PRINTER'S NO. 2562
No. 299 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BEBKO-JONES,
BELFANTI, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CIVERA, L. I. COHEN, COLEMAN,
CURRY, DALEY, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FEESE,
FICHTER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA,
HARHAI, HARHART, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON,
JAMES, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEWIS, MAJOR, MANDERINO,
McCALL, McGILL, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, S. MILLER,
PIPPY, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROSS, SATHER, SCHULER,
SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEELMAN,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRICH, WATSON,
C. WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 1, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 1, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of October 14 through 20, 2001, as "Radon
2 Action Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Exposure to radon poses significant health risks and
4 is considered to be the second leading cause of lung cancer next
5 to smoking, and smoking combined with elevated indoor radon
6 levels is an especially serious health risk; and
7 WHEREAS, An estimated 40% of Pennsylvania homes have radon
8 levels greater than the national guideline of 4.0 pCi/L annual
9 average, and 49 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties have predicted
10 average indoor radon levels greater than 4.0 pCi/L; and
11 WHEREAS, As part of the Environmental Protection Agency's
12 1999 State Indoor Radon Grant (SIRG) program, the Department of
13 Environmental Protection is conducting a public awareness
1 campaign in connection with "National Radon Action Week"; and
2 WHEREAS, Under the SIRG program the Pennsylvania Department
3 of Environmental Protection awarded various Radon Awareness
4 Grants for projects to increase public and professional
5 awareness about the health risks associated with exposure to
6 radon and the need for increased testing and mitigation of radon
7 exposure to such organizations as the American Lung Association
8 of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters,
9 the Mid Atlantic Environmental Hygiene Resource Center and
10 Central Penn Parent; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
12 of October 14 through 20, 2001, as "Radon Action Week" in
13 Pennsylvania.
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