PRINTER'S NO. 1618
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
281
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY GILLESPIE, KORTZ, RYAN, PICKETT, MURT,
CALTAGIRONE, ZIMMERMAN, FREEMAN, LONGIETTI, VITALI, BARRAR,
READSHAW, MULLINS, KINSEY, MEHAFFIE, HILL-EVANS, MILLARD,
STAATS, MARKOSEK, NEILSON, DiGIROLAMO, MENTZER, STURLA,
SAYLOR AND GILLEN, APRIL 30, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 30, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of June 2 through 8, 2019, as "Chesapeake
Bay Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay is the largest and most
productive estuary in the United States, with its watershed
spanning six states and the District of Columbia; and
WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay is fed by 50 major tributaries,
the largest being the Susquehanna River, which provides 50% of
the fresh water to the bay; and
WHEREAS, Stretching 200 miles from Havre de Grace, Maryland,
to Norfolk, Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay has an average depth of
21 feet and ranges from 3.4 to 35 miles wide; and
WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay supports 348 species of finfish,
173 species of shellfish and more than 3,600 species of plant
and animal life, including 2,700 types of plants and more than
16 species of underwater grasses; and
WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay produces more than 500 million
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