PRINTER'S NO. 2878
No. 157 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY MISCEVICH, RASCO, TRELLO, PIEVSKY, CESSAR,
MANDERINO, B. SMITH, O'DONNELL, FRYER, WAMBACH, GALLEN,
HAYES, FEE, COWELL, F. E. TAYLOR, A. C. FOSTER, JR., OLASZ,
MORRIS, EVANS, LESCOVITZ, MOEHLMANN, CLARK, WARGO,
RICHARDSON, DeMEDIO, SHUPNIK, SPITZ, ZWIKL, CAWLEY,
E. Z. TAYLOR, PETRARCA, COLAFELLA, JACKSON, SEVENTY, LEVIN,
WOZNIAK, HORGOS, GRABOWSKI, ITKIN, COLE, BURD, TIGUE, BORSKI,
LAUGHLIN, GALLAGHER, KOLTER, PHILLIPS, HASAY, PETRONE,
CIVERA, FISCHER, DEAL, J. D. WILLIAMS, PITTS, PERZEL, DAVIES,
R. C. WRIGHT AND McMONAGLE, FEBRUARY 9, 1982
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS,
FEBRUARY 9, 1982
In the House of Representatives, February 9, 1982
1 WHEREAS, A Federal district court judge has ordered a freeze
2 on Federal highway aid in the Commonwealth; and
3 WHEREAS, This freeze on Federal funding would force
4 cancellation of 70 construction projects involving 25,500
5 construction jobs and the loss of $302,000,000 in Federal funds
6 over the next nine months; and
7 WHEREAS, This court ordered freeze is presently on appeal;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, This action will disrupt the largest highway and
10 bridge building schedule in the history of the Commonwealth; and
11 WHEREAS, The livelihoods of men and women in the Commonwealth
12 ought not be held hostage; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives memorialize the
1 Congress of the United States to pass legislation which would
2 prohibit the withholding of Federal funds which are due to a
3 state; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be sent to the
5 presiding officers of the House of Representatives and the
6 Senate of the United States, and to every Senator and
7 Congressman from Pennsylvania.
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