[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 475 which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 475) proclaiming the week of May 21 
     through May 27, 2006, as ``National Public Works Week''.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 475) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 475

       Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities, and 
     services are of vital importance to the health, safety, and 
     well-being of the people of the United States;
       Whereas those facilities and services could not be provided 
     without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals, 
     engineers, and administrators who represent State and local 
     governments throughout the United States;
       Whereas those individuals design, build, operate, and 
     maintain the transportation systems, water supply 
     infrastructure, sewage and refuse disposal systems, public 
     buildings, and other structures and facilities that are vital 
     to the citizens and communities of the United States; and
       Whereas it is in the interest of the public for citizens 
     and civic leaders to understand the role that public 
     infrastructure plays in--
       (1) protecting the environment;
       (2) improving public health and safety;
       (3) contributing to economic vitality; and
       (4) enhancing the quality of life of every community of the 
     United States: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) proclaims the week of May 21 through May 27, 2006, as 
     ``National Public Works Week'';
       (2) recognizes and celebrates the important contributions 
     that public works professionals make every day to improve--
       (A) the public infrastructure of the United States; and
       (B) the communities that those professionals serve; and
       (3) urges citizens and communities throughout the United 
     States to join with representatives of the Federal Government 
     and the American Public Works Association in activities and 
     ceremonies that are designed--
       (A) to pay tribute to the public works professionals of the 
     Nation; and
       (B) to recognize the substantial contributions that public 
     works professionals make to the Nation.

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