BILL REQ. #:  S-1325.1 

Read first time 02/08/2005.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     TO THE HONORABLE DOUGLAS B. MACDONALD, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, AND TO THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, AND TO THE WASHINGTON STATE 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, The Washington National Guard has served Washington and this nation in war and in peace since 1885; and
     WHEREAS, The Washington National Guard served during World War I and World War II; and
     WHEREAS, In 1980 Washington National Guard members were involved in support and recovery during the eruption of Mount St. Helens; and
     WHEREAS, In 1990-1991, the Washington National Guard was involved in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; and
     WHEREAS, In 1997-2000, Washington National Guard members were deployed to Bosnia, Kosovo, and Macedonia as part of Operation Joint Guardian; and
     WHEREAS, As a state agency, the Washington National Guard protects citizens, their property, and the environment; and
     WHEREAS, The Washington National Guard assists emergency responders on search and rescue operations, wildfire mobilizations, and in other emergency situations; and
     WHEREAS, The Washington National Guard provides trained military units for national defense; and
     WHEREAS, Currently Washington National Guard men and women are deployed across the nation and in ten other countries; and
     WHEREAS, The citizens of Washington are grateful and extremely proud of the services of the Washington National Guard; and
     WHEREAS, Thousands of Washingtonians have served or are currently serving with the Washington National Guard and deserve recognition for their accomplishments in serving this state and the country;
     NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the Washington State Transportation Commission commence proceedings to name State Route Number 2 from the City of Everett to the eastern border of Washington State, a distance of 326 miles, the "Washington National Guard Highway," and to erect appropriate signs at key locations and major interchanges indicating to the traveling public the name of the highway.
     BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable Douglas B. Macdonald, Secretary of Transportation, and to the Washington State Transportation Commission, and to the Washington State Department of Transportation.