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CITY OF KLNAI - RFSOLUTION NO. 71-2~
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THk UNITED STATES CONGRESS PASS THE
ACCELERATEO PUSLIC WORKS SILL OVER TAE PRESIDENT'S VETO
WHEREA3, the Congress of the United States has passed an
pccelerated Pubiic Works Bilit And
WHEREAS, the Presid~at of the Uefited States has vetoed safS
Accelerated Public Worka Biilr and
WHEREAS, passaqe of the Acaelerated Publia Works Sill is
urgen~ly needed to fultill the policy of full employment prevfously
endorsed by the Preaiderit of the Uaitad Statesf and
WHEREAS, disasterous ur-esnployment conditfons exiat in many
parts of tihe United States but particularly in the CfLy of Kenai
and other parts of Alaska because of the Fe~eral Land Freeze i~posed
oA Alaska, the withholdfng of permission to construct the pipe line
to carry oii frrna the North Slope of Alask~ to Vaidez, aad the d~lay
in pasaage of legialation before the United States Co~gress concerning
Alaskan native ciaimss and
WBEREAB, the City of Kenai is curreatly e~abarkad on nn extensive
program of aewer and watfr extenaio~,~ to alleviate conditions
threatening the hedith and welfare Qf the citi.zens of Lhis community as
weil es the ecoloqy of the lo~al communitiy and is seekinq federal aid
for these projectst ~nd
WHEREAB, passaq~ of the Accelerated Public Works Bill would
qive dd~itional aid, and lencl impetus, to this ambitious programt and
WHE1tEA8, many other commuaitiea in the State of Alaska are
faaed with aiaailar problema in Ex4:endinq services to qrowinq populationr~
and to persona of Alaekaa native groupa in and aroand s+~id communities
who are niwe~ys first to suffer frodn unemployments and
WHEREAS, the econamy of the State o! Alaska is vftally important
!o the State o~ Washing~on because of the important transportatfon and
supply iaterests of the StAte of Wn$hingtion.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KENli-I, ALI~SKA, AS FOLLOWB:
Section l. That the United States Ser~te aad the unfted
States Honse of Repreaentatives be reapectfully requeated and
encouraged to pasa the Accelerated Public Horka Bill over the veta
of the President of tihe tTnited States.
Seetion Z. That copies o: thfs resolution be dispatohed
with all poseible speed to the President of the United States Senate,
~~ the Spealcer of the tlnited 3tates Houee og Representativee, nnd
~ to every member of the delegatfons from the 3tate ot Alaska and
~ iraa the State of Washingtoa to the United States Congress.
P1~SSED AND APPROVED this aeventh day of July, 1971.
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