,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #chj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjai,mr4   
,payne submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,transportation & ,infra/ructure        
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ! week ( ,may #ac ?r\gh   
,may #bj1 #bjai1 z ,infra/ructure ,week4
  ,:]eas ! t]m infra/ructure g5]ally    
ref]s to long-liv$1 capital-int5sive    
sy/ems & facilities1 su* z freight &    
pass5g] highways1 aviation1 railroads1  
wat] res\rces developm5t1 &             
telecommunications sy/ems & facilities2 
,:]eas accord+ to bus9ess1 labor1 &     
local-elect$ (ficials1 to address !     
backlog ( unmet capital inve/m5t ne$s1  
our curr5t ne$s1 & to prep>e ! ,nation's
 roads1 bridges1 & transit sy/ems =     
increas$ usage 9 ! decades ahead1 we mu/
 increase infra/ructure inve/m5t by #b  
trillion by #bjbe2 ,:]eas e #a inve/$ 9 
infra/ructure g5]ates #c4gj 9 economic  
gr[?2 ,:]eas ,amtrak's ,nor!a/ ,corridor

 is ! busie/ rail l9e 9 ,nor? ,am]ica1 )
 approximately #b1bjj ,amtrak1 commut]1 
& freight tra9s op]at+ 9 ! ,corridor    
daily2 ,:]eas )\t infra/ructure         
inve/m5t1 #cj p]c5t ( rail miles 9      
prim>y corridors w be op]at+ above      
capacity by #bjce1 caus+ sev]e conge/ion
 t w affect e region ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 pot5tially %ift freight to ! ,nation's 
already heavily conge/$ highway sy/em2  
,:]eas highway conge/ion adds ne>ly #ge 
billion to ! co/ ( freight              
transportation annually2 ,:]eas ! co/ ( 
br++ ! ,nation's rail transit & bus     
sy/ems into a /ate ( good repair is     
e/imat$ at #ij billion2 ,:]eas #dd p]c5t
 ( major roadways are 9 poor or m$iocre 
condition1 co/+ ! av]age driv] #ecc ea* 
ye> 9 repairs2 ,:]eas accord+ to its mo/
 rec5t ,clean ,wat]%$s ,ne$s ,survey1 ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy reports
 t ! total capital co/ ( meet+ !        
,nation's wa/ewat] & /ormwat] treatm5t  
ne$s ov] ! next #be ye>s is #bga        
billion2 ,:]eas ov] #bjj billion 9      

economic activity c be g5]at$ by clos+ !
 wat] infra/ructure gap2 ,:]eas ,unit$  
,/ates airports support m ?an #i4f      
million jobs2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates      
airports h an e/imat$ #ajj billion 9    
infra/ructure inve/m5t ne$ ?r\gh #bjba  
to accommodate pass5g] & c>go gr[?2     
,:]eas1 by #bjbe1 ! project$ %ortfall 9 
,unit$ ,/ates airport infra/ructure     
inve/m5t may cause ! loss ( ne>ly       
#beg1jjj jobs & #ccg billion 9 lo/ gross
 dome/ic product 7,,gdp72 ,:]eas e      
billion doll>s 9 ,f$]al inve/m5t 9      
infra/ructure supports #ac1jjj ,am]ican 
jobs1 & ^! jobs on av]age pay #cj p]c5t 
m ?an comp>able occupations2 ,:]eas1 9  
#bjah1 #gg p]c5t ( ,/ate & local        
infra/ructure ballot measures 7 approv$ 
by votes2 & ,:]eas ! week ( ,may #ac    
?r\gh ,may #bj1 #bjai1 is an appropriate
 week to designate z ,infra/ructure     
,week3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 celebrates !     
d$ication & contributions ( !           
contractors & small bus9ess own]s t w   

take "p 9 future infra/ructure projects 
across ! ,nation2  7#b7 supports ! goal 
( ?or\ghly draft+ & exp$i5tly submitt+ a
 transportation & infra/ructure plan to 
build ! ,nation's roads2  7#c7 commits  
to engag+ div]se contractors 9 future   
infra/ructure projects2 &  7#d7 calls ^u
 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve        
,infra/ructure ,week ) appropriate      
advocacy1 programs1 & activities4