[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 279]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       COMMENDING WILLIAM F. HEIN

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I would like to acknowledge 
the hard work and dedicated public service of Mr. William F. Hein, 
deputy executive director of the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan 
Transportation Commission (MTC). Mr. Hein retired in December, 1998.
  Mr. Hein served as a deputy executive director of the MTC for 20 
years, capping a distinguished four-decade career in the transportation 
field. The MTC is the transportation planning and finance agency for 
the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, and Mr. Hein helped build the 
MTC into a regional transportation planning and finance agency that is 
a model for our nation. His expertise and leadership over the last two 
decades has brought about a transformation of the Bay Area's 
transportation system, resulting in an integrated, multimodal network 
of highways, local streets and roads, rail, car pool lanes, ferry 
services, bicycle and pedestrian access, and bus routes.
  During his tenure with the MTC, William Hein has earned the respect 
and gratitude of numerous local elected officials, representing the 
diversity of the Bay Area, who have been fortunate enough to serve on 
the MTC.
  Mr. Hein enjoyed a rich and distinguished career in public service 
prior to joining the MTC, including his work as director of planning 
for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), bureau chief for the 
New Jersey Department of Transportation, analyst for the California 
Legislative Analyst's Office, and engineer for the California Bridge 
Department and the City of Santa Clara. Mr. Hein has also served his 
country as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bangladesh.
  Mr. President, and my distinguished colleagues in this United States 
Senate, the Bay Area transportation community will miss Mr. Hein and 
his valuable contributions to the quality of life in the Bay Area. I 
hope you will join me to wish a warm and fond farewell and to thank him 
for a job well done.

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