H*4812 Concurrent Resolution, By Stewart, Clyburn, Perry, D.C. Smith, 
J.R. Smith, Allen, Altman, Anthony, Bailey, Bales, Barfield, Battle, Bingham, 
Bowers, Branham, Breeland, G. Brown, J. Brown, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Chellis, 
Clark, Clemmons, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Cooper, Cotty, Dantzler, 
Davenport, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Emory, Freeman, Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, 
Govan, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, 
J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jennings, Keegan, Kennedy, 
Kirsh, Koon, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Lourie, Lucas, 
Mack, Mahaffey, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McLeod, Merrill, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, 
J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Owens, Parks, Phillips, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, 
M.A. Pitts, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Richardson, Rivers, Rutherford, Sandifer, 
Scarborough, Scott, Simrill, Sinclair, Skelton, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, 
G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stille, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, 
Toole, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Umphlett, Vaughn, Viers, Walker, Weeks, 
Whipper, White, Whitmire, Wilkins, Witherspoon and Young
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO MEMORIALIZE PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE
 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO UTILIZE EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES AND VOLUNTARY
 SEPARATION INCENTIVES WHEN IMPLEMENTING A REDUCTION IN FORCE AT THE SAVANNAH
 RIVER SITE.

   02/19/04  House  Introduced HJ-55
   02/19/04  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-55
   05/12/04  House  Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
                     Memorial Resolutions HJ-29
   05/13/04  House  Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-28
   05/18/04  Senate Introduced SJ-11
   05/18/04  Senate Referred to Committee on General SJ-11
   05/20/04  Senate Recalled from Committee on General SJ-1
   05/27/04  Senate Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-285

RECALLED

May 20, 2004

H. 4812

Introduced by Reps. Stewart, Clyburn, Perry, D.C. Smith, J.R. Smith, Allen, Altman, Anthony, Bailey, Bales, Barfield, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Branham, Breeland, G. Brown, J. Brown, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Chellis, Clark, Clemmons, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Cooper, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Emory, Freeman, Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jennings, Keegan, Kennedy, Kirsh, Koon, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Lourie, Lucas, Mack, Mahaffey, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McLeod, Merrill, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Owens, Parks, Phillips, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, M.A. Pitts, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Richardson, Rivers, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Simrill, Sinclair, Skelton, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stille, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Toole, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Umphlett, Vaughn, Viers, Walker, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Wilkins, Witherspoon and Young

S. Printed 5/20/04--S.

Read the first time May 18, 2004.

TO MEMORIALIZE PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO UTILIZE EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES AND VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES WHEN IMPLEMENTING A REDUCTION IN FORCE AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE.

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly of South Carolina have learned with deep concern that the Department of Energy has notified employees at the Savannah River Site that it is considering implementing a reduction in force; and

Whereas, the employees at the Savannah River Site are outstanding. Their dedication to and hard work for safety and support of this country's defense has been exemplary, and they continue to demonstrate a dedication to the mission at hand; and

Whereas, the Department of Energy and its contractors should put a program in place which will minimize or eliminate any involuntary separation of employees. Any reduction in force should be accomplished through early retirement incentives and voluntary separation incentives; and

Whereas, the State of South Carolina during its recent period of revenue shortfalls and reduced budgets, in order to lessen the effects on its loyal employees, instituted both an early retirement incentive program where the State would buy extra retirement time that would enable employees to retire early, and a voluntary separation program which would pay a separation allowance for these employees who were separated from service but were not eligible to retire; and

Whereas, these early retirement and voluntary separation incentive programs substantially lessened the financial impact on the local communities concerned where the number of state employees working in that area was reduced; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly believe that the Bush Administration and the Department of Energy should also use similar programs to mitigate any involuntary separation of employees at the Savannah River Site. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of South Carolina memorialize President George W. Bush and the Department of Energy to utilize early retirement incentives and voluntary separation incentives when implementing a reduction in force at the Savannah River Site.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to President George W. Bush, the Department of Energy, and each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.