PRINTER'S NO. 1486
No. 143 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY BARD, RUBLEY, HERSHEY, HARPER, SCHRODER,
HENNESSEY, SEMMEL, FEESE, S. H. SMITH, HERMAN, DERMODY,
WALKO, LEVDANSKY, VEON, BARRAR, ALLEN, RAYMOND, TIGUE,
KENNEY, J. TAYLOR, KELLER, GORDNER, WRIGHT, GEORGE, FAIRCHILD
AND ROEBUCK, APRIL 4, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 4, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 22, 2001, as "Earth Day--Pennsylvania."
2 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has been endowed with true natural
3 beauty and an abundance of wood, water and natural resources;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, The founder of our Commonwealth, William Penn,
6 praised the land greatly after he saw it for the first time in
7 1682, noting "The country itself, its soil, air, water, seasons
8 and produce, both natural and artificial, is not to be
9 despised"; and
10 WHEREAS, While the House of Representatives has been taking
11 action to protect and preserve our natural resources, passing
12 such measures as the Conservation Bill of Rights, the Hazardous
13 Sites Cleanup Act, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and
14 Waste Reduction Act and the Abandoned Mine Subsidence Assistance
15 Act and recently modernizing The Clean Streams Law, the
1 contamination of our water and the despoliation of our land
2 continues to be a problem and a major legislative concern; and
3 WHEREAS, We approach the 31st anniversary of the first Earth
4 Day, held in April of 1970, filled with resolve to protect the
5 natural resources of our Commonwealth for future generations;
6 therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
8 22, 2001, as "Earth Day--Pennsylvania"; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives dedicate itself
10 to the proposition that our natural environment must be
11 protected and preserved.
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