[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6333]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        DANIA BEACH/SOLAR ENERGY

  (Mr. KLEIN of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLEIN of Florida. I am Ron Klein, and I represent Florida's 22nd 
Congressional District in south Florida.
  Today, I am honoring the city of Dania Beach, a community in 
southeast Florida, for investing in a $1 million solar energy system to 
power the city's streetlights. Not only is this an innovative and 
environmentally sound decision made by the city of Dania Beach, but it 
is also a decision that will strengthen the safety of the community.
  After Hurricane Wilma struck, Dania Beach could not restore its power 
and the pole damage quickly enough, leaving the city streets without 
lighting for a lengthy period of time. With the new solar panels, the 
streetlights will not be dependent on electricity, and the panels will 
be mounted to withstand even the most fierce hurricane winds.
  I applaud this sort of ground-breaking, innovative way of thinking. 
Alternative energy sources are the way of the future. If more 
communities around the country would follow Dania Beach's lead, we 
would leave our environment in a much better condition for our children 
and our grandchildren.

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