PRINTER'S NO. 4378
No. 681 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, ADOLPH, ARGALL, G. ARMSTRONG,
T. ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI,
BROOKS, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, L. I. COHEN, COLEMAN,
CORRIGAN, CURRY, DALEY, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI,
J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN,
GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARPER, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN,
LEDERER, LEVDANSKY, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER,
S. MILLER, MUNDY, PICKETT, PIPPY, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROHRER,
ROSS, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, WATSON, WILT,
G. WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG, OCTOBER 2, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 2, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of October 21 through 25, 2002, 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
1 Environmental Protection is conducting a public awareness
2 campaign in connection with "National Radon Action Week"; and
3 WHEREAS, Under the SIRG program the Pennsylvania Department
4 of Environmental Protection awarded various Radon Awareness
5 Grants for projects to increase public and professional
6 awareness about the health risks associated with exposure to
7 radon and the need for increased testing and mitigation of radon
8 exposure to such organizations as the American Lung Association
9 of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters,
10 the Mid-Atlantic Environmental Hygiene Resource Center and
11 Central Penn Parent; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
13 of October 21 through 25, 2002, as "Radon Action Week" in
14 Pennsylvania.
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