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                                                                  H.R. No. 1829



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The City of Irving is hosting the Eighth Annual 
Texas Transportation Summit on August 9-12, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Over the years, this annual summit has evolved from 
a modest transportation forum into a nationally and internationally 
known conference that is considered required attending among those 
in the transportation arena; and
	WHEREAS, The eighth annual summit, in conjunction with 
numerous state and national organizations, will launch a year-long 
celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the signing of 
the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956; that act created the National 
System of Interstate and Defense Highways and thereby literally and 
figuratively shaped the American landscape as we know it; and
	WHEREAS, Conceived and developed as a national defense 
innovation to help move troops from coast to coast, the interstate 
highways have resulted in immeasurable benefits for our nation by 
spurring the economy and by facilitating the travel of a growing 
population; and
	WHEREAS, The Eighth Annual Texas Transportation Summit is 
intended to commemorate past advances and to focus on the future of 
transportation needs in order to create a renaissance for 
multimodal transportation investment over the next 50 years; and
	WHEREAS, Coordinated by the City of Irving and Dean 
International, Inc., the eighth annual summit is expected to be the 
largest yet of this Texas series, with some 1,200 people from around 
the world attending the four-day event; the impressive list of 
confirmed speakers includes local, regional, and state elected 
officials, along with state, national, and international 
transportation experts; and
	WHEREAS, This eighth annual forum is designed to provide 
public policy leaders at all levels, at home and abroad, and 
representatives of widely varied transportation entities an 
opportunity to share ideas and to agree on common goals for the 
future of transportation; and
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas should be a national leader in 
assessing the transportation infrastructure of years past and in 
creating a model for the future, and the Eighth Annual Texas 
Transportation Summit enjoys support from scores of elected Texas 
officials at all levels of government and from state and national 
public-sector entities; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend the City of Irving for its efforts to 
further awareness of transportation issues and for hosting the 
Eighth Annual Texas Transportation Summit; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives recognize 
the Texas Transportation Summit as the premier event for policy 
makers and leaders in business and industry across the state who 
have an interest in transportation issues; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives encourage 
all transportation-related agencies of the State of Texas and all 
those in the legislative and executive branches who are concerned 
with transportation matters to attend and participate in the Eighth 
Annual Texas Transportation Summit.

                                                                    Harper-Brown

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1829 was adopted by the House on May 
27, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House