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“PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S8044-S8048 on July 20, 2006.
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PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:
POM-393. A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Florida relative to urging Congress to support a National Catastrophe Insurance Program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
House Memorials No. 541
Whereas, during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, the State of Florida was devastated by eight hurricanes and four tropical storms, causing approximately $35 billion in estimated gross probable insurance losses, and
Whereas, the hurricanes from the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons have produced high winds, coastal storm surges, torrential rainfalls, and flooding resulting in significant damage to Florida and the Gulf Coast states, which has resulted in displacement of policyholders from their dwellings, loss of personal belongings and contents, closing of businesses and financial institutions, and temporary loss of employment and has created numerous health and safety issues within our local communities, and
Whereas, in 1992, Hurricane Andrew resulted in approximately $20.8 billion in insured losses and was previously the costliest catastrophe in the United States, but Hurricane Katrina alone left the Gulf Coast states with an estimated loss of approximately $35 billion, and
Whereas, natural disasters continually threaten communities across the United States with extreme weather conditions that pose an immediate danger to the lives, property, and security of the residents of those communities, and
Whereas, the insurance industry, state officials, and consumer groups have been striving to develop solutions to insure mega-catastrophic risks, because hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, typhoons, floods, wildfires, ice storms, and other natural catastrophes continue to affect policyholders across the United States, and
Whereas, on November 16 and 17, 2005, insurance commissioners from Florida, California, Illinois, and New York convened a summit to devise a national catastrophe insurance plan which would more effectively spread insurance risks and help mitigate the tremendous financial damage survivors contend with following such catastrophes: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida, That the Congress of the United States is urged to support a National Catastrophe Insurance Program. Policyholders require a rational insurance mechanism for responding to the economic losses resulting from catastrophic events. The risk of catastrophes must be addressed through a public-private partnership involving individuals, private industry, local and state governments, and the Federal Government. A national catastrophe insurance program is necessary to promote personal responsibility among policyholders; support strong building codes, development plans, and other mitigation tools; maximize the risk-bearing capacity of the private markets; and provide quantifiable risk management through the Federal Government. The program should encompass:
(1) Providing consumers with a private market residential insurance program that provides all-perils protection.
(2) Promoting personal responsibility through mitigation; promoting the retrofitting of existing housing stock; and providing individuals with the ability to manage their own disaster savings accounts that, similar to health savings accounts, accumulate on a tax-advantaged basis for the purpose of paying for mitigation enhancements and catastrophic losses.
(3) Creating tax-deferred insurance company catastrophe reserves to benefit policyholders. These tax-deferred reserves would build up over time and only be eligible to be used to pay for future catastrophic losses.
(4) Enhancing local and state government's role in establishing and maintaining effective building codes, mitigation education, and land use management; promoting state emergency management, preparedness, and response; and creating state or multistate regional catastrophic risk financing mechanisms such as the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.
( 5) Creating a national catastrophe financing mechanism that would provide a quantifiable level of risk management and financing for mega-catastrophes; maximizing the risk-bearing capacity of the private markets; and allowing for aggregate risk pooling of natural disasters funded through sound risk-based premiums paid in correct proportion by all policyholders in the United States. Be it further
Resolved, That copies of this memorial be dispatched to the President of the United States, to the President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of the Florida delegation to the United States Congress.
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POM-394. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts relative to memorializing the Congress of the United States to provide relief from growing energy costs; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Resolution
Whereas, high fuel prices have a negative impact on the standard of living of consumers and high fuel prices have a negative impact on the productivity of businesses; and
Whereas, according to the United States Department of Energy, Massachusetts citizens pay some of the highest energy prices in the Nation, behind only Hawaii and Washington, DC; and
Whereas, as of May 12, 2006, AAA reports the current average price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts to be
$2.93, up from $2.186 only a year ago; and
Whereas, as of May 2, 2006, the Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources reported the average price of a gallon of heating oil in Massachusetts to be $2.58, up from $1.91 and
$1.49 at this time of the year in 2005 and 2004 respectively; and
Whereas, home heating and electricity expenditures for Massachusetts residents are expected to be up by over one third this year (October 2005-October 2006), this being an average increase of $700 per family or 0.6 percent of personal income; and
Whereas, high fuel prices impose an especially high burden on low-income families and the United States Department of Energy found that the average American spends 3.5 percent of their income on energy bills, but low-income households average 14 percent of their income; and
Whereas, the President's 2006 budget included cuts of some
$9.7 million over the next 4 years to the low-income home energy assistance program, which benefits many Massachusetts seniors; and
Whereas, according to a 2005 National Consumer Law Report, as a result of 3 of the past 4 years having unprecedented heating oil and natural gas prices, Massachusetts' residential consumers have higher averages than they have ever faced and community action agencies are reporting more aggressive collection activities from some utilities as well as encountering greater difficulty negotiating payment plans for low-income customers; and
Whereas, poor road conditions exacerbate the impact of high fuel costs by reducing fuel economy; and
Whereas, according to a 2005 United States Department of Transportation report of road conditions reported in 2004, only 1,659 miles of Massachusetts' roads were classified as good to very good compared with 3,748 miles of roads classified as mediocre to poor; and
Whereas, a report by the American Society of Civil Engineers found that 71 percent of Massachusetts' major roads are in poor or mediocre condition and driving on roads in need of repair costs Massachusetts' motorists $2,300,000,000, or $501 per motorist, annually in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs; and
Whereas, this same report found that 51 percent of Massachusetts' bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete; and
Whereas, oil companies have reported record quarterly profits for the first quarter of 2006: Now therefore be it
Resolved, that the Massachusetts Senate memorializes the Congress and the President of the United States to immediately institute a windfall profits tax on energy companies which have benefited from the current circumstances, the proceeds of which shall be distributed to the States for the purpose of providing relief to motorists, homeowners and businesses through policies and programs that provide direct subsidy to low and moderate income consumers and small businesses, and some of the proceeds may also be used for road and bridge work and programs which promote the development and use of alternative energy and fuels; and be it further
Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions shall be transmitted forthwith by the Clerk of the Senate to the President of the United States, presiding Members of each House of the Congress of the United States, and the Members thereof from the Commonwealth.
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POM-395. A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana relative to appropriating sufficient funds for the recovery of the shrimp industry and voting against the repeal of the
``Byrd Amendment''; to the Committee on Finance.
House Resolution No. 117
Whereas, Louisiana is the nation's largest producer of wild-caught shrimp and has the nation's only warm water shrimp cannery; and
Whereas, before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana generated an estimated one hundred twenty million pounds of wild-caught shrimp and sold approximately nine thousand commercial shrimp gear licenses; and
Whereas, Louisiana shrimpers constitute the largest community of shrimpers in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions; and
Whereas, due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the shrimp industry suffered devastating economic and infrastructure losses; and
Whereas, due to the hurricanes, assessments estimate that for the shrimp industry the total potential production lost at the retail level is approximately nine hundred nineteen million dollars; and
Whereas, the influx of foreign shrimp sold at below market prices causes domestic prices to drop to levels at which domestic producers are unable to survive in the industry; and
Whereas, the United States House Committee on Ways and Means recommended a repeal of the provision of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act commonly known as the ``Byrd Amendment''; and
Whereas, the ``Byrd Amendment'' required duties to be collected under antidumping and countervailing duty orders and required payment to eligible domestic producers who initiated the petition which resulted in the imposition of the duties; and
Whereas, Louisiana was one of the original states to initiate a petition against foreign shrimp producers; and
Whereas, taking into consideration the potential repeal of the ``Byrd Amendment'' and the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the shrimp industry and the state of Louisiana stand to suffer severe financial losses: Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana memorializes the Congress of the United States to appropriate sufficient funds for the recovery of the shrimp industry. Be it further
Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana memorializes the Congress of the United States to vote against the repeal of the ``Byrd Amendment''. Be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted to the secretary of the United States Senate and the clerk of the United States House of Representatives and to each member of the Louisiana delegation to the United States Congress.
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POM-396. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Utah relative to supporting the Working Families Economic Development Initiative; to the Committee on Finance.
House Joint Resolution No. 23
Whereas, insufficient income contributes to many of the social and human service needs in our state;
Whereas, the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) provides tax relief and income support to low-income working families;
Whereas, the EITC lifts millions of individuals out of poverty each year in the United States by supporting work and self-sufficiency while reducing the need for public assistance;
Whereas, each year, the EITC helps approximately 130,000 households in Utah and brings more than $220,000,000 into Utah's economy;
Whereas, increasing Utah's utilization of the EITC to the national average would help approximately 40,000 eligible households and bring an additional $80,000,000 into Utah's economy;
Whereas, an increase of $80,000,000 each year in EITC benefits would generate over $300,000,000 per year in state and local economic activity;
Whereas, 211 INFO BANK, a community services and referral system, provides callers with tax credit help, including eligibility rules, and directs workers to nearby VITA sites for needed tax forms and assistance; and
Whereas, increasing EITC utilization represents a highly cost-effective economic development strategy: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Legislature of the State of Utah encourages departments of Utah State Government to identify and utilize existing and potential public/private partnerships to inform citizens about the availability of the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance programs. Be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature of the state of Utah encourages each state entity to work in partnership with private outreach campaigns to identify and utilize existing communications mechanisms to inform Utahns about the availability of the EITC and VITA programs, which may include state publications, websites, human resource materials and communications, correspondence and forms from the State Tax Commission, targeted printed materials, caseworker and client interactions, and application materials for state assistance and state licenses. Be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature of the state of Utah encourages each state entity to utilize existing state infrastructure, where appropriate, to support EITC outreach and statewide availability of the VITA program, which may include utilizing Department of Workforce Services Employment Centers and other appropriate locations as VITA sites, staffed by trained VITA volunteers, between January and April, encouraging local school districts to integrate EITC outreach and VITA services into their parent involvement and community school efforts, and utilizing economic development tools and negotiations to encourage and support EITC outreach and employment-based VITA sites where appropriate. Be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to each department of Utah State Government.
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POM-397. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Utah relative to promoting Utah's Legislators Back to School Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 2
Whereas, civic education is a vital tool to promote greater understanding of the legislative process and the role of legislators in representative democracy and to build public trust and confidence;
Whereas, Utah legislators acknowledge the Constitution of the United States, the supreme law of the land, which establishes a democratic form of government and provides the principle for self government, government by the people;
Whereas, Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence stated, ``There is but one method of rendering a republican form of government . . . by disseminating the seeds of virtue and knowledge through every part of the state by means of proper places and modes of education . . . and this can be done effectively only by the aid of the legislature'';
Whereas, Utah legislators, students, teachers, and administrators realize the importance of compromise in reconciling competing interests in a diverse society;
Whereas, the National Conference of State Legislatures
(NCSL) established America's Legislators Back to School Program, a bipartisan program for legislators across the nation to impart greater understanding of the necessity for debate, negotiation, and compromise in the legislative process of developing effective public policy, and to engage future voters and leaders in a dialogue about the value of representative democracy and to adapt to each individual state;
Whereas, this civic education program helps to instill the values of representative democracy, strengthen the democratic process, and encourage students to play a responsible role in their government; and
Whereas, Utah legislators have ranked in the top 3% of the nation for participation in this program since 2002: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Legislature and the Governor recognize Utah's Legislators Back to School Program and urge each member of the Legislature to visit students in classrooms during the school year; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the State Board of Education and the executive director of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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POM-398. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Utah relative to the harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs on youth; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 3
Whereas, 90% of tobacco users start before they reach the legal age of 19;
Whereas, 74% of adults reported that they had started using alcohol before the legal drinking age of 21;
Whereas, the average age of beginning tobacco users is 11-12 years old;
Whereas, the average age of first time alcohol users is 12 years old;
Whereas, 1,000 youth try their first cigarette each day;
Whereas, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15- 20-year-olds and alcohol is involved in more than half of these fatalities;
Whereas, approximately 52% of surveyed youth ages 12 to 17 who were daily cigarette smokers and 66% of youth who were heavy drinkers also used illicit drugs in the month prior to being surveyed;
Whereas, these harmful substances negatively effect every aspect of a youth's life as well as the lives of those around them;
Whereas, once youth have started using tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs it is very difficult for them to stop;
Whereas, these substances cut short the lives and future of many youth by causing death and disease;
Whereas, tremendous strides have been made in reducing tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use among youth;
Whereas, there is still more that needs to be done to address this continuing challenge;
Whereas, for every dollar spent on prevention programs, America saves seven dollars in the cost of public aid, special education, and treatment services;
Whereas, youth are a resource and a catalyst for change in the lives of youth and have proven to be a critical first line of defense in building resiliency among their peers;
Whereas, the Weber-Morgan Governing Youth Council and other youth groups are working hard to promote positive lifestyles and combat the negative effects of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs on the lives of youth in Utah; and
Whereas, the fight against the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs must continue, and become even more successful, if youth are to be spared the self-destructive effects of these harmful substances: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein, strongly urge educators in Utah's public education system to utilize Prevention Dimensions, the state Safe and Drug Free School curriculum to educate the state's youth concerning substance abuse. Be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature and the Governor strongly urge the citizens of Utah to increase awareness of the destructive effects of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs on Utah's youth. Be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature and the Governor recognize local youth councils and other youth groups for their invaluable efforts in helping to keep their peers from getting caught in the trap of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use, and helping those caught in the grip of these harmful substances. Be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to each of the state's school districts.
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POM-399. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts relative to apologizing to all Native American peoples on behalf of the United States; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 15
Whereas, throughout history, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been instrumental in the struggle to establish democracy and secure the rights and liberties of Americans; and
Whereas, the declaration of rights of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was the first enumeration of civil rights and liberties by Americans, which served as a model for the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights; and
Whereas, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a rich native American history with indigenous tribes such as Massachuset from Suffolk county, the Nipmuc from central Massachusetts, the Stockbridge from Berkshire county and the Wampanoag from Cape Cod and the islands; and
Whereas, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts acknowledges the long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States government regarding native American tribes and believes that the Congress of the United States should offer an apology to all native peoples on behalf of the United States; and
Whereas, the ancestors of today's native peoples have inhabited the land of the present day United States since time immemorial and for thousands of years before the arrival of peoples of European origin; and
Whereas, the native peoples have for millennia honored, protected and stewarded this land that we cherish; and
Whereas, the United States government has violated many of the treaties ratified by Congress and other diplomatic agreements with native American tribes; and
Whereas, despite continuing maltreatment of native peoples by the United States, the native peoples have remained committed to the protection of this great land, as evidenced by the fact that, on a per capita basis, more native people have served in the United States Armed Forces and placed themselves in harm's way in defense of the United States in every major military conflict than any other ethnic group; and
Whereas, native peoples are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, and that among those are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Massachusetts Senate hereby urges the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States to pass, pending Senate Joint Resolution 15, apologizing to all native American peoples on behalf of the United States of America; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded by the clerk of the Senate to the clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States.
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POM-400. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas relative to extending certain provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 5037
Whereas, on March 7, 1965, a group of civil rights marchers gathered at the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama, and their efforts to advance equal voting rights brought a brutal and bloody response. Eight days later President Johnson called for a comprehensive and effective voting rights bill to guarantee to our citizens the rights contained in the 14th and 15th amendments to the United States constitution. A bipartisan congress approved landmark legislation, and on August 6, 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law; and
Whereas, considered one of the most successful pieces of civil rights legislation ever adopted, the act bans literacy tests and poll taxes, outlaws intimidation during the electoral process, authorizes federal election monitors and observers and creates various means for protecting and enforcing racial and language minority voting rights. The act was amended in 1975 to facilitate equal political opportunity for language minority citizens and in 1982 to protect the rights of voters with disabilities; and
Whereas, despite noteworthy progress from 40 years of enforcement of the act, voter inequities, disparities and obstacles still remain for many minority voters; and
Whereas, Section 5 of the act is scheduled to expire in 2007. This section contains a special enforcement provision targeted at those areas of the country where congress believes the potential for discrimination to be high and prohibits any change affecting voters until the attorney general has determined that the change will not worsen the ability of minority voters to vote. Sections 4(f) and 203 will also expire in 2007. These sections require bilingual voting assistance for language minority communities in certain jurisdictions. The language minority provisions apply to four language minority groups: American Indians, Asian Americans, Alaskan natives and persons of Spanish heritage; and
Whereas, The Voting Rights Act is a critical link in the struggle to enfranchise the politically marginalized. Without reauthorization of these special provisions of the act, America risks a resurgence of voter discrimination: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas, the Senate concurring therein, That the Kansas legislature memorializes the Congress of the United States to extend these critical provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of State provide an enrolled copy of this resolution to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each member of the Kansas legislative delegation.
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POM-401. A joint resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire relative to proposing an amendment to the Constitution concerning eminent domain; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House Joint Resolution No. 25
Whereas, the phrase ``life, liberty and the pursuit of property'' in the Declaration of Independence was changed to
``Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness'' in order to encompass more fully the natural rights doctrine; and
Whereas, President Thomas Jefferson, drafter of The Declaration of `` Independence wrote, ``We owe every . . . sacrifice to ourselves, to our federal brethren, and to the world at large to pursue with temper and perseverance the great experiment which shall prove that man is capable of living in a society, governing itself by laws self-imposed, and securing to its members the enjoyment of life, liberty, property, and peace; and further to show, that even when the government of its choice shall manifest a tendency to degeneracy, we are not at once to despair but that the will and watchfulness of its sounder parts will reform its aberrations, recall it to its original and legitimate principles, and restrain it within the rightful limits of self-government''; and
Whereas, President James Madison, drafter of the Constitution of the United States of America, and of the First Ten Amendments of the Constitution of the United States of America stated: ``Government is instituted to protect property of every sort. . . . This being the end of government . . . that is not a just government, nor is property secure under it, where the property which a man has
. . . is violated by arbitrary seizures of one class of citizens for the service of the rest''; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened, That the general court or New Hampshire encourages the Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States stating that real property can only be taken by eminent domain for public use such as the construction of forts, government buildings, and roadways; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent by the House clerk to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the New Hampshire congressional delegation.
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POM-402. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana memorializing the Congress of the United States to adopt an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to define marriage in the United States as the union between one man and one woman; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Whereas, President Bush recently remarked, After more than two centuries of American jurisprudence, and millennia of human experience, a few judges and local authorities are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization''; and
Whereas, the efforts of nineteen states to protect traditional marriage by way of a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union between one man and one woman are a clear sign to the rest of the country and to the United States Congress that the citizens of these states are in support of the traditional definition of marriage; and
Whereas, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States is the most democratic manner by which to curb the power of judges whose agenda affronts the beliefs of the Founding Fathers of this nation and the will of the American people; and
Whereas, the United States Senate is scheduled to vote on the Marriage Protection Amendment to the Constitution of the United States during the week of June 5, 2006; and
Whereas, the Marriage Protection Amendment defines marriage in the United States as the union between one man and one woman; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana memorializes the Congress of the United States to approve an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that would define marriage as the union between one man and one woman; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana proposes that the legislatures of each of the several states comprising the United States apply to the United States Congress requesting the enactment of an appropriate proposal to amend the Constitution of the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted to the President of the United States, the secretary of the United States Senate, and the clerk of the United States House of Representatives, each member of the Louisiana delegation to the United States Congress, and the presiding officer of each house of each state legislature in the United States.
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POM-403. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Maine relative to establishing satellite voting for displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Joint Resolution
Whereas, 9 months ago Hurricane Katrina unleashed its fury on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast and was one of the cruelest disasters in history; and
Whereas, Hurricane Katrina dispersed and displaced people to over 40 states across the country; and
Whereas, many people are still living in states other than their home states, which will prevent them from being able to participate in elections in their home states; and
Whereas, it is imperative to protect the voting rights of these citizens; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That We, your Memorialists, respectfully urge and request that the President, the Congress of the United States and the United States Department of Justice establish satellite voting places in cities and states where Hurricane Katrina survivors now reside; and be it further
Resolved, That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State, be transmitted to the Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States, the President of the Senate of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, the United States Department of Justice and each member of the Maine Congressional Delegation.
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POM-404. A resolution adopted by the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida relative to supporting no less than $4.3 billion in Congressional funding for fiscal year 2007 for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG); to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
POM-405. A resolution adopted by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, Miami-Dade County, Florida relative to creating the Community Workforce Housing Innovation Program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
POM-406. A resolution adopted by Mendham Borough Council, Morris County, New Jersey, relative to opposing the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Airspace Redesign proposals; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
POM-407. A resolution adopted by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, Miami-Dade County, Florida relative to waste tire fees; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
POM-408. A resolution adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Blooming Grove, Orange County, New York, relative to the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
POM-409. A resolution passed by the City of San Jose Human Rights Commission, San Jose, California, relative to urging Congress to approve humane immigration reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
POM-410. A resolution adopted by the City Commission of the City of Lauderdale Lakes of the State of Florida relative to congratulating the City of Sunrise for joining the City of Lauderdale Lakes in recommending that Congress support the Voting Rights Act of 1965; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
POM-411. A resolution adopted by the California Veterans Board, State of California relative to opposing certain provisions of H.R. 4297, the ``Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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