[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10685-10686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to the 
consideration of Calendar No. 417, S. Con. Res. 104.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 104) recognizing the 
     American Society of Civil Engineers on the occasion of the 
     150th anniversary of its founding and for the many vital 
     contributions of civil engineers to the quality of life of 
     the people of the United States, including the research and 
     development projects that have led to the physical 
     infrastructure of modern America.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the immediate 
consideration of the concurrent resolution.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
concurrent resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, with no further intervening action 
or debate, and that any statements related thereto be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 104) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 104

       Whereas, founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil 
     Engineers is the oldest national engineering society in the 
     United States;
       Whereas civil engineers work to constantly improve 
     buildings, water systems, and other civil engineering works 
     through research, demonstration projects, and the technical 
     codes and standards developed by the American Society of 
     Civil Engineers;
       Whereas the American Society of Civil Engineers 
     incorporates educational, scientific,

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     and charitable efforts to advance the science of engineering, 
     improve engineering education, maintain the highest standards 
     of excellence in the practice of civil engineering, and 
     protect the public health, safety, and welfare;
       Whereas the American Society of Civil Engineers represents 
     the profession primarily responsible for the design, 
     construction, and maintenance of the roads, bridges, 
     airports, railroads, public buildings, mass transit systems, 
     resource recovery systems, water systems, waste disposal and 
     treatment facilities, dams, ports, waterways, and other 
     public facilities that are the foundation on which the 
     economy of the United States stands and grows; and
       Whereas the civil engineers of the United States, through 
     innovation and the highest professional standards in the 
     practice of civil engineering, protect the public health and 
     safety and ensure the high quality of life enjoyed by the 
     people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) recognizes the American Society of Civil Engineers on 
     the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its founding;
       (2) commends the many achievements of the civil engineers 
     of the United States; and
       (3) encourages the American Society of Civil Engineers to 
     continue its tradition of excellence in service to the 
     profession of civil engineering and to the public.

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