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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 506 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 506

Commending the Southern California Association of Governments for Forty 
  Years of Planning and Advocacy in Transportation, Air Quality, and 
                           Growth Management.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 24, 2005

     Ms. Millender-McDonald (for herself and Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
 California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Commending the Southern California Association of Governments for Forty 
  Years of Planning and Advocacy in Transportation, Air Quality, and 
                           Growth Management.

Whereas the Southern California Association of Governments, hereafter in this 
        resolution referred to as ``SCAG'', is the Nation's largest Metropolitan 
        Planning Organization representing the 6 counties (Imperial, Los 
        Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura) and 187 cities 
        that make up the Southern California region;
Whereas SCAG was initially formed on October 28, 1965, when local elected 
        officials from 56 cities and 5 counties first convened to begin planning 
        for Southern California's future on a regional basis;
Whereas SCAG is currently governed by a 76-member Regional Council that includes 
        city and county elected officials representing the diverse perspectives 
        of the Southern California region;
Whereas SCAG has long been dedicated to developing regional solutions to the 
        many transportation, air quality, housing, land use, and other issues 
        facing Southern California;
Whereas SCAG has developed, and continues to develop, regional transportation 
        plans intended to identify Southern California's long-term 
        transportation needs while protecting the region's air quality;
Whereas SCAG has developed a series of strategies through the Southern 
        California Compass growth visioning initiative intended to provide for 
        more effective local land use and transportation decision-making;
Whereas SCAG serves as the regional agency responsible for implementing the 
        state Regional Housing Needs Assessment program on behalf of Southern 
        California in an effort to establish goals for future housing needs;
Whereas SCAG played a critical role in conceptualizing what ultimately became 
        the Alameda Corridor freight rail project, one of the Nation's largest 
        public works projects;
Whereas SCAG was involved in the initial planning efforts for what ultimately 
        became the Metrolink commuter rail system; and
Whereas SCAG has remained dedicated to its mission statement of ``Leadership, 
        Vision and Progress, which promote economic growth, personal well-being 
        and livable communities for all Southern Californians'': Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the 40 years of transportation planning and 
        advocacy of SCAG to the Southern California region and 
        acknowledges that SCAG will continue to play a critical role in 
        shaping Southern California's future; and
            (2) thanks SCAG for their continued work on transportation 
        planning so that Southern California will have an integrated 
        transportation system that can simultaneously serve the needs 
        of the region's growing population as well as meeting the 
        region's and Nation's goods movement demands that keeps our 
        economy growing.
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