S*1414 Concurrent Resolution, By Passailaigue, Ford, McConnell, McGill, 
L.E. Richter, M.T. Rose, G. Smith and Washington
 A Concurrent Resolution to urge the United States Congress and the President
 of the United States to approve H. R. 4311 which would delay the 1995 Military
 Base Closures until 1997 and to urge the Federal Government to direct remedial
 efforts to the communities now struggling to recover from base closures in
 1988, 1991, and 1993.

   05/17/94  Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House
   05/18/94  House  Introduced HJ-17
   05/18/94  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-17
   05/19/94  House  Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
                     Memorial Resolutions HJ-21
   06/02/94  House  Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence HJ-54

May 19, 1994

S. 1414

Introduced by SENATORS Passailaigue, McConnell, Richter, Greg Smith, McGill, Ford, Rose and Washington

S. Printed 5/19/94--H.

Read the first time May 18, 1994.

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 1414), to urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to approve H. R. 4311 which would delay the 1995 military base closures until 1997, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

DEWITT WILLIAMS, for Committee.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO URGE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO APPROVE H. R. 4311 WHICH WOULD DELAY THE 1995 MILITARY BASE CLOSURES UNTIL 1997 AND TO URGE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DIRECT REMEDIAL EFFORTS TO THE COMMUNITIES NOW STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM BASE CLOSURES IN 1988, 1991, AND 1993.

Whereas, the cost of closing bases in terms of both actual costs and associated direct economic impact on the affected communities is estimated to be over $100 billion and far exceeds the potential savings of an estimated $3 billion; and

Whereas, the negative annual economic impact to Charleston, alone, exceeds $2 billion; and

Whereas, extensive planning and effort is necessary to solve the problems of adjustment which have and will affect the communities that have had the military as their core industrial base; and

Whereas, the existing plan to close bases has not been implemented with sufficient forethought or contemplation of the actual impact; and

Whereas, H. R. 4311, which would delay the 1995 closures, has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative James Hansen (R-Utah) and is co-sponsored by Representative Floyd Spence of our State. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the United States Congress and the President of the United States are urged to approve H. R. 4311 and implement remedial actions immediately which would help the communities negatively affected by base closures.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to

the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each of the eight members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.