South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 795

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7357ahb07.doc

Introduced in the Senate on May 29, 2007
Introduced in the House on June 5, 2007
Last Amended on February 27, 2008
Currently residing in the House

Summary: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/29/2007  Senate  Introduced SJ-9
   5/29/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-9
    6/5/2007  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-14
    6/5/2007  Senate  Adopted, sent to House SJ-14
    6/5/2007  House   Introduced HJ-46
    6/5/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-46
    6/6/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-104
    6/7/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
    6/7/2007  House   Amended HJ-75
    6/7/2007  House   Adopted HJ-75
    6/7/2007  House   Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-75
   2/27/2008  Senate  House amendment amended SJ-27
   2/27/2008  Senate  Returned to House with amendments SJ-27
   2/28/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/4/2008  House   Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-69

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/29/2007
6/6/2007
6/7/2007
6/7/2007-A
2/27/2008
2/28/2008

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AMENDED

February 27, 2008

S. 795

Introduced by Senator Grooms

S. Printed 2/27/08--S.    [SEC 2/28/08 2:19 PM]

Read the first time May 29, 2007.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THAT THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) RENAME SHUTES-FOLLY REACH IN CHARLESTON HARBOR FOR THE LATE REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BENNIS.

Whereas, Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis was born in Syracuse, New York, on December 21, 1949; and

Whereas, in 1972, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Development from the University of Rhode Island and received his master's degree in Energy and Environmental Policy in 1983 at Harvard University; and

Whereas, Rear Admiral Bennis received his commission as Ensign from the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School in Yorktown, Virginia, in June of 1972; and

Whereas, during his long, rewarding career in the Coast Guard, he served as Captain of the Port of three of the largest container ports in the country. He served as Commander of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office and Captain of the Port of Charleston from 1991 until 1995; and

Whereas, Rear Admiral Bennis was the recipient of many awards and accolades during his storied career with the Coast Guard including: four Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medals with the Operational Distinguishing Device, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, four Meritorious Team Awards, and three Coast Guard Special Operations Service Medals; and

Whereas, he oversaw safety issues when the Kapitan Martinovic was stranded in Charleston Harbor in December 1992, and during his tenure as Captain of the Port for New York and New Jersey, he organized the mass evacuation of more than five hundred thousand people from lower Manhattan following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; and

Whereas, following his retirement in 2002, this dedicated patriot further served his nation as the Associate Undersecretary for Maritime and Land Security for the United States Transportation Security Administration, a division of the Homeland Security Department; and

Whereas, this country certainly lost a great patriot and public servant on August 3, 2003, when Rear Admiral Bennis lost his battle with brain cancer. He is survived by his wife, the former Gloria Smith of Rhode Island, and together they boasted three grown children and one grandchild; and

Whereas, the life of Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis, a lifelong servant of his fellow countrymen, serves as a shining example of what it means to be a true American, and it is fitting for the South Carolina General Assembly to support the renaming of the Shutes-Folly Reach in Charleston Harbor to the Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis Reach. Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, request that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rename Shutes-Folly Reach in Charleston Harbor for the late Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis.

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