[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9068]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 135--CONGRATULATING THE NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT 
 ASSOCIATION ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS 
           OF MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION TO THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Jeffords) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 135

       Whereas in 2005, the National Asphalt Pavement Association 
     (incorporated on May 17, 1955, as the National Bituminous 
     Concrete Association) celebrates its 50th anniversary;
       Whereas the members of the National Asphalt Pavement 
     Association play a key role in strengthening the economy of 
     the United States and promoting the mobility of citizens of 
     the United States by providing hot-mix asphalt used in the 
     construction of the 41,000-mile Interstate Highway System and 
     other highways, streets, roads, parking lots, and airports;
       Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association has 
     focused on continually improving the quality of asphalt 
     pavement by establishing a quality improvement program;
       Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association has 
     facilitated technology transfer and advanced new asphalt 
     pavement technologies through partnerships, scanning tours, 
     publications, and presentations;
       Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association, through 
     members of the Association, has fostered and encouraged young 
     people to pursue careers in civil engineering by establishing 
     the National Asphalt Pavement Association Research and 
     Education Foundation to provide scholarships, sponsor 
     educational exhibitions, and fund research of national 
     significance relating to hot-mix asphalt;
       Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association, through 
     members of the Association, endowed the National Center for 
     Asphalt Technology, the world's premier institution for 
     asphalt research, and continues to fund the activities of the 
     Center; and
       Whereas the National Asphalt Pavement Association will 
     continue to contribute to research to ensure that the 
     Interstate Highway System will be designed and constructed 
     for perpetual use in order to meet the growing economic and 
     national security needs of the United States: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the National Asphalt Pavement Association 
     on its 50th anniversary; and
       (2) recognizes and celebrates the achievements of the 
     members of the National Asphalt Pavement Association for 
     their contributions to the economic well-being of the 
     citizens of the United States.

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