94-12287. National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 1994  

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                    Proclamation 6689 of May 16, 1994
    
     
    
    National Defense Transportation Day and National 
                    Transportation Week, 1994
    
                    By the President of the United States of America
    
                    A Proclamation
    
                    The United States has entered a new era in 
                    transportation. We are in the midst of a technology 
                    explosion, and our Nation's transportation 
                    infrastructure stands to benefit tremendously from 
                    these innovations. New industries are racing to meet 
                    the demands of reinventing American transportation, 
                    creating jobs and economic opportunities for companies 
                    and individuals alike.
    
                    A smoothly-functioning transportation system is a 
                    fundamental building block of a growing economy and a 
                    prosperous society. The ability to move people and 
                    materials safely and efficiently affects the price of 
                    goods in our markets, our ability to sell our products 
                    overseas, and the lives and livelihoods of all 
                    Americans. The decisions we make now in transportation 
                    will serve as the catalyst for improving both the 
                    safety and quality of life for our citizens for decades 
                    to come.
    
                    This new era requires a new way of thinking about 
                    transportation needs. The challenges we face in today's 
                    transportation arena involve making what we have 
                    already built work better. By reinforcing and 
                    modernizing the existing infrastructure, we can create 
                    jobs, spur even more technological development, and 
                    fuel long-term economic growth. Even in this time of 
                    limitation and deficit reduction, strategic investments 
                    and continued leadership can make technology work to 
                    meet the needs of our country's transportation system.
    
                    One important effort toward reaching that goal is the 
                    Technology Reinvestment Project, designed both to 
                    encourage research and to deploy ``dual-use'' 
                    technologies. Such innovations can be applied to both 
                    defense and civilian use, making possible, for example, 
                    the application of materials from the Stealth bomber to 
                    build new bridge projects. This is the kind of 
                    ingenuity that has made America great and the kind of 
                    leadership that will enable American companies to find 
                    continued success in the international marketplace.
    
                    In December 1993, my Administration submitted a 
                    proposed National Highway System (NHS) to the Congress. 
                    The NHS identifies priorities for a high-quality 
                    interconnected system of highways that will serve major 
                    population centers, international border crossings, 
                    ports, airports, rail terminals, public transportation 
                    facilities, intermodal transportation facilities, and 
                    major travel destinations; meet national defense 
                    requirements; and serve interstate and interregional 
                    travel. The NHS will enhance economic growth, 
                    international competitiveness, and national security.
    
                    At the same time, the Department of Transportation has 
                    also announced the beginning of an effort to identify a 
                    National Transportation System (NTS) for the 1990s and 
                    beyond. Not just roads, but air and waterways, ports, 
                    pipelines, rail, and mass transit--all will be working 
                    together to form an integrated system with the common 
                    goal of moving people and goods as expediently and 
                    securely as possible.
    
                    For the first time in American history, and for 
                    generations to come, the NTS will force us to look at 
                    America's transportation system as a whole instead of 
                    as individual projects--to pinpoint our weaknesses and 
                    to correct them; to identify our strengths and to build 
                    upon them; to not just answer our questions, but to 
                    help us anticipate and answer questions that have not 
                    even yet been asked. With new tools in technology and 
                    by wisely using strategic planning and investment, we 
                    will bring America into the 21st century, well-prepared 
                    for the challenges ahead.
    
                    In order to honor the men and women who work so 
                    diligently to meet America's transportation needs, the 
                    Congress, by joint resolution approved May 16, 1957 (36 
                    U.S.C. 160), has requested that the third Friday in May 
                    of each year be designated as ``National Defense 
                    Transportation Day'' and, by joint resolution approved 
                    May 14, 1962 (36 U.S.C. 166), that the week in which 
                    that Friday falls be proclaimed ``National 
                    Transportation Week.''
    
                    NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                    United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, 
                    May 20, 1994, as National Defense Transportation Day 
                    and the week of May 15 through May 21, 1994, as 
                    National Transportation Week. I urge all Americans to 
                    observe these occasions with appropriate ceremonies and 
                    activities and to give special recognition to those who 
                    build, operate, safeguard, and maintain our vast and 
                    complex system of transportation.
    
                    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                    sixteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                    hundred and ninety-four, and of the Independence of the 
                    United States of America the two hundred and 
                    eighteenth.
    
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    [FR Doc. 94-12287
    Filed 5-16-94; 3:12 pm]
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Document Information

Published:
05/18/1994
Department:
Executive Office of the President
Entry Type:
Presidential Document
Document Type:
Proclamation
Document Number:
94-12287
Pages:
25783-25784 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: May 18, 1994
EOCitation:
of 1994-05-16