New Jersey Urban Core Project is a 
     transportation project critical to improving movement of 
     people, goods and services throughout the State and comprises 
     the Secaucus Transfer, Kearny Connection Waterfront 
     Connection, Northeast Corridor Signal System, Hudson River 
     Waterfront Transportation System, Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link, 
     a rail connection between Penn Station Newark and Broad 
     Street Station, Newark, New York Penn Station concourse, and 
     the equipment needed to operate revenue service associated 
     with improvements made by the project; and
       ``Whereas, The proposed federal budget for fiscal year 1995 
     does not include funds for the New Jersey Urban Core Project 
     despite the fact that the federal ``Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991'' provides that the New 
     Jersey Urban Core Project shall receive not less than $146 
     million in the 1995 federal fiscal year as the federal share 
     of the cost of the project; and
       ``Whereas, Recent statements that the federal government 
     may fund the New Jersey Urban Core Project to the extent that 
     so-called ``full-funding agreements'' are reached with New 
     Jersey Transit propose an inadequate solution, as the Federal 
     Transit Administration had notified New Jersey Transit last 
     year that full-funding agreements would not be necessary for 
     the project and two of the elements of the project for which 
     funding is sought in fiscal year 1995 are still in 
     preliminary stages and total cost estimates for those 
     elements are years away; and
       ``Whereas, It is altogether fitting and proper for this 
     House, as representative of the citizens of New Jersey who 
     would greatly benefit from the New Jersey Urban Core Project, 
     to call upon the President and the Congress to live up to the 
     commitment made to the State of New Jersey and its citizens 
     in the ``Intermodal Surface and Transportation Efficiency Act 
     of 1991'' and fully fund the New Jersey Urban Core Project in 
     the 1995 fiscal year; now, therefore,
       Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New 
     Jersey:
       ``1. For the reasons set forth in the preamble hereto, the 
     President and the Congress are urged to fully fund the New 
     Jersey Urban Core Project in fiscal year 1995.
       ``2. Copies of this resolution, signed by the Speaker, of 
     the General Assembly and attested to by the Clerk thereof, 
     shall be transmitted to the President of the United States, 
     the Vice President of the United States, the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and every member of Congress elected 
     thereto from this State.''

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