[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           CARNEY J. CAMPION

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the 
retirement of Mr. Carney J. Campion. Mr. Campion has served 
California's Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District 
for 23 years with a standard of excellence that deserves our 
recognition.
  As a Californian, and on behalf of all Californians, I want to 
personally thank Mr. Campion for his years of dedicated and outstanding 
service. Over the past 14 years, as general manager of the Golden Gate 
Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, Mr. Campion has been 
instrumental in advancing numerous projects aimed at improving the 
transportation infrastructure for California's future. His commitment 
to find better ways to serve the public was exemplified in his 
successful effort to modernize and expand the District's bus transit 
and administration facility in San Rafael. It was his leadership that 
sparked the purchase and preservation of the abandoned Northwestern 
Pacific Railroad right-of-way from Novato, California, north to 
Willits, California, for future transportation use. His innovative 
spirit led to many improvements of the Golden Gate Bridge and under his 
leadership the huge 50th Anniversary Celebration for the bridge was a 
roaring success. I was fortunate to have worked closely with him on a 
number of occasions, most recently in obtaining desperately needed 
federal funding for a portion of the $217 million seismic retrofit of 
the Golden Gate Bridge.
  Mr. Campion has also served as a diplomat by managing to bridge the 
political gap between San Francisco and North Bay representatives on 
the span's board. He deserves our admiration for performing his job 
superbly while continuing to display his commitment to best 
representing the interests of Marin, San Francisco and, most of all, 
the bridge which is a world-renowned landmark of my great state, the 
Golden Gate Bridge.
  Mr. President, Mr. Campion's ability to function effectively and 
creatively during his years of service are worthy of our unmeasurable 
gratitude. With Mr. Campion's retirement, the Golden Gate Bridge and 
the citizens of my state are losing the services of a committed and 
intelligent man. I wish him all the best, and hope his retirement is as 
fulfilling as his career.

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