[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 66 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    SENATE RESOLUTION 454--RECOGNIZING THE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY 
    AWARENESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM ON ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY

  Mrs. CAPITO submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 454

       Whereas the Transportation Community Awareness and 
     Emergency Response program (referred to in this preamble as 
     ``TRANSCAER'') is a voluntary national outreach effort that 
     focuses on assisting communities to prepare for and respond 
     to a possible hazardous material transportation incident;
       Whereas TRANSCAER was founded in 1986;
       Whereas TRANSCAER members consist of--
       (1) volunteer representatives from the chemical 
     manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and emergency 
     response industries;
       (2) volunteer representatives from industry associations;
       (3) volunteer personnel of those industries and industry 
     associations; and
       (4) government representatives;
       Whereas TRANSCAER offers hundreds of training events each 
     year;
       Whereas TRANSCAER offered training to tens of thousands of 
     responders between 1986 and 2016;
       Whereas TRANSCAER is a unified industry initiative that 
     promotes the safe transportation and handling of hazardous 
     materials;
       Whereas TRANSCAER aids community emergency response 
     planning for hazardous material transportation incidents;
       Whereas TRANSCAER builds strong relationships and trust 
     with communities located along transportation routes, and 
     those relationships and trust could help to ensure that an 
     incident is handled safely, appropriately, and efficiently; 
     and
       Whereas TRANSCAER demonstrates the continuing commitment of 
     chemical manufacturers and transporters to the safe 
     transportation of hazardous materials: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the Transportation 
     Community Awareness and Emergency Response program (commonly 
     referred to as ``TRANSCAER'') on its 30th anniversary.

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