Delaware 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Delaware Senate Bill SB276 Draft / Bill

                    SPONSOR:      Sen. Sokola & Sen. Walsh & Sen. Townsend & Rep. Romer & Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Osienski       Sens. Hansen, Hoffner, S. McBride, Poore, Sturgeon, Wilson; Reps. Bolden, Dukes, Harris, Heffernan           DELAWARE STATE SENATE   152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY       SENATE BILL NO. 276       AN ACT TO RENAME THE NEWARK REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER IN HONOR OF UNITED STATES SENATOR THOMAS R. CARPER.      

     

     SPONSOR:      Sen. Sokola & Sen. Walsh & Sen. Townsend & Rep. Romer & Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Osienski       Sens. Hansen, Hoffner, S. McBride, Poore, Sturgeon, Wilson; Reps. Bolden, Dukes, Harris, Heffernan     

SPONSOR: Sen. Sokola & Sen. Walsh & Sen. Townsend & Rep. Romer & Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Osienski
Sens. Hansen, Hoffner, S. McBride, Poore, Sturgeon, Wilson; Reps. Bolden, Dukes, Harris, Heffernan

 SPONSOR:  

 Sen. Sokola & Sen. Walsh & Sen. Townsend & Rep. Romer & Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Osienski 

 Sens. Hansen, Hoffner, S. McBride, Poore, Sturgeon, Wilson; Reps. Bolden, Dukes, Harris, Heffernan 

   

 DELAWARE STATE SENATE 

 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

   

 SENATE BILL NO. 276 

   

 AN ACT TO RENAME THE NEWARK REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER IN HONOR OF UNITED STATES SENATOR THOMAS R. CARPER. 

   

  WHEREAS, Thomas R. Carper moved to Newark, Delaware in 1973 to pursue a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Delaware after completing three tours of duty as a Naval Flight Officer in southeast Asia during the Vietnam War; and    WHEREAS, Thomas R. Carper began a lifetime of service to the people of Delaware who elected him State Treasurer at age 29; and    WHEREAS, Thomas R. Carper would go on to be elected to statewide office a total of 14 times, more than any other Delawarean in the First State, as U.S. Representative, Governor, and U.S. Senator; and    WHEREAS, during more than 45 years of service to the people of Delaware, Thomas R. Carper has been a tireless advocate for passenger rail as a member of Congress, member of the Amtrak Board of Directors, and as a frequent rider of Amtrak, commuting almost daily from Wilmington to Washington, D.C.; and   WHEREAS, his commitment to passenger rail is founded in his support of environmental protection, economic development, and job creation; and   WHEREAS, Senator Carper helped facilitate the purchase of the former Newark Chrysler Assembly Plant by the University of Delaware to transform it into the STAR Campus with ready access to passenger rail.   NOW, THEREFORE:   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:   Section 1. The Newark Regional Transportation Center is hereby renamed the Thomas R. Carper Station.    Section 2. Appropriate signs shall be placed on and around the Newark Regional Transportation Center to reflect that it is the Thomas R. Carper Station.       

 WHEREAS, Thomas R. Carper moved to Newark, Delaware in 1973 to pursue a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Delaware after completing three tours of duty as a Naval Flight Officer in southeast Asia during the Vietnam War; and  

 WHEREAS, Thomas R. Carper began a lifetime of service to the people of Delaware who elected him State Treasurer at age 29; and  

 WHEREAS, Thomas R. Carper would go on to be elected to statewide office a total of 14 times, more than any other Delawarean in the First State, as U.S. Representative, Governor, and U.S. Senator; and  

 WHEREAS, during more than 45 years of service to the people of Delaware, Thomas R. Carper has been a tireless advocate for passenger rail as a member of Congress, member of the Amtrak Board of Directors, and as a frequent rider of Amtrak, commuting almost daily from Wilmington to Washington, D.C.; and 

 WHEREAS, his commitment to passenger rail is founded in his support of environmental protection, economic development, and job creation; and 

 WHEREAS, Senator Carper helped facilitate the purchase of the former Newark Chrysler Assembly Plant by the University of Delaware to transform it into the STAR Campus with ready access to passenger rail. 

 NOW, THEREFORE: 

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE: 

 Section 1. The Newark Regional Transportation Center is hereby renamed the Thomas R. Carper Station.  

 Section 2. Appropriate signs shall be placed on and around the Newark Regional Transportation Center to reflect that it is the Thomas R. Carper Station.  

   

  SYNOPSIS   This bill names the Newark Regional Transportation Center after United States Senator Thomas R. Carper.   Author: Senator Sokola  

 SYNOPSIS 

 This bill names the Newark Regional Transportation Center after United States Senator Thomas R. Carper. 

 Author: Senator Sokola