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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 326 

Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 15 though 19, 

2017, as Infrastructure Week. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 16, 2017 

Mr. PAYNE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 

15 though 19, 2017, as Infrastructure Week. 

Whereas the term ‘‘infrastructure’’ generally refers to longlived, capital-intensive systems and facilities, such as 

freight and passenger highway, aviation, railroad, water 

resources development, and telecommunications systems 

and facilities; 

Whereas former Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx 

announced in his report on the status of America’s infrastructure that the Nation needs $926 billion of infrastructure investment to address the backlog of unmet 

capital investment needs and to prepare the Nation’s 

roads, bridges, and transit systems for increased usage in 

the decades ahead; 


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Whereas Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor is the busiest rail line 

in North America, with approximately 2,200 Amtrak, 

commuter, and freight trains operating in the Corridor 

daily; 

Whereas the deadline for railroads to implement a life-saving 

technology called Positive Train Control is December 31, 

2018; 

Whereas, without infrastructure investment, 30 percent of 

rail miles in primary corridors will be operating above capacity by 2035, causing severe congestion that will affect 

every region of the United States and potentially shift 

freight to the Nation’s already heavily congested highway 

system; 

Whereas the cost of bringing the Nation’s rail transit and 

bus systems into a state of good repair is estimated at 

$90 billion; 

Whereas Congress can reinvigorate wastewater infrastructure 

investments by reauthorizing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program at a minimum Federal funding 

level of $20 billion over 5 years; 

Whereas according to its most recent Clean Watersheds 

Needs Survey, the Environmental Protection Agency reports that the total capital cost of meeting the Nation’s 

wastewater and stormwater treatment needs over the 

next 25 years is $271 billion; 

Whereas by 2025, the projected shortfall in airport infrastructure investment may cause the loss of nearly 

257,000 jobs and $337 billion in lost gross domestic 

product (GDP); 

Whereas since 2012, Congress has provided only $3.35 billion 

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gram (AIP), while airports collect another $3 billion each 

year in locally imposed Passenger Facility Charges 

(PFCs); and 

Whereas the week of May 15 though 19, 2017, is an appropriate week to designate as Infrastructure Week: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) celebrates the dedication and contributions 

3 of the contractors and small business owners that 

4 will take part in future infrastructure projects across 

5 the Nation; 

6 (2) supports the goal of thoroughly drafting 

7 and expediently submitting a transportation and in8 frastructure plan to build the Nation’s roads; 

9 (3) commits to engaging diverse contractors in 

10 future infrastructure projects; and 

11 (4) calls upon the people of the United States 

12 to observe Infrastructure Week with appropriate ad13 vocacy, programs, and activities. 

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