ACR 185, as amended, Linder. Concrete Pipe Week.
This measure would proclaim August 8, 2016, to August 12, 2016, inclusive, as Concrete Pipe Week.
Fiscal committee: no.
P1    1WHEREAS, Reinforced concrete pipe and precast are of vital 
2importance to sustainable communities and to the health, safety, 
3and well-being of the people of California; and
P2    1WHEREAS, Reinforced concrete pipe and precast products and 
2services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of the 
3concrete pipe and precast industry manufacturers, professionals, 
4engineers, managers, and employees who together are responsible 
5for and must design, manufacture, distribute, educate, and supply 
6concrete pipe and precast to public and private owners who in turn 
7build, design, and maintain transportation infrastructure, water 
8supply, water treatment systems, solid waste systems, and other 
9structures and facilities essential to modern society; and
10WHEREAS, It is in the public interest for the residents, civic 
11leaders, and children of California to gain knowledge and maintain 
12a progressive interest and understanding of the importance of the 
13reinforced concrete pipe industry to every community throughout 
14California and across the United States; and
15WHEREAS, The 11 precast concrete pipe plants in California 
16employ over 2,000 employees and provide over 32 million dollars 
17annually in tax revenues to the state, and have helped develop 
18various projects, including the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s 
19Stadium, the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Drainage, and the 
20Caltrans I-10 Emergency Bridge Replacement; now, therefore, be 
21it
22Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate 
23thereof concurring, That in recognition of the substantial 
24contributions the reinforced concrete pipe and precast industry has 
25made and continues to make to the public health, safety, welfare, 
26and quality of life in California, the week of August 8, 2016, to 
27August 12, 2016, inclusive, shall be proclaimed Concrete Pipe 
28Week; and be it further
29Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies 
30of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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