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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 322

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in sympathy for the

victims of Hurricane Floyd, which struck numerous communities along

the East Coast between September 14 and 17, 1999.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 4, 1999

Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mrs. KELLY, Mrs.

ROUKEMA, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr.

SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr.

PASCRELL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BURR of North Carolina,

Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr.

ETHERIDGE, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. FOWLER,

Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. HAYES) submitted

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in

sympathy for the victims of Hurricane Floyd, which

struck numerous communities along the East Coast between September 14 and 17, 1999.

Whereas on September 16, 1999, Hurricane Floyd deposited

up to 18 inches of rain on sections of North Carolina

only days after the damaging rains of Hurricane Dennis;

Whereas Hurricane Floyd continued up the eastern seaboard,

causing flooding and tornadoes in Virginia, Maryland,

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut;
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Whereas Hurricane Floyd is responsible for 66 known deaths,

including 48 confirmed dead in North Carolina alone, as

well as 3 in New Jersey, 2 in New York, 6 in Pennsylvania, 4 in Virginia, 2 in Delaware, and 1 in Vermont;

Whereas hundreds of roads along the eastern seaboard remain closed as a result of damage caused by Hurricane

Floyd;

Whereas waters contaminated by millions of gallons of bacteria, raw sewage, and animal waste have flowed into

homes, businesses, and drinking water supplies due to

septic, pipeline, and water treatment system damage

caused by the flooding associated with Hurricane Floyd,

a situation that poses considerable health risks for individuals and families in affected States;

Whereas areas in 10 States were declared Federal disaster

areas as a result of Hurricane Floyd—Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North

Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia;

Whereas individuals registering for Federal assistance in

States hit by Hurricane Floyd totalled 68,440 as of September 26, 1999, with 39,265 in North Carolina, 11,121

in New Jersey, 4,582 in New York, 3,222 in South Carolina, 3,153 in Virginia, 371 in Delaware, 6,479 in Pennsylvania, 173 in Connecticut, and 74 in Maryland;

Whereas thousands of individuals and families have been displaced from their homes and are now taking refuge in

temporary housing or shelters;

Whereas over $2 million in temporary housing grants have

been issued in New York and New Jersey and the residential loss estimates are over $80 million in North Carolina alone; and
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Whereas the nature of this disaster deserves the immediate

attention and support of the Federal Government: Now,

therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) expresses its deepest sympathies to everyone

3 who suffered as a result of Hurricane Floyd; and

4 (2) pledges its support to continue to work on

5 their behalf to restore normalcy to their lives and to

6 renew their spirits by helping them recover, rebuild,

7 and reconstruct.

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