BILL REQ. #: H-3958.2
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/22/2004. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
TO THE HONORABLE GEORGE W. 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, AND TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:
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, Obtaining federal funding for the implementation of a
magnetic levitation transportation system would greatly improve the
movement of persons and freight in the state of Washington; and
WHEREAS, The new transportation system would create new jobs in the
state of Washington; and
WHEREAS, The new transportation system would increase freight
mobility by allowing goods and freight to bypass congested roadways and
get to the ports faster; and
WHEREAS, The new transportation system would allow the state of
Washington to move persons faster and reduce congestion on Washington
state roadways; and
WHEREAS, The new transportation system would increase the
reliability and dependability of mass transit since magnetic levitation
is not affected by weather; and
WHEREAS, The state of Washington has led the world in advancements
in aerospace and technology; and
WHEREAS, Washington is committed to moving transportation into the
twenty-first century; and
WHEREAS, Washington's leaders are committed to implementing a
visionary system for moving people and goods between and within
regions; and
WHEREAS, Washington has the skilled workers and the production
facilities to cost-effectively build and implement an elevated magnetic
levitation monorail system; and
WHEREAS, Washington has formed an eight member task force of
legislative leaders to select a location for initial implementation;
NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully request that the
United States Department of Transportation consider the state of
Washington as a candidate for federal funding for the implementation of
magnetic levitation projects in the state of Washington.
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately
transmitted to the Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United
States, the Secretary of the United States Department of
Transportation, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the
State of Washington.