[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 53 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3881-S3882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 104--RECOGNIZING THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF 
    CIVIL ENGINEERS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS 
FOUNDING AND FOR THE MANY VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF CIVIL ENGINEERS TO THE 
   QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE 
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE LED TO THE PHYSICAL 
                    INFRASTRUCTURE OF MODERN AMERICA

  Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Hampshire) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary:

                            S. Con. Res. 104

       Whereas, founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil 
     Engineers is the oldest national engineering society in the 
     United States;
       Whereas civil engineers work to constantly improve 
     buildings, water systems, and other civil engineering works 
     through research, demonstration projects, and the technical 
     codes and standards developed by the American Society of 
     Civil Engineers;
       Whereas the American Society of Civil Engineers 
     incorporates educational, scientific, and charitable efforts 
     to advance the science of engineering, improve engineering 
     education, maintain the highest standards of excellence in 
     the practice of civil engineering, and protect the public 
     health, safety, and welfare;
       Whereas the American Society of Civil Engineers represents 
     the profession primarily responsible for the design, 
     construction, and maintenance of the roads, bridges, 
     airports, railroads, public buildings, mass transit systems, 
     resource recovery systems, water systems, waste disposal and 
     treatment facilities, dams, ports, waterways, and other 
     public facilities that are the foundation on which the 
     economy of the United States stands and grows; and
       Whereas the civil engineers of the United States, through 
     innovation and the highest

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     professional standards in the practice of civil engineering, 
     protect the public health and safety and ensure the high 
     quality of life enjoyed by the people of the United States: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) recognizes the American Society of Civil Engineers on 
     the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its founding;
       (2) commends the many achievements of the civil engineers 
     of the United States; and
       (3) encourages the American Society of Civil Engineers to 
     continue its tradition of excellence in service to the 
     profession of civil engineering and to the public.

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, from the pyramids of Egypt, to the 
roadways and waterworks of Rome, through the great Gothic cathedrals of 
Europe, to today's water treatment facilities and transportation 
systems, civil engineers have been building societies.
  For the past 150 years, The American Society of Civil Engineers, 
ASCE, has served as the professional organization for, and represented, 
this great body of engineers within our country. The professional 
standards and quality of work in the civil engineering community have 
been ensured through the efforts of the Society.
  Without the efforts of our Nation's civil engineers, and those who 
lead within the profession, this country would not be the great Nation 
that it is today. With the help of ASCE and the professional expertise 
of the Society's membership, we are working together to ensure that our 
children and grandchildren have a clean and safe environment in which 
to live.
  It is with pleasure, as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on 
Environment and Public Works, along with Senator Smith, the committee's 
ranking member, that I recognize, through this concurrent resolution, 
the 150th anniversary of the American Society of Civil Engineers. We 
appreciate the leadership and efforts of ASCE and its membership.

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