[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2079-2080]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-421. A resolution adopted by the City Council of the 
     City of Buffalo, NY relative to the proposed Great Lakes 
     Grant Program; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       POM-422. A concurrent resolution adopted by the General 
     Assembly of the State of Iowa relative to the lower Des 
     Moines River; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

                  Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 101

       Whereas, the lower Des Moines River is one of the most 
     important natural resources in southeast Iowa; and
       Whereas, the lower Des Moines River is impacted by the 
     reservoir at Lake Red Rock; and
       Whereas, the United States Corps of Engineers is 
     responsible for the management of the reservoir; and
       Whereas, the last management plan was put into effect for 
     the reservoir at Lake Red Rock in 1993; and
       Whereas, the management plan has had a tremendous impact on 
     the lower Des Moines River, concerning both water quality and 
     recreation; and
       Whereas, there seems to be an adverse impact on the 
     environment due to the present management plan of Red Rock 
     Reservoir: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 
     concurring, That the Iowa General Assembly requests the 
     United States Corps of Engineers to conduct a new study 
     regarding the management of the lower Des Moines River; and 
     be it further
       Resolved, That copies of this Concurrent Resolution be sent 
     by the Secretary of the Senate to the members of Iowa's 
     delegation, to the President of the United States, to the 
     President of the United States Senate, and to the Speaker of 
     the United States House of Representatives.
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       POM-423. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of South Dakota relative to railroad cars and 
     railroad

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     companies operating in the State of South Dakota; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

                   Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8

       Whereas, there have been numerous accidents and unnecessary 
     fatalities at unlit and unguarded railroad crossings 
     throughout our state; and
       Whereas, means now exist by which citizens can be made 
     aware that there are railroad cars blocking the road ahead; 
     and
       Whereas, railroad reflectorization would provide positive 
     indication of the presence of a railroad car; and
       Whereas, some of the railroads operating in the state have 
     recognized the need for reflectorized railroad cars and have 
     voluntarily reflectorized their railroad cars; and
       Whereas, other railroads have not implemented such a 
     reflectorization program: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth Legislature of 
     the State of South Dakota, the House of Representatives 
     concurring therein, That all owners of railroad cars in South 
     Dakota and all railroad companies operating in South Dakota 
     be hereby requested to voluntarily reflectorize their 
     railroad cars; and be it further
       Resolved, That all owners of railroad cars in South Dakota 
     and all railroad companies operating in South Dakota be 
     hereby requested to voluntarily adopt a policy of only 
     leasing railroad cars that have been reflectorized; and be it 
     further
       Resolved, That the South Dakota Congressional Delegation 
     and the Clinton Administration be hereby requested to enact 
     legislation that would require railroads operating in the 
     United States to reflectorize all of their railroad cars in a 
     timely manner.
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       POM-424. A resolution adopted by the House of the 
     Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relative to 
     the proposed Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement 
     Act; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

                        House Resolution No. 319

       Whereas, Fire departments and their volunteer members and 
     employees are an essential element in preserving the public 
     order and safety in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
       Whereas, Firefighters throughout the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania make great sacrifices on behalf of their fellow 
     Pennsylvanians on a daily basis; and
       Whereas, Federal, State and local government all share an 
     unspoken obligation to protect the health and safety of 
     firefighters as well as the entirety of the general public; 
     and
       Whereas, This obligation requires that fire departments 
     have the financial resources to purchase necessary equipment 
     and other items; and
       Whereas, Fire departments constantly find themselves under 
     increased financial constraints in the effort to provide 
     exemplary public protection; and
       Whereas, State and local governments continue to bear the 
     overwhelming burden for funding fire departments throughout 
     the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; therefore be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania strongly urge the United States 
     House of Representatives and Senate to pass and enact the 
     Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement Act (H.R. No. 
     1168) and/ or similar legislation in order to provide direly 
     needed funding for fire departments; and be it further
       Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to 
     the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each 
     member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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       POM-425. A resolution adopted by the Board of Chosen 
     Freeholders, Cape May County, NJ relative to the disposal of 
     contaminated materials in the Atlantic Ocean at the Mud Dump 
     site; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       POM-426. A resolution adopted by the Council of the City of 
     Cambridge, MA relative to the island of Vieques, PR; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       POM-427. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to amendment of the Constitution; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.

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