[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 102 (Friday, July 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1583]
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                       PAYING TRIBUTE TO DAN HYDE

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Dan Hyde for his 
outstanding service to Southern Nevada by coordinating the City of Las 
Vegas Alternative Fuel Program, which received the 2006 National 
Innovation Award.
  Dan was raised in San Diego, California. He attended and graduated 
from Clairemont High School in 1967. He then attended San Diego Mesa 
College; soon afterwards he transferred and continued his studies at 
San Diego State University. In 1993, while working as the Fleet Manager 
at the University of California San Diego, he took the Fleet Manager 
position with the City of Las, Vegas. Dan has been the coordinator for 
the Las Vegas Regional Clean Cites Coalition (LVRCCC) since its 
inception in 1993, and has been the Executive Director of the LVRCCC 
since 2000.
  The City of Las Vegas' Alternative Fuel Program has been a passion of 
Dan's since taking the Fleet Manager position. Due to Dan's efforts, 
the City of Las Vegas is emerging as a leader that has, and is 
developing an American fuels culture with compressed natural gas, 
biodiesel, and hydrogen power that is predominantly derived from 
domestically produced energy sources.
  Dan is active in the community and serves on various committees 
including Chairman of the Regional Transportation Commission's Citizens 
Advisory Committee, mentor in the National School to Careers Program, 
the City of Henderson's Senior's Advisory Committee, the Clark County 
Air Quality Forum and Technical Advisory Sub-Committee, the City of Las 
Vegas' Air Quality Team, volunteering for the Radio Reading Service 
with KNPR-FM radio, and is a participant in the PAL Mentoring Program 
in which his labors resulted in three high school students becoming 
full time employees.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize Dan Hyde on the floor of the 
House. I commend him for his contributions to the City of Las Vegas and 
thank him for his continued service to the residents of Southern 
Nevada.

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