Recognizes: (1) the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, including the metropolitan Kansas City area and St. Joseph, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor; and (2) the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor as the national center of the animal health industry.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 174 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 174
Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas to Columbia, Missouri as
the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 9, 2009
Mr. Bond (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Brownback, and Mrs. McCaskill)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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RESOLUTION
Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas to Columbia, Missouri as
the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor.
Whereas 34 percent of the $16,800,000,000 annual global animal health industry
is based in the Kansas City region;
Whereas more than 120 companies involved in the animal health industry are
located in Kansas and Missouri, including 4 of the 10 largest global
animal health companies and 1 of the 5 largest animal nutrition
companies;
Whereas several leading veterinary colleges and animal research centers are
located in Kansas and Missouri, including the College of Veterinary
Medicine and the $54,000,000 Biosecurity Research Institute of Kansas
State University and the College of Veterinary Medicine, the College of
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources' Division of Animal Sciences,
the $60,000,000 Life Sciences Center, the National Swine Resource and
Research Center, and the Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory of the
University of Missouri;
Whereas Kansas City, Missouri, is centrally located in the United States and is
close to many of the food animal end customers;
Whereas the Department of Homeland Security selected Manhattan, Kansas, as the
future location for the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF);
Whereas the $750,000,000 NBAF project will provide area economic development
opportunities by employing 300 people with an annual payroll of up to
$30,000,000, and will provide an additional 1,500 construction jobs;
Whereas NBAF enhances Kansas' leadership role in the Nation as the animal health
research and biosciences center for the United States;
Whereas more than 45 percent of the fed cattle in the United States, 40 percent
of the hogs produced, and 20 percent of the beef cows and calves are
located within 350 miles of Kansas City;
Whereas there are nationally recognized publishers in the animal health industry
located in Kansas and Missouri;
Whereas Kansas and Missouri have historic roots in the livestock industry,
including the cattle drives in the 1860s from Texas to the westward
railhead in Sedalia, Missouri;
Whereas Kansas and Missouri are home to many prominent national and
international associations within the animal health industry; and
Whereas retaining and growing existing animal health companies, attracting new
animal health companies, increasing animal health research capacity, and
developing commercialization infrastructure will create quality jobs and
wealth for Kansas and Missouri: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) recognizes the region from Manhattan, Kansas to
Columbia, Missouri, including the metropolitan Kansas City area
and St. Joseph, Missouri, as the ``Kansas City Animal Health
Corridor'';
(2) recognizes the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor as
the national center of the animal health industry, based on the
unmatched concentration of animal health and nutrition
businesses and educational and research assets; and
(3) expresses its commitment to establishing a favorable
business environment and supporting animal health research to
foster the continued growth of the animal health industry for
the benefit of the economy, universities, businesses, and young
people hoping to pursue an animal health career in the Kansas
City Animal Health Corridor.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6385-6386)
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