PRINTER'S NO. 3622
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
950
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KORTZ, HENNESSEY, COHEN, HEFFLEY, MILLARD, BOBACK,
CONKLIN, WHEELAND, SCHLOSSBERG, KIRKLAND, SAYLOR, D. COSTA,
McNEILL, WARD, PASHINSKI, GINGRICH, ROSS, NEILSON, READSHAW,
WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, MARSICO, MILNE, GILLEN, CALTAGIRONE,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, PAYNE, THOMAS, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT,
PHILLIPS-HILL, DONATUCCI, MURT, MUSTIO, B. MILLER, HELM AND
ROZZI, JUNE 24, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 24, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Interstate Highway
System.
WHEREAS, On June 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower
signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 to establish a
41,000-mile National System of Interstate and Defense Highways,
known as the "Interstate Highway System"; and
WHEREAS, What would become the Interstate Highway System
began with the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1938, directed by the
Bureau of Public Roads (BPR), the immediate predecessor of the
Federal Highway Administration; and
WHEREAS, The BPR issued a report concluding that a toll
network would not be self-supporting, and instead called for a
26,700-mile interregional highway network; and
WHEREAS, In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
commissioned the National Interregional Highway Committee which
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issued a report in 1944 in support of a system of 33,990 miles
plus an additional 5,000 miles of auxiliary urban routes, and
the report led to the Interstate Highway System we know today;
and
WHEREAS, In 1990, the National System of Interstate and
Defense Highways was renamed the "Dwight D. Eisenhower National
System of Interstate and Defense Highways" to recognize
President Eisenhower's role in the creation of the system; and
WHEREAS, The Interstate Highway System has proven vital in
transporting people and goods from one region of the country to
another speedily and safely; and
WHEREAS, The Interstate Highway System has facilitated trade
within our Pennsylvania borders as well as our national and
international borders; and
WHEREAS, The Interstate Highway System has helped create
unprecedented economic expansion and opportunities for millions
of Americans; and
WHEREAS, The Interstate Highway System has brought together
diverse communities throughout our land and kept us connected to
one another as well as to the larger world; and
WHEREAS, The Interstate Highway System has made it easier and
often more enjoyable to travel to long-distance destinations and
spend time with family members and friends who live far away;
and
WHEREAS, The Interstate Highway System remains one of our
country's paramount assets as well as a symbol of this country's
ingenuity and commitment to freedom; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
60th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System; and be it
further
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
achievements of the Federal Highway Administration, the
Department of Transportation and the highway construction
industry, including contractors, designers, engineers, laborers,
materials producers and equipment companies, for their
contributions to the construction of the Interstate Highway
System and the quality of life of the residents of Pennsylvania
and the citizens of the United States.
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