,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,booker1 ,mr4 ,carper1 and ,mr4         
,menendez7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commemorating 
the #ejth ,anniversary of the ,cape     
,may-,lewes ,ferry4  ,whereas1 on       
,september #bj1 #aifb1 the #hgth        
,congress granted consent to the ,state 
of ,delaware and the ,state of ,new     
,jersey to enter into a compact to      
establish the ,delaware ,river and ,bay 
,authority 7referred to in this preamble
 as the ,,drba7 for the development of  
the area in both ,states bordering the  
,delaware ,river and ,bay2 ,whereas the 
pressures of increasing amounts of      
traffic1 a growing population1 and      
greater industrialization indicated the 
need for closer cooperation between the 
#b ,states in order to advance their    
economic development and to improve     

crossings and transportation between the
 #b ,states2 ,whereas the ,delaware     
,river and ,bay ,authority was organized
 on ,february #f1 #aifc1 to construct   
and operate transportation crossings    
between the #b ,states and its first    
line of business was to update earlier  
feasibility studies for a ferry service 
connecting southern ,new ,jersey and    
southern ,delaware2 ,whereas ,,drba     
,commissioners immediately resolved1 in 
,april #aifc1 to establish the ,cape    
,may-,lewes ,ferry at the earliest      
possible date following the release of  
the updated feasibility study2 ,whereas1
 on ,july #a1 #aifd1 the very first     
vessel departed the ,lewes1 ,delaware   
terminal at #f3dg a4m41 carrying #h     
vehicles and #ae passengers2 ,whereas   
the ,cape ,may-,lewes ,ferry has served 
as a major transportation link in the   
crowded ,northeast corridor1 connecting 
north-south traffic from ,boston and    
,new ,york ,city to ,washington1 ,d4,c4 
and ,florida2 ,whereas the #he minute1  

#ag mile journey across the ,delaware   
,bay offers an efficient way to cut     
miles off a road trip2 ,whereas the     
,cape ,may-,lewes ,ferry has evolved    
over the past #ej years from strictly a 
mode of transportation to one that      
includes tourism and recreational       
opportunities2 ,whereas the ,cape       
,may-,lewes ,ferry offers foot passenger
 shuttle service to destinations in     
,delaware and ,new ,jersey for a variety
 of commercial and recreational         
activities on the other side of the     
,delaware ,bay2 ,whereas both bird      
watchers and bicyclists use the ,cape   
,may-,lewes ,ferry to access the various
 and numerous trails on both sides of   
the ,delaware ,bay2 ,whereas the ,cape  
,may-,lewes ,ferry terminals will host  
festivals to celebrate the highly       
anticipated #ejth ,anniversary of the   
,cape ,may-,lewes ,ferry on ,june #bh1  
#bjad1 in ,cape ,may and ,june #bi1     
#bjad1 in ,lewes2 ,whereas the ,cape    
,may-,lewes ,ferry employs more than    

#acj full-time personnel and an         
additional #ccj seasonal workers1 adding
 significantly to the economies on both 
sides of the ,delaware ,bay2 ,whereas   
the ,cape ,may-,lewes ,ferry operates   
year-round and has carried more than #dc
 million passengers and #ad million     
vehicles since the inception of the     
,cape ,may-,lewes ,ferry in #aifd2      
,whereas the ,,drba continues to invest 
its resources to improve the services   
and infrastructure of the ,cape         
,may-,lewes ,ferry1 including a         
renovated ferry fleet and new passenger 
terminal facilities2 and ,whereas the   
,cape ,may-,lewes ,ferry remains an     
important transportation link1 as a     
waterway continuation of ,united ,states
 ,route #i between the ,state of        
,delaware and the ,state of ,new        
,jersey3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate--  7#a7 commemorates the    
#ejth ,anniversary of the ,cape         
,may-,lewes ,ferry1 connecting the      
communities of ,lewes1 ,delaware and    

,cape ,may1 ,new ,jersey2  7#b7         
celebrates the history of the ,cape     
,may-,lewes ,ferry as an important      
transportation and tourism link between 
the ,state of ,delaware and the ,state  
of ,new ,jersey2  7#c7 honors the       
ongoing role that the ,cape ,may-,lewes 
,ferry plays in bringing people together
 through interstate commerce1 tourism1  
and recreation all along the eastern    
seaboard2 and  7#d7 recognizes the      
positive contributions that the ,cape   
,may-,lewes ,ferry has on the           
development and growth of the ,twin     
,capes region of ,cape ,henlopen1       
,delaware and ,cape ,may1 ,new ,jersey4