PRINTER'S NO. 1772
No. 185 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY B. SMITH, CAWLEY, FORCIER, STABACK, BAKER, BARRAR,
BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLARK,
L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COY, DALEY, DEMPSEY,
DONATUCCI, FARGO, FICHTER, FLICK, GEORGE, GODSHALL, HALUSKA,
HASAY, HERMAN, HESS, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER,
LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MARSICO, MASLAND, McCALL,
McNAUGHTON, MELIO, NAILOR, ORIE, PESCI, PETRONE, PHILLIPS,
PIPPY, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SCHRODER,
SEYFERT, SHANER, GRUCELA, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE AND WALKO,
MAY 11, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 11, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of June 5 through 13, 1999, as "National
2 Fishing Week" and proclaiming June 6, 1999, as "Fish for Free
3 Day" in Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, Some 1.5 million Pennsylvanians fish the waters of
5 this Commonwealth making more than 26 million trips to
6 Commonwealth waters each year; and
7 WHEREAS, The sport of fishing contributes more than $1
8 billion to the economy of this Commonwealth; and
9 WHEREAS, Fishing is an established recreational tradition
10 rooted deeply in the history of our State and long enjoyed by
11 its citizens; and
12 WHEREAS, "National Fishing Week," June 5 through 13, 1999, is
13 a multifaceted public-private cooperative program designed to
14 promote recreational fishing and aquatic resource education in
1 the United States; and
2 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth is celebrating "National Fishing
3 Week" this year by sponsoring a "Fish for Free Day" on June 6;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, "Fish for Free Day" provides all Pennsylvanians 16
6 years of age and older with an opportunity to sample the
7 diversity of fishing opportunities without a fishing license;
8 therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
10 week of June 5 through 13, 1999, as "National Fishing Week" and
11 proclaim June 6, 1999, as "Fish for Free Day" in Pennsylvania.
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