12 2 STA T .5 1 90CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —J UNE 12 , 200 8(3)thisre s olu tio n su p ports the e f forts a uthori z e d in the Am eri c a COMPET E S Act , pro v idin g su b stantiall y increased funding above the President ’ sre q uested level for 20 0 9 , and increased amounts after 2009 in F unction 2 5 0( G eneral Science, Space and Technology) and other functions
( 4 ) additional increases for scientific research and education are included in Function 2 7 0 (Energy), Function 300 (Environ - ment and N atural R esources), Function 500 (Education, Employment, Training and Social Services), and Function 550 ( H ealth), all of w hich receive more funding than the President’s budget provides; (5) because America’s greatest resource for innovation resides within classrooms across the country, the increased funding provided in this resolution will support initiatives within the America COMPETES Act to educate tens of thou- sands of new scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, and place highly qualified teachers in math and science K–1 2 class- rooms; and ( 6 ) because independent scientific research provides the foundation for innovation and future technologies, this resolu- tion will k eep us on the path toward doubling funding for the National Science Foundation, basic research in the physical sciences, and collaborative research partnerships, and toward achieving energy independence through the development of clean and sustainable alternative energy technologies . Agreed to J une 5, 200 8 . MACKIN ACI SL AN D S T AT EP A R KC O MMISSION ’ S H ISTORICAL PRESER V ATION AND M U SEUM PRO G RAM —50 TH ANNIVERSAR Y COMMEMORATION W hereas the Mackinac I sland State Park Commission was created, in 1895, to care for and manage Mackinac Island State Park; Whereas Michilimackinac State Park and Mill Creek State Park were later added to the family of parks and historic sites under the authority of the Commission; Whereas, in 1958, Michigan granted authority to the Commission to restore and interpret Fort Mackinac and other historical prop- erties at the Straits of Mackinac; Whereas, in 1958, the Commission began restoration, installed e x hibits, and opened Fort Mackinac to the public; Whereas, in 1959, the Commission began archaeological excavation of Colonial Michilimackinac and opened it to the public one year later; Whereas, in 1984, the Commission opened Historic Mill Creek D iscovery Park; Whereas, in 2004, after 14 years of being closed, Old Mackinac Point L ighthouse was reopened with an ongoing restoration pro- gram; June12, 2 0 0 8[H.Co n. R e s . 3 2 5]
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