[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10836-S10837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        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-670. A resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners 
     of Broward County, Florida, relative to East Coast Buffer/
     Water Preserve Areas; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       POM-671. A resolution adopted by the the Council of the 
     Borough of Stone Harbor, New Jersey, relative to funding for 
     Energy and Water Development; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       POM-672. A resolution adopted by the the Council of the 
     Borough of Stone Harbor, New Jersey, relative to funding for 
     Energy and Water Development; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       POM-673. A joint resolution adopted by the the General 
     Assembly of the State of Colorado; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.

                    ``House Joint Resolution 96-1022

       ``Whereas, on April 26, 1986, an accident at the Soviet-
     designed nuclear reactor at Chernobyl caused the worst 
     nuclear disaster in history; and
       ``Whereas, the response of the Soviet government to this 
     disaster included a temporary one-hundred-fold increase in 
     the levels of permissible iodine contamination; and
       ``Whereas, this disaster caused the death of untold numbers 
     of people, the evacuation of many thousands from their homes, 
     and the radioactive contamination of more than 38,000 square 
     miles of Ukraine and Belarus; and
       ``Whereas, three nuclear reactors still operate at the site 
     under precarious conditions; and
       ``Whereas, the long term environmental and public health 
     effects of this disaster are still unknown; and
       ``Whereas, the concrete shell built to contain the 
     radiation remaining at the site is deteriorating and 
     estimates for the construction of a proper containment shell 
     run into the billions of dollars; and
       ``Whereas, the people of Ukraine are still struggling to 
     cope with the effects of the Chernobyl disaster, including 
     the threat of the structural failure of the containment 
     shell, which could release up to ten tons of highly 
     radioactive material into the environment: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       ``Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixtieth 
     General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate 
     concurring herein: (1) That the General Assembly expresses 
     sympathy with and extends condolences to the people of 
     Ukraine on the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster;
       ``(2) That the General Assembly urges that if the United 
     States government provides assistance to mitigate the effects 
     of the

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     Chernobyl disaster, this aid should be targeted to the 
     affected areas of Ukraine, be it further
       ``Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the 
     President of the United States, the Secretary of State of the 
     United States, the Speaker of the United States House of 
     Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, 
     and the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States.''
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       POM-674. A resolution adopted by the Association of 
     Hawaiian Civic Clubs relative to funding for current Hawaiian 
     programs; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
       POM-675. A joint resolution adopted by the General Assembly 
     of the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.

                    ``House Joint Resolution 96-1006

       ``Whereas, John L. ``Jack'' Swigert, Jr., was born in 
     Denver, Colorado, on August 30, 1931, to Virginia and John 
     Leonard Swigert, both noted citizens of the community; and
       ``Whereas, Jack Swigert excelled in academics and athletics 
     while attending Regis and East high schools in Denver and the 
     University of Colorado in Boulder, where he earned a degree 
     in mechanical engineering and also played guard on the 
     varsity football team; and
       ``Whereas, Jack Swigert early in life manifested what was 
     to become a lifelong passion for flying, earning a pilot's 
     license at sixteen years of age, participating in the Air 
     Force Officer Training Corps at the University of Colorado, 
     and joining the United States Air Force after his graduation; 
     and
       ``Whereas, Jack Swigert served and flew missions in Korea 
     and Japan from 1953 to 1956 in support of the United States 
     and Allied Forces; and
       ``Whereas, from 1957 to 1965, Jack Swigert was a test pilot 
     for North American Aviation, Inc., and Pratt and Whitney 
     Aircraft, making significant contributions to aviation 
     science and receiving the AIAA Octave Chanute Award for 
     demonstrating the feasibility of the Rogallo Wing as a 
     landing system for returning space vehicles; and
       ``Whereas, Jack Swigert logged over 2,900 hours of flight 
     time with the United States Air Force, the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Air National 
     Guard; and
       ``Whereas, in 1966, after earning a master's degree in 
     aerospace science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 
     Troy, New York, Jack Swigert was selected by NASA to be one 
     of the few civilians to participate in the Apollo moon 
     missions; and
       ``Whereas, in 1970, while Jack Swigert served as Command 
     Module Pilot of the Apollo 13 Mission, an oxygen tank 
     explosion damaged the service module and threatened to maroon 
     the spacecraft in outer space. Along with fellow astronauts 
     James Lovell, Jr., and Fred Haise, Jr., and with the 
     assistance of the Houston ground controllers, Jack Swigert 
     executed a daring ``slingshot'' maneuver around the moon that 
     whirled the space craft onto a new flight path and safety 
     piloted the damaged spacecraft back to earth; and
       ``Whereas, from 1973 to 1979, Jack Swigert served as 
     executive director of the Committee on Science and Technology 
     of the United States House of Representatives, where he 
     advocated advanced scientific development and exploration; 
     and
       ``Whereas, upon his return to Colorado, Jack Swigert 
     entered politics and, in 1982, ran a successful campaign for 
     the newly created Sixth Congressional District seat, 
     campaigning vigorously despite increasingly serious diagnoses 
     of cancer; and
       ``Whereas, Jack Swigert as he had throughout his life, 
     maintained his courage, discipline, and sense of humor in his 
     final battle; and
       ``Whereas, Jack Swigert was a pioneer in space industries, 
     and his efforts assisted Colorado's rapidly growing 
     involvement in space and space-related activities in the 
     1970s; and
       ``Whereas, Colorado has since acquired and developed the 
     necessary attributes to become in internationally recognized 
     center for excellence in space operations and planetary 
     environmental technology; and
       ``Whereas, in the spirit of Jack Swigert, Colorado's 
     universities and colleges have made significant contributions 
     to the advancement of space research and development; Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixtieth 
     General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate 
     concurring herein: That John L. ``Jack'' Swigert, Jr., pilot, 
     scientist, administrator, pioneer, and explorer, who 
     demonstrated heroism, political faith, and passionate 
     devotion to his country and who represents an ideal to all 
     citizens of this state and nation, is hereby designated by 
     the General Assembly of the State of Colorado to be honored 
     and memorialized by a statue in the United States Capitol in 
     Washington, D.C., be it further
       ``Resolved: 1. That the Jack Swigert Memorial Commission is 
     hereby established and shall consist of seven citizens of 
     Colorado, with members appointed as follows:
       ``(a) One member to be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     Colorado House of Representatives;
       ``(b) One member to be appointed by the Majority Leader of 
     the Colorado House of Representatives;
       ``(c) One member to be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
     the Colorado House of Representatives;
       ``(d) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
     Colorado State Senate;
       ``(e) One member to be appointed by the Majority Leader of 
     the Colorado State Senate;
       ``(f) One member to be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
     the Colorado State Senate; and
       ``(g) One member to be appointed by the Governor of the 
     State of Colorado.
       ``2. That the Jack Swigert Memorial Commission is hereby 
     authorized and is hereby required to raise sufficient 
     donations through public subscription from private sources to 
     cover all costs of the entire project, including sculpture, 
     transportation, and erection in the United States Capitol.
       ``3. That the Jack Swigert Memorial Commission shall direct 
     such donations to the state treasurer to be accepted pursuant 
     to section 24-22-105, Colorado Revised Statutes.
       ``4. That the Jack Swigert Memorial Commission shall give 
     account of income and expenditures to the Joint Budget 
     Committee of the Colorado General Assembly.
       ``5. That no public moneys shall be expended by the Jack 
     Swigert Memorial Commission and the members thereof shall not 
     be paid any salary or per diem for serving on the commission. 
     The Jack Swigert Memorial Commission may use public 
     facilities to hold public meetings.
       ``6. That ownership of the completed sculpture shall vest 
     in the State of Colorado; be it further
       ``Resolved, That copies of this Memorial be transmitted to 
     the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives of the United States Congress and to each 
     member of the Congressional delegation from Colorado.''

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