Sentence examples for authorizing construction of from inspiring English sources

On July 13, Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill authorizing construction of a $3 billion plant that would turn coal into natural gas on the site of a former steel mill-coking plant at 115th Street and Burley Avenue.

Comparing the challenge to one that President Dwight D. Eisenhower met half a century ago by authorizing construction of an Interstate highway system, the association's chairman, Gov. Dirk Kempthorne of Idaho, told two dozen energy experts and government officials at a meeting here, "We need the same level of commitment for this".

A bill authorizing construction of this interchange was signed into law by Governor Casey in July of that year.

In 1914, Congress passed a bill authorizing construction of the Alaska Railroad, which passed the Senate following a two-day speech in support by Walsh.

The House passed the measure authorizing construction of the pipeline on Feb. 11, two weeks after the Senate approved the same legislation.

Lawmakers in Congress and in the state legislature have proposed bills authorizing construction of new dams and reservoirs, citing the need to capture water that ends up in the ocean.

The following year, Congress authorized construction of the transcontinental railroad.

Israeli officials also authorized construction of 3,000 housing units in parts of East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

The referendum, which passed by a wide margin, also authorized construction of a new fire substation on the outskirts of the village.

Now City Council leaders say they will authorize construction of up to 20 automatic paid toilets when the full Council meets on Wednesday.

In 1937 President Roosevelt authorized construction of a new airport, and it was built as a joint effort of New York City and the W.P.A., in time for the opening of the 1939 World's Fair.