[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 77 (Monday, May 12, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S4046]
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                       NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 560, submitted 
earlier today by Senator Boxer.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 560) proclaiming the week of May 18 
     through May 24, 2008, as ``National Public Works Week.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, without intervening action or 
debate, and that any statements relating to the resolution be printed 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 560) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 560

       Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities, and 
     services are of vital importance to the health, safety, and 
     well-being of the people of the United States;
       Whereas those facilities and services could not be provided 
     without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals, 
     including engineers and administrators, who represent State 
     and local governments throughout the United States;
       Whereas those individuals design, build, operate, and 
     maintain the transportation systems, water infrastructure, 
     sewage and refuse disposal systems, public buildings, and 
     other structures and facilities that are vital to the 
     citizens and communities of the United States; and
       Whereas it is in the interest of the public for citizens 
     and civic leaders to understand the role that public 
     infrastructure plays in--
       (1) protecting the environment;
       (2) improving public health and safety;
       (3) contributing to economic vitality; and
       (4) enhancing the quality of life of every community of the 
     United States: Now, therefore, be it

       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) proclaims the week of May 18 through May 24, 2008, as 
     ``National Public Works Week'';
       (2) recognizes and celebrates the important contributions 
     that public works professionals make every day to improve--
       (A) the public infrastructure of the United States; and
       (B) the communities that those professionals serve; and
       (3) urges citizens and communities throughout the United 
     States to join with representatives of the Federal Government 
     and the American Public Works Association in activities and 
     ceremonies that are designed--
       (A) to pay tribute to the public works professionals of the 
     Nation; and
       (B) to recognize the substantial contributions that public 
     works professionals make to the Nation.

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