COLORADO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 99-1060 -- HON. BOB SCHAFFER (Extensions of Remarks - July 16, 1999)

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HON. BOB SCHAFFER OF COLORADO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1999

Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, the Colorado House recently adopted H.R. 1000, the ``Aviation Investment and Reform Act.'' This measure is of great interest to my constituents and the entire state of Colorado. Indeed the Colorado General Assembly has called upon the Members of Colorado's Congressional Delegation to support H.R. 1000.

It was upon the recommendation of the Colorado Legislature, and for the reasons stated in Colorado's House Joint Resolution 99-1060, that I was persuaded to cast my vote, on behalf of Colorado's Fourth Congressional District, in favor of H.R. 1000.

I furthermore commend Colorado's position on the matter to Members of the House, and hereby submit for the RECORD, the full text of Colorado H. J. R. 99-1060.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 99-1060
Whereas, Safe, timely, and adequate intrastate air service is essential to the citizens of Colorado; and
Whereas, The 1998 Colorado General Assembly Interim Committee on Intrastate Air Service reviewed and studied the need to improve the safety and adequacy of intrastate air service in Colorado; and
Whereas, There exists a federal ``Airport and Airway Trust Fund'', created by section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to assist airports and airport air service throughout the United States, including many of the intrastate air service needs in Colorado; and
Whereas, The federal ``Airport and Airway Trust Fund'' is not being used for its intended purposes and historically has been used to mask past federal budget deficits; and
Whereas, United States Representative Bud Shuster (R-PA), has introduced H.R. 1000, the ``Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century'', which includes ``Title IX--Truth in Budgeting'', that requires that the federal ``Airport and Airway Trust Fund'' be used for its intended purposes; now, therefore, be it.
Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein: That the members of the Sixty-second General Assembly call upon Colorado's Congressional Delegation to support H.R. 1000, the ``Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century'', and specifically ``Title IX--Truth in Budgeting'', and, upon its passage, to work to provide funds to improve the safety, timeliness, and adequacy of intrastate air service throughout Colorado; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to each member of Colorado's Congressional Delegation.

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