[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 174--RECOGNIZING THE REGION FROM MANHATTAN, KANSAS TO 
      COLUMBIA, MISSOURI AS THE KANSAS CITY ANIMAL HEALTH CORRIDOR

  Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Brownback, and Mrs. 
McCaskill) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:

                              S. Res. 174

       Whereas a 34 percent of the $16,800,000,000 annual global 
     animal health industry is based in the Kansas City region;
       Whereas more than 120 companies involved in the animal 
     health industry are located in Kansas and Missouri, including 
     4 of the 10 largest global animal health companies and 1 of 
     the 5 largest animal nutrition companies;
       Whereas several leading veterinary colleges and animal 
     research centers are located in Kansas and Missouri, 
     including the College of Veterinary Medicine and the 
     $54,000,000 Biosecurity Research Institute of Kansas State 
     University and the College of Veterinary Medicine, the 
     College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources' Division 
     of Animal Sciences, the $60,000,000 Life Sciences Center, the 
     National Swine Resource and Research Center, and the Research 
     Animal Diagnostic Laboratory of the University of Missouri;
       Whereas Kansas City, Missouri, is centrally located in the 
     United States and is close to many of the food animal end 
     customers;
       Whereas the Department of Homeland Security selected 
     Manhattan, Kansas, as the future location for the National 
     Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF);
       Whereas the $750,000,000 NBAF project will provide area 
     economic development opportunities by employing 300 people 
     with an annual payroll of up to $30,000,000, and will provide 
     an additional 1,500 construction jobs;
       Whereas NBAF enhances Kansas' leadership role in the Nation 
     as the animal health research and biosciences center for the 
     United States;
       Whereas more than 45 percent of the fed cattle in the 
     United States, 40 percent of the hogs produced, and 20 
     percent of the beef cows and calves are located within 350 
     miles of Kansas City;
       Whereas there are nationally-recognized publishers in the 
     animal health industry located in Kansas and Missouri;
       Whereas Kansas and Missouri have historic roots in the 
     livestock industry, including the cattle drives in the 1860s 
     from Texas to the westward railhead in Sedalia, Missouri;
       Whereas Kansas and Missouri are home to many prominent 
     national and international associations within the animal 
     health industry; and
       Whereas retaining and growing existing animal health 
     companies, attracting new animal health companies, increasing 
     animal health research capacity, and developing 
     commercialization infrastructure will create quality jobs and 
     wealth for Kansas and Missouri: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the region from Manhattan, Kansas to 
     Columbia, Missouri, including the metropolitan Kansas City 
     area and St. Joseph, Missouri, as the ``Kansas City Animal 
     Health Corridor'';
       (2) recognizes the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor as 
     the national center of the animal health industry, based on 
     the unmatched concentration of animal health and nutrition 
     businesses and educational and research assets; and
       (3) expresses its commitment to establishing a favorable 
     business environment and supporting animal health research to 
     foster the continued growth of the animal health industry for 
     the benefit of the economy, universities, businesses, and 
     young people hoping to pursue an animal health career in the 
     Kansas City Animal Health Corridor.

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