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HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4011
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives R. Fisher, R. Meyers, Wilson, Cooper, Schmidt, R. Johnson, Prentice, Wood, Mitchell, Heavey, Chandler, Forner, P. Johnson, Brough, Haugen, Zellinsky, Jones, Kremen, Cantwell, Holland and Anderson.
Read first time February 14, 1991. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
TO THE HONORABLE GEORGE BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:
We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, The current Federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act expires September 20, 1991, and the United States Congress must draft a new law to continue Federal-Aid highway programs and the Highway Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, The Washington State Legislature and its members endorse the 9-point Future Highway Program developed by the Highway Users Federation;
NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that Congress act without delay to adopt the new Federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act by October 1, 1991, and include elements of the Federation's plan in Federal Highway legislation.
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately sent to the Honorable George Bush, President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of Washington.