PRINTER'S NO. 3624
No. 666 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY BARD, ADOLPH, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BIANCUCCI, BOYD, CAPPELLI, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DALLY, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHART, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KELLER, LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, LEVDANSKY, LEWIS, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McCALL, McILHATTAN, MUNDY, NAILOR, PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STURLA, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRUE, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WATERS, WATSON, WEBER, WILT AND WOJNAROSKI, MARCH 31, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 31, 2004
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating April 22, 2004, 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 34th 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, 2004, 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. C22L82JAM/20040H0666R3624 - 2 -