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107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 442

Recognizing the American Road and Transportation Builders Association for

reaching its 100th Anniversary and for the many vital contributions

of its members in the transportation construction industry to the American economy and quality of life through the multi-modal transportation

infrastructure network its members have designed, built, and managed

over the past century.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 17, 2002

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, and Mr. BORSKI) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Recognizing the American Road and Transportation Builders

Association for reaching its 100th Anniversary and for

the many vital contributions of its members in the transportation construction industry to the American economy

and quality of life through the multi-modal transportation infrastructure network its members have designed,

built, and managed over the past century.

Whereas, founded in 1902 by Horatio Sawyer Earle, a visionary Michigan public official, the American Road and

Transportation Builders Association is the Nation’s oldest national association exclusively representing the

transportation construction industry;
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Whereas, for a century, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association has successfully advocated for

strong Federal investment in transportation infrastructure, highlighted by the world’s greatest road network,

the Dwight David Eisenhower System of Interstate and

Defense Highways;

Whereas the transportation construction industry that the

American Road and Transportation Builders Association

represents works to constantly improve America’s transportation network, including our Nation’s roads, bridges,

airports, mass transit systems, ports, and waterways that

are the foundation on which the Nation’s economy stands

and grows;

Whereas the American Road and Transportation Builders Association incorporates educational, research, and charitable efforts to advance the transportation construction

industry, improve transportation education, maintain the

highest industry standards of excellence, and ensure the

public health, safety, and welfare; and

Whereas the multi-modal transportation infrastructure network that American Road and Transportation Association members have designed, built, and managed over the

past century, in partnership with government at all levels, has made America’s economy the envy of the world

and provided the American people with an unmatched

quality of life: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) acknowledges the American Road and

4 Transportation Builders Association for its 100th

5 Anniversary;
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1 (2) commends the many achievements of the

2 transportation construction industry; and

3 (3) encourages the American Road and Trans4 portation Builders Association to continue its tradi5 tion of excellence in service to the transportation

6 construction industry and to the public.

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