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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—SEPT. 27, 1988

102 STAT. 4905

is authorized to utilize appropriate equipment and the services of appropriate personnel of departments and agencies of the Federal Government, under arrangements between such Committee and the heads of such departments and agencies, in connection with such proceedings and ceremonies. Agreed to September 23, 1988.

W A S H I N G TO N, DC, U N I O N S T A T I O N —

Sept. 27.1988

RESTORATION AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT [« con Res 357] Whereas the historically restored and commercially developed Washington Union Station will reopen to the public for the first time in seven years as a transportation and commercial center on September 29, 1988; Whereeis this magnificent railroad station, designed by Daniel Burnham and completed in 1907, is one of the finest and most grand examples of Beaux Arts architecture in the Nation; Whereas Union Station is included in the National Register of Historic Places, wherein it is described as contributing significantly to the cultural heritage of both the Nation and the District of Columbia; Whereas Union Station served as the gateway to Washington for American Presidents, Members of Congress, foreign monarchs and diplomats, members of the Armed Forces, and millions of rail passengers and other travelers throughout the century; Whereas Union Station holds an important place in history as a structure of historic, architectural, and social significance and as one of the greatest and busiest railroad stations in the Nation; Whereas Union Station has been magnificently restored to its original splendor and detail and to its original function as the monumental gateway to the Nation's Capital, and is now serving as the southern terminus of the Northeast Corridor, the most heavily traveled rail corridor in the Nation, and is used by as many as three million intercity Amtrak rail passengers, one million seven hundred thousand Maryland rail commuters and six million commuter passengers of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metro system each year; Whereas the commercial development of Union Station, which will include more than one hundred retail stores, numerous restaurants, and a cinema complex, will greatly benefit its surrounding Capitol Hill neighborhood; Whereas the historic restoration and development of Union Station was made possible through the unique, diligent and cooperative efforts and financial contributions of individuals, officials, agencies and corporations in the Federal and District of Columbia governments and in the private sector; and Whereas Congress anticipates that the historic restoration and development of Union Station will enable the enterprise to be financially self-sustaining: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the historic restoration and commercial development of a self-sustaining Union Station will provide enormous historic and social benefit to the District of

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