PRINTER'S NO. 3445
No. 648 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PICKETT, CAUSER, CAPPELLI, BASTIAN,
BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER,
CONKLIN, DALEY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN,
GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HELM,
HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HICKERNELL, JAMES, M. KELLER, KILLION,
KOTIK, KULA, LEVDANSKY, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARSHALL,
McGEEHAN, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, MOUL, MOYER, MURT, MUSTIO,
MYERS, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PEIFER, PETRARCA,
PETRONE, PHILLIPS, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SHIMKUS, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STAIRS, SURRA, SWANGER, THOMAS, TRUE,
VULAKOVICH, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND D. O'BRIEN,
MARCH 17, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 17, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation
2 Corps.
3 WHEREAS, The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) came into
4 existence through the Emergency Conservation Work Act, enacted
5 March 31, 1933; and
6 WHEREAS, The first enrollee of the CCC was inducted on April
7 7, 1933; and
8 WHEREAS, Through the efforts of the CCC, many fire towers
9 were erected, many miles of roads built, billions of trees
10 planted and many recreational facilities constructed during the
11 life of the CCC program; and
1 WHEREAS, The approach of World War II saw the end of the CCC
2 program; and
3 WHEREAS, The busy days of the CCC drew to an end in 1942, but
4 the results of this work can still be seen today in the Tioga
5 State Forest and at thousands of other locations across the
6 United States; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
8 Civilian Conservation Corps on its 75th anniversary.
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