PRINTER'S NO. 1465
No. 231 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY BARD, ADOLPH, ALLEN, ARGALL, BALDWIN, BARRAR,
BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BROWNE,
BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CIVERA, CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY,
CREIGHTON, DALEY, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS,
FAIRCHILD, FLICK, FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST,
GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARPER, HASAY,
HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES,
JOSEPHS, KELLER, KENNEY, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEDERER,
LEVDANSKY, LEWIS, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McCALL, McGILL,
MELIO, R. MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PHILLIPS,
PICKETT, PISTELLA, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROBERTS, ROEBUCK,
ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SATHER,
SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STURLA, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE,
TRAVAGLIO, WALKO, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, J. WILLIAMS, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 24, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 24, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 22, 2003, 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
1 action to protect and preserve our natural resources, passing
2 such measures as the Conservation Bill of Rights, the Hazardous
3 Sites Cleanup Act, the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and
4 Waste Reduction Act and the Abandoned Mine Subsidence Assistance
5 Act and recently modernizing The Clean Streams Law, the
6 contamination of our water and the despoliation of our land
7 continues to be a problem and a major legislative concern; and
8 WHEREAS, We approach the 32nd anniversary of the first Earth
9 Day, held in April of 1970, filled with resolve to protect the
10 natural resources of our Commonwealth for future generations;
11 therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
13 22, 2003, as "Earth Day--Pennsylvania"; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives dedicate itself
15 to the proposition that our natural environment must be
16 protected and preserved.
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