124 STAT. 4539 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAY 25, 2010 AVIATION CONTRIBUTIONS TO HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS—RECOGNITION Whereas on January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake; Whereas after the earthquake, general aviation pilots rallied to provide transportation for medical staff and relief personnel; Whereas more than 4,500 relief flights were made by general avi- ators in the first 30 days after the earthquake; Whereas business aircraft alone conducted more than 700 flights, transporting 3,500 passengers, and over 1,000,000 pounds of cargo and supplies; Whereas relief flights were fully paid for by individual pilots and aircraft owners; Whereas smaller general aviation aircraft were able to deliver sup- plies and medical personnel to areas outside Port-Au-Prince which larger aircraft could not serve; and Whereas the selfless efforts of the general aviation community have saved countless lives and provided humanitarian assistance in a time of need: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concur- ring), That the United States Congress— (1) recognizes the many contributions of the general avia- tion pilots and industry to the Haiti earthquake relief efforts; and (2) encourages the continued generosity of general aviation pilots and operators in the ongoing humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti. Agreed to May 12, 2010. CALIFORNIA’S EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT—75TH ANNIVERSARY Whereas, November 6, 2009, will mark the 75th anniversary of the historic passage of a ballot measure to create the East Bay Regional Park District (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Dis- trict’’) in California’s San Francisco Bay Area by a convincing ‘‘yes’’ vote of a 21⁄2 to 1 margin in 1934 during the height of the Depression; Whereas with the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, and private contractors, the Dis- trict began putting people to work to establish the District’s first 3 regional parks—Tilden, Temescal, and Sibley; Whereas over the intervening 75 years, the District has grown to be the largest regional park agency in the United States with nearly 100,000 acres of parklands spread across 65 regional parks and over 1,100 miles of trails in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties; May 25, 2010 [H. Con. Res. 211] May 12, 2010 [S. Con. Res. 61]
