[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12846]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            PETITIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       272. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of 
     Commissioners of Columbus County, North Carolina, relative to 
     a Resolution supporting the Resource Conservation and 
     Development (RD&D) Program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       273. Also, a petition of the Board of Commissioners of Lyon 
     County, Nevada, relative to Resolution No. 08-05 urging the 
     Congress of the United States to reject Wilderness 
     designations in Lyon County; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       274. Also, a petition of the City Council of New Orleans, 
     Louisiana, relative to Resolution No. R-08-262 urging the 
     President of the United States and the Congress of the United 
     States to support important domestic spending which is 
     essential to the continued recovery of New Orleans; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       275. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland 
     County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 276 requesting 
     that the Senate of the United States remove from its version 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act, 
     any funding for the FAA redesign plan currently being 
     considered for the New York Metropolitan Area that will 
     directly affect Rockland County residents' quality of life; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       276. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Rockland 
     County, New York, relative to Resolution No. 278 requesting 
     that the Senate of the United States pass H.R. 3179, known as 
     the ``Local Preparedness Acquisition Act''; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       277. Also, a petition of the City Council of Atlanta, 
     Georgia, relative to Resolution No. 08-R-0859 requesting that 
     the Congress of the United States provide full funding for 
     federal transportation programs and ensure that local elected 
     officials have an opportunity to participate in the upcoming 
     reauthorization debate; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       278. Also, a petition of the Mississippi Board of 
     Education, relative to a Resolution urging the President of 
     the United States and the Congress of the United States to 
     support passage of the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
     Self-Determination Act; jointly to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Natural Resources.