PRINTER'S NO. 3812
No. 569 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY KELLER, PERZEL, ADOLPH, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BISHOP,
BLAUM, BUTKOVITZ, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY,
CIVERA, CLARK, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, COSTA, CRUZ, DALEY,
DiGIROLAMO, DIVEN, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, GANNON,
GEORGE, GODSHALL, HARHAI, HERSHEY, HORSEY, JAMES, JOSEPHS,
KAISER, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, MANDERINO, MANN, McGEEHAN,
McGILL, MELIO, MICOZZIE, MYERS, OLIVER, PALLONE, PETRARCA,
PISTELLA, RIEGER, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROEBUCK, RUFFING,
SCHULER, SHANER, B. SMITH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
STERN, TANGRETTI, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, WASHINGTON,
WATERS, J. WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI, M. WRIGHT AND YOUNGBLOOD,
MAY 1, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 1, 2002
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Reaffirming the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
2 Pennsylvania's support for the Delaware River channel
3 deepening project authorized by the United States Government.
4 WHEREAS, The Delaware River has, since the inception of the
5 Commonwealth, been a vital artery of commerce and trade; and
6 WHEREAS, It is the long-standing policy of the Commonwealth
7 to encourage waterborne commerce and to support the development
8 and competitiveness of the Port of Philadelphia; and
9 WHEREAS, It is essential that the Delaware River navigation
10 channel be deepened to 45 feet in order to accommodate larger
11 steamship vessels and future growth; and
12 WHEREAS, The United States Government, acting through the
13 Congress of the United States and the Army Corps of Engineers,
1 has authorized a public works project that will deepen the
2 navigation channel of the Delaware River to 45 feet; and
3 WHEREAS, The Delaware River channel deepening project is
4 enthusiastically supported by every organization and labor union
5 whose livelihood depends on a healthy and vibrant seaport; and
6 WHEREAS, It is essential that this extraordinarily important
7 public works project proceed without interruption; therefore be
8 it
9 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
10 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reaffirm its support for the
11 Delaware River channel deepening project and urge the Congress
12 and the Army Corps of Engineers to take all necessary steps to
13 assure successful and prompt completion; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
15 the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
16 member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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