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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1125 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 2, 2010 

Mr. PERRIELLO (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. COSTELLO, 

Ms. NORTON, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE

JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Mr. HARE, Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. FILNER, 

and Ms. TITUS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works 

Week, and for other purposes. 

Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities, and services 

have far-reaching effects on the United States economy 

and the competitiveness of the United States in the world 

marketplace; 

Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities, and services 

play a pivotal role in the health, safety, and quality of 

life of communities throughout the United States; 

Whereas public works infrastructure, facilities, and services 

could not be provided without the skill and dedication of 

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public works professionals, including engineers and administrators, representing State and local governments 

throughout the United States; 

Whereas public works professionals design, build, operate, 

maintain, and protect the transportation systems, water 

supply infrastructure, sewage and refuse disposal systems, public buildings, and other structures and facilities 

that are vital to the citizens, communities, and commerce 

of the United States; 

Whereas the Corps of Engineers, in partnership with public 

port authorities, provides navigational improvements that 

link United States producers and customers with national 

and international markets; 

Whereas the public waterways, including locks and dams constructed, operated, and maintained by the Corps of Engineers, provide a safe, energy-efficient, and cost-effective 

means of transporting goods and services; 

Whereas the Corps of Engineers, in partnership with local 

public entities, provides levees, reservoirs, and other 

structural and nonstructural flood damage reduction 

measures that protect millions of families, homes, and 

businesses; 

Whereas a recent analysis of the state of the infrastructure 

of the United States garnered an overall grade of ‘‘D’’; 

Whereas every $1 invested in public transportation generates 

as much as $6 in economic returns to the economy of the 

United States; 

Whereas the public transportation systems of the United 

States experienced record ridership levels in 2008, the 

last full year for which data is available, with 

10,680,000,000 passenger trips taken; 

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Whereas, in the ‘‘2008 Conditions & Performance’’ report of 

the Department of Transportation, the Department confirms that investment in United States highway, bridge, 

and transit infrastructure has not kept up with growing 

demands; 

Whereas, in the ‘‘2008 Conditions & Performance’’ report of 

the Department of Transportation, the Department 

found that an additional $27,000,000,000 per year in 

capital investments is needed to sustain highway conditions and performance and an additional 

$96,000,000,000 per year in capital investments is needed to make cost-effective highway improvements and 

eliminate the existing bridge maintenance backlog; 

Whereas capital expenditures in highways, bridges, and public 

transportation from all levels of government and the private sector are over $91,450,000,000 annually; 

Whereas the capital asset program of the General Services 

Administration is authorized annually to provide Federal 

employees with necessary office space, courts of law, and 

other special purpose facilities; 

Whereas, since 1972, the United States has invested more 

than $300,000,000,000 in wastewater infrastructure facilities to establish a system that includes 16,000 publicly 

owned wastewater treatment plants, 100,000 major 

pumping stations, 600,000 miles of sanitary sewers, and 

200,000 miles of storm sewers; 

Whereas the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is charged with the safe and secure movement of almost 1,200,000 daily shipments of hazardous 

materials by all modes of transportation and oversees the 

safety and security of 2,300,000 miles of gas and hazmstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with BILLS

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ardous liquid pipelines, which account for 64 percent of 

the energy commodities consumed in the United States; 

Whereas the National Railroad Passenger Corporation annually provides more than 27,100,000 people with intercity 

rail service; 

Whereas the National Surface Transportation Policy and 

Revenue Study Commission estimates that the total capital cost of reestablishing the national intercity passenger 

rail network by 2050 is approximately $357,200,000,000 

(or $8,100,000,000 annually for the next 40 years); 

Whereas 21 airfield projects have opened at 18 of the 35 

busiest airports in the United States since fiscal year 

2000, including 15 runways, 3 taxiways, one runway extension, one completed airfield reconfiguration, and one 

airfield reconfiguration that is two-thirds completed, and 

these airfield projects have provided the airports with the 

potential to accommodate 1,900,000 additional airfield 

operations each year and decrease average delay per operation by approximately 5 minutes; 

Whereas 3 airports have airfield projects under construction, 

and an additional airport will begin construction this fiscal year, and these 4 airfield projects will provide the airports with the potential to accommodate an additional 

110,900 airfield operations each year and decrease average delay per operation by approximately 1.5 minutes; 

Whereas transparency and accountability information relating 

to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Public Law 111–5) demonstrates successful implementation of highway, transit, and wastewater investments 

under the Act; 

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Whereas $30,000,000,000, or 79 percent of the 

$38,200,000,000 provided for highway, transit, and 

wastewater infrastructure formula programs under the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5), has been put out to bid on 14,063 

projects as of December 31, 2009; 

Whereas, across the United States, as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 

Law 111–5) work has begun on 10,348 projects totaling 

$22,800,000,000, or 60 percent of the total available for 

highway, transit, and wastewater infrastructure formula 

programs under the Act; 

Whereas the 10,348 highway, transit, and wastewater infrastructure projects on which work has begun have created 

or sustained approximately 300,000 direct jobs as of December 31, 2009; 

Whereas total employment from the 10,348 highway, transit, 

and wastewater infrastructure projects on which work 

has begun, which includes direct, indirect, and induced 

jobs, totals more than 938,000 jobs; 

Whereas direct job creation from highway, transit, and wastewater infrastructure projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) 

has resulted in payroll expenditures of $1,500,000,000; 

and 

Whereas public works professionals are observing National 

Public Works Week from May 16 through 22, 2010: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Public Works Week; 

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1 (2) recognizes and celebrates the 50th anniver2 sary of National Public Works Week; and 

3 (3) urges citizens and communities throughout 

4 the United States to join with representatives of the 

5 Federal Government in activities and ceremonies 

6 that are designed to pay tribute to the public works 

7 professionals of the United States and to recognize 

8 the substantial contributions that public works pro9 fessionals make to the United States. 

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