HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
13
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and
Delegates Martin, Michael,
Mezzatesta, Varner, Staton,
Douglas, Pino, Amores, Angotti,
Ashley, Beane, Boggs, Butcher,
Campbell, Cann, Caputo, Coleman,
Collins, Compton, Dalton, Damron,
Davis, Dempsey, Doyle, Ennis,
Everson, Ferrell, Flanigan,
Fleischauer, Frederick, Givens,
Hatfield, Hines, Houston, Hubbard,
Hunt, Jenkins, Johnson, Kelley,
Kominar, Kuhn, Laird, Leach, Linch,
Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manuel,
Perdue, Pethtel, Pettit, Proudfoot,
Prunty, Rowe, Shelton, J. Smith,
Sparks, Spencer, Stemple, Susman,
Thompson, Tillis, Tucker, Warner,
C. White, H. White, Williams,
Willis, Wills, Wright, Yeager, Anderson, Azinger, Border, Evans,
Facemyer, Faircloth, Fletcher,
Hall, Leggett, Modesitt,
Overington, Romine, Schadler,
Stalnaker, Trump, Webb, Willison)
Supporting the naming of the
Appalachian Development
Highway System within the
boundaries of the State of
West Virginia as the Robert
C. Byrd Highway System.
Whereas, The Appalachian
Development Highway System in West
Virginia is composed of Corridor D
(US 50), Corridor E (I-68),
Corridor G (US 119), Corridor H (US
33), Corridor L (US 19) and
Corridor Q (US 460); and
Whereas, The Appalachian
Development Highway System was
initially authorized by the U.S.
Congress in 1965; and
Whereas, United States Senator
Robert C. Byrd has served
continuously as a member of the
State Legislature or the U.S.
Congress for over fifty years and
as a member of the U.S. Senate
since 1958; and
Whereas, Senator Robert C. Byrd
played a role in the formation of
the Appalachian Development Highway
system in 1965 and through his
distinguished and dedicated service
to West Virginia he has fostered
the continuation and viability of
the original Appalachian Regional
Economic Development Act in the
U.S. Congress; and
Whereas, In recent years
Senator Robert C. Byrd has obtained
significant amounts of funding for
the completion of this highway
system in West Virginia and the
Appalachian Region; and
Whereas, Senator Robert C. Byrd
caused language to be included in
the 1997 Transportation Equity Act
for the Twenty-First Century (TEA
21) which authorizes funding to
help complete this highway system
throughout the thirteen-state
Appalachian Region from the Federal
Highway Trust Fund; and
Whereas, Senator Robert C. Byrd
has held more leadership positions
than any other member of the U.S.
Senate; and
Whereas, Senator Robert C. Byrd
has distinguished himself as the pre-eminent scholar of U.S.
senatorial history and the U.S.
constitution and otherwise
established himself as a national
treasure and thereby brings honor
to the State of West Virginia; and
Whereas, It is only fitting
that Senator Robert C. Byrd should
be honored by the designation of
this highway system in his name as
a tribute to his everlasting love
and dedication for the State of
West Virginia and his efforts to
build economic bridges for all
present and future mountaineers;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of
West Virginia:
That the Appalachian
Development Highway System in West
Virginia be hereafter known as the Robert C. Byrd Highway System; and,
be it
Further Resolved, That the
Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward copies of this concurrent
resolution to the Governor and to
the Honorable Robert C. Byrd.