[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                COLORADO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 99-1060

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 16, 1999

  Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, the Colorado House recently adopted H.R. 
1000, the ``Aviation Investment and Reform Act.'' This measure is of 
great interest to my constituents and the entire state of Colorado. 
Indeed the Colorado General Assembly has called upon the Members of 
Colorado's Congressional Delegation to support H.R. 1000.
  It was upon the recommendation of the Colorado Legislature, and for 
the reasons stated in Colorado's House Joint Resolution 99-1060, that I 
was persuaded to cast my vote, on behalf of Colorado's Fourth 
Congressional District, in favor of H.R. 1000.
  I furthermore commend Colorado's position on the matter to Members of 
the House, and hereby submit for the Record, the full text of Colorado 
H. J. R. 99-1060.

                     House Joint Resolution 99-1060

       Whereas, Safe, timely, and adequate intrastate air service 
     is essential to the citizens of Colorado; and
       Whereas, The 1998 Colorado General Assembly Interim 
     Committee on Intrastate Air Service reviewed and studied the 
     need to improve the safety and adequacy of intrastate air 
     service in Colorado; and
       Whereas, There exists a federal ``Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund'', created by section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, to assist airports and airport air service 
     throughout the United States, including many of the 
     intrastate air service needs in Colorado; and
       Whereas, The federal ``Airport and Airway Trust Fund'' is 
     not being used for its intended purposes and historically has 
     been used to mask past federal budget deficits; and
       Whereas, United States Representative Bud Shuster (R-PA), 
     has introduced H.R. 1000, the ``Aviation Investment and 
     Reform Act for the 21st Century'', which includes ``Title 
     IX--Truth in Budgeting'', that requires that the federal 
     ``Airport and Airway Trust Fund'' be used for its intended 
     purposes; now, therefore, be it.
       Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-
     second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate 
     concurring herein: That the members of the Sixty-second 
     General Assembly call upon Colorado's Congressional 
     Delegation to support H.R. 1000, the ``Aviation Investment 
     and Reform Act for the 21st Century'', and specifically 
     ``Title IX--Truth in Budgeting'', and, upon its passage, to 
     work to provide funds to improve the safety, timeliness, and 
     adequacy of intrastate air service throughout Colorado; and 
     be it further
       Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to each 
     member of Colorado's Congressional Delegation.

     

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