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 PUBLIC LAW 94-322—JUNE 30, 1976

90 STAT. 715

Public Law 94-322 94th Congress Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to establish a "National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year".

Whereas 1976 will mark the two hundredth anniversary of the founding of our Nation; and Whereas the President of the United States has called for the Bicentennial celebration to be an occasion for redefining and rededicating ourselves to our common purposes; and Whereas a central and unifying theme for the Nation's two hundredth commemoration is improving the quality of life in America; and Whereas the carnage on our highways each year exacts an appalling toll in lives, injuries, and national treasure; and Whereas the two million Americans who have died on the Nation's highways since the beginning of the automobile age far exceed the combined totals of all the fatalities suffered in all the wars that this country has fought since its founding; and Whereas hundreds of millions of Americans—men, women, and children—are planning to see and participate in Bicentennial activities; and Whereas twenty million visitors from abroad are expected to travel to this country in order to join in our Bicentennial celebration; and Whereas the overwhelming majority of those participating in Bicentennial related activities will travel on the Nation's roadways; and Whereas emphasis on highway safety during our Nation's two hundredth anniversary is absolutely essential to assure that 1976 does not become a year of unparalleled carnage and slaughter; and Whereas the Congress of the United States has provided the legislative mandate and the financial means for substantially reducing highway accidents, injuries, and fatalities: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the twelve-month period commencing with the calendar month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act as the "National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year" and call upon all Americans, in all walks of life, in both the public and private sectors, to participate in programs and activities conducted in connection with such year: Be it further Resolved, That it is the sense of Congress that— (1) each month of the National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year shall focus on a specific area of activity which offers the prospect of achieving substantial reductions in accidents, injuries, and fatalities on our Nation's highways during the Nation's Bicentennial celebration and in succeeding years, as follows: (A) January—Safety Education; (B) February—Safer Bridges; (C) March—Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety; (D) April—Pavement Marking and Delineation; (E) May—Highway Hazard Removal; ^F) June—Safety Belts and Child Restraints; (G) July—Safer Driving;

June 30, 1976 [HJ. Res. 726]

National Bicentennial Highway Safety Year. Designation authorization.

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