IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1563 
Commending the New York Giants, the New York Jets, the New Meadowlands 
Stadium Project, and the people of the State of New Jersey for creating 
one of the most energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable sports 
complexes in the world. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2010 
Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the New York Giants, the New York Jets, 
the New Meadowlands Stadium Project, and the people 
of the State of New Jersey for creating one of the 
most energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable 
sports complexes in the world. 
Whereas, on June 11, 2009, the New York Giants and the 
New York Jets signed a Memorandum of Understanding 
with the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
outlining all of the conservation, sustainability, and en-
ergy efficiency efforts that went into construction of their 
new 
state-of-the-art 
stadium 
in 
the 
Hackensack 
Meadowlands; 
Whereas this Memorandum of Understanding far exceeded 
any previous Memorandum of Understanding signed be-
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tween the Environmental Protection Agency and a sports 
franchise; 
Whereas the New Meadowlands Stadium Project went to 
great lengths to ensure the stadium be built with min-
imum damage to the environment, including recycling 82 
percent of the total waste generated during construction 
operations; 
Whereas the New Meadowlands Stadium Project is a redevel-
opment project located on a brownfield site and will not 
occupy any undeveloped lands or ‘‘green fields’’, nor will 
it have any impact on environmentally sensitive areas or 
wildlife habitat in the Meadowlands area; 
Whereas the new stadium is committed to reducing water de-
mand by an estimated 11,000,000 gallons per year, or a 
25 percent reduction in the average annual water demand 
compared to the existing stadium it is replacing; 
Whereas extraordinary effort was made to ensure that more 
than two-thirds of total construction costs were pur-
chased through local programs, and all 1,200 workers 
who built the stadium were local; 
Whereas the new stadium plan will reduce solid waste pro-
duction by 25 percent through recycling programs; 
Whereas the new stadium is more than twice as large as the 
existing Giants Stadium in terms of square footage, but 
expects a 30 percent reduction of energy use on a square 
footage basis as a result of a wide range of energy-effi-
ciency initiatives; 
Whereas the new stadium will promote the use of mass tran-
sit for events, reducing the number of cars on the road 
by between 3,000 and 4,000 on game days by utilizing 
these alternative transportation options; and 
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Whereas it is expected that the Memorandum of Under-
standing signed between the Environmental Protection 
Agency and these sports franchises, as well as the ex-
traordinary efforts made to ensure the stadium has as 
low an environmental impact as possible will serve as a 
model for future construction efforts: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives com-
mends the New York Giants, the New York Jets, the New 
Meadowlands Stadium Project, and the people of the State 
of New Jersey for creating one of the most energy-efficient 
and environmentally sustainable sports complexes in the 
world. 
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