SJR11: Joint Resolution Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Senate JOINT RESOLUTION 11

January 25, 2001 - Introduced by Senators Grobschmidt, Breske, Burke, Farrow, Moore, Rosenzweig, Darling, George, Lazich and Baumgart, cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Richards, Gunderson, Sinicki, Hahn, Plale, Petrowski, Sherman, Bock, Colon, Leibham, Loeffelholz, Staskunas, Ainsworth, Carpenter, Coggs, Lippert, Krug, Cullen, Hebl, Schooff, Wasserman, La Fave, Krusick and Riley. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.

SJR11,1,3 Relating to: urging U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta to support federal funding for immediate repair and reconstruction of the Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee.

SJR11,1,5 Whereas, the health, welfare and economic well-being of the citizens of Wisconsin depend on a safe and efficient transportation infrastructure; and

SJR11,1,7 Whereas, the Daniel Webster Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee is part of Interstate Highway 794, a federal-aid highway; and

SJR11,1,9 Whereas, the Hoan Bridge provides an essential transportation link between several communities in the Milwaukee metropolitan area; and

SJR11,1,11 Whereas, the Hoan Bridge provides an essential transportation link for freight traffic from the city, county, and state to the Port of Milwaukee; and

SJR11,1,13 Whereas, the Hoan Bridge was severely damaged on December 13, 2000, due to catastrophic failure of portions of the bridge; and

SJR11,2,2 Whereas, the immediate repair and reconstruction of the Hoan Bridge, as well as timely mitigation of potential damage caused by catastrophic failure of portions of the bridge and subsequent controlled demolition, are vital to the health, welfare, and economic well-being of the citizens of Wisconsin; and

SJR11,2,4 Whereas, Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson declared a state of emergency concerning the bridge on December 18, 2000; and

SJR11,2,7 Whereas, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Transportation for emergency relief funding, authorized under 23 USC 125, on December 18, 2000; now, therefore, be it

SJR11,2,14 Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin legislature urges U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta to expedite the process to declare all bridge repair, reconstruction, and mitigation costs eligible for federal emergency relief funding and, with the cooperation of the eleven members of this state's congressional delegation, to provide other federal funds for any additional bridge repair, reconstruction, and mitigation costs through enactment of appropriate funding resolutions and legislation; and, be it further

SJR11,2,17 Resolved, That the senate chief clerk shall send copies of this joint resolution to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mineta and to each member of the congressional delegation from this state.

SJR11,2,18 (End)