[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24271]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING MR. HENRY GREEN FOR HIS ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY OF 
           THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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                     HON. JOHN J.H. ``JOE'' SCHWARZ

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 28, 2005

  Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Mr. Henry Green, a lifelong resident of Lansing, Michigan, on his 
recent election to President of the Board of Directors of the 
International Code Council, ICC. Mr. Green was elected to the ICC Board 
of Directors in 2002 and most recently served as its Vice President.
  For the past 3 decades, Mr. Green has been a tireless advocate for 
building safety and enforcement of building codes. In 1989, he was 
appointed Executive Director of the Bureau of Construction Codes and 
Fire Safety of the State of Michigan to provide management and 
oversight for construction and fire safety programs, a position which 
he still holds.
  For nearly 10 years, in addition to his work with the State of 
Michigan, Mr. Green has served in national leadership positions with 
the ICC, a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire 
prevention that develops the codes used to guide the construction of 
our residential and commercial buildings, including our homes and the 
businesses, schools and places of worship we visit regularly. These are 
the codes in use by over 16,000 jurisdictions across the country, 
including those at the local, State and Federal level. Besides being a 
distinguished citizen of my District and the State of Michigan, in my 
opinion, the ICC Board of Directors has elected an outstanding 
candidate and dedicated public servant to lead the organization.
  I would also like to take this opportunity to recognize the rest of 
the ICC Board of Directors for their efforts to ensure a sound built 
environment. Those individuals include: Immediate Past President Frank 
Hodge, Vice President Wally Bailey, Secretary/Treasurer Steven Shapiro, 
Jimmy Brothers, Terrence Cobb, John Darnall, Gerald George, John 
LaTorra, Ron Piester, Ed Berkel, William Duck, William Dupler, Greg 
Johnson, Ron Lynn, James Ryan, Kevin Scott, Adolf Zubia and outgoing 
Immediate Past President Anne VonWeller.

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