[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2002)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 34587-34588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12298]


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                Proclamation 7559 of May 10, 2002

                
National Defense Transportation Day and National 
                Transportation Week, 2002

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The importance of America's transportation system 
                became evident to all Americans on September 11, 2001. 
                Airliners were diverted, airports closed, and travelers 
                were stranded for days as transportation systems across 
                the country were disrupted. In the aftermath of 
                September 11, the men and women in the transportation 
                industry have helped restore function and trust to a 
                system that was traumatized. Today, Americans and 
                America's goods and services are being more safely 
                moved to their destinations, as our communities 
                continue the process of important restructuring.

                We have helped secure our transportation system with 
                the passage of the Aviation and Transportation Security 
                Act, which greatly enhanced the protections for 
                America's passengers and goods. And we are determined 
                to ensure that Americans have the transportation system 
                and mobility that is necessary for a vibrant economy 
                and meaningful quality of life.

                We live in a time of unprecedented travel, when goods 
                and services, regardless of origin, can be available in 
                a short amount of time. Thanks to imagination, 
                innovation, and investment in transportation, we can 
                safely commute to work, receive overnight mail, buy 
                fresh fruit and vegetables, and travel with relative 
                ease to destinations around the world. We also continue 
                to make progress in developing a transportation system 
                that offers choices and protects the environment 
                through cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles and new, 
                environmentally sound infrastructure.

                To recognize Americans who work in transportation and 
                who contribute to our Nation's prosperity, defense, and 
                progress, the United States Congress, by joint 
                resolution approved May 16, 1957, as amended, (36 
                U.S.C. 120), has designated the third Friday in May of 
                each year as ``National Defense Transportation Day,'' 
                and, by joint resolution approved May 14, 1962, as 
                amended, (36 U.S.C. 133), declared that the week during 
                which that Friday falls be designated as ``National 
                Transportation Week.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, 
                May 17, 2002, as National Defense Transportation Day 
                and May 12 through May 18, 2002, as National 
                Transportation Week. I encourage all Americans to 
                recognize how our modern transportation system has 
                enhanced our economy and contributed to our freedom.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                tenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                two, and of the Independence of the United States of 
                America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 02-12298
Filed 5-14-02; 8:45 am]
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