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                            SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8017

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senators Metcalf, West, Oke and Craswell.

Read first time February 27, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.Petitioning Congress to increase federal impact aid.

     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, Washington state is home to many military families; and

     WHEREAS, Washington is proud to have its citizens serve their country; and

     WHEREAS, Federal military installations reduce the tax base that funds local government infrastructure, including schools;

     NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the United States Congress increase federal impact aid to assist local jurisdictions in the vicinity of federal military installations.

     BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted 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.