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                        ENGROSSED 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.Asking Congress for adoption of the new Federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act by October 1, 1991.

     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 principles developed by the Highway Users Federation and those of the Washington Transportation Policy Institute;

     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.