By Bosse, Zbranek, Crabb, Talton                       H.R. No. 182
       74R5809 PAN-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Pilot Club of Baytown is committed to securing
    1-2  the completion of the Fred Hartman Bridge, and its dedicated
    1-3  efforts in this regard have provided area citizens with an
    1-4  important advocate in helping to bring this critical project to
    1-5  fruition; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, At the present time, the Baytown-La Porte Tunnel is
    1-7  the only direct vehicular route connecting these vital Southeast
    1-8  Texas communities; recognizing the tunnel's inability to handle the
    1-9  heavy traffic demands of Highway 146, the state contracted for the
   1-10  construction of its replacement, the Fred Hartman Bridge, in 1985;
   1-11  and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Though the Fred Hartman Bridge was originally
   1-13  scheduled for completion in 1989, it has still not been completed,
   1-14  more than five years later; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, The importance of this project was further brought
   1-16  home to area residents last October when the Interstate 10 bridge
   1-17  to Baytown was closed due to flooding; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, Deeply concerned by the lack of progress achieved on
   1-19  the Fred Hartman Bridge, the Pilot Club of Baytown made this
   1-20  project one of its highest priorities, and its members have since
   1-21  collected more than 15,000 signatures urging an expeditious
   1-22  completion of the bridge; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, The Pilot Club of Baytown has worked diligently in
   1-24  behalf of the citizens of its community, and it is indeed deserving
    2-1  of special legislative recognition for its continuing efforts in
    2-2  this regard; now, therefore, be it
    2-3        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-4  Legislature hereby honor the Pilot Club of Baytown for its efforts
    2-5  to secure the completion of the Fred Hartman Bridge and commend the
    2-6  members of this worthy group for their extraordinary civic service;
    2-7  and, be it further
    2-8        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-9  prepared for the Pilot Club of Baytown as an expression of high
   2-10  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.