PRINTER'S NO. 3737
No. 754 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY TANGRETTI, NAILOR, SAINATO, GIBBONS, HERSHEY,
GINGRICH, BAKER, ELLIS, RUBLEY, KILLION, GODSHALL, GRUCELA,
BRENNAN, MUSTIO, SOLOBAY, JAMES, EVERETT, QUINN, KORTZ,
DONATUCCI, PALLONE, CAUSER, MILLARD, REICHLEY, DiGIROLAMO,
BEYER, BROOKS, RAMALEY, SIPTROTH, O'NEILL, R. STEVENSON,
FAIRCHILD, COSTA, HENNESSEY, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, FREEMAN,
HARHART, McGEEHAN, DENLINGER, GOODMAN, MAJOR, READSHAW,
PICKETT, HELM, VULAKOVICH, McILVAINE SMITH, GEORGE, MARSHALL,
PAYTON, SAYLOR, R. MILLER, K. SMITH, TRUE, LONGIETTI,
CONKLIN, BUXTON, SCAVELLO, HUTCHINSON, BIANCUCCI, MANTZ,
KULA, KOTIK, SANTONI, HALUSKA, ROEBUCK, McCALL, GEIST,
HARPER, SWANGER, CREIGHTON, MOYER, BEAR, MOUL, ROHRER, MANN,
SONNEY, PAYNE, SURRA, FRANKEL AND CALTAGIRONE, MAY 12, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 12, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of May 10 through 18, 2008, as "National
2 Tourism Week" and May 14, 2008, as "Tourism Day" in
3 Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, The week of May 10 through 18, 2008, has been
5 selected as "National Tourism Week"; and
6 WHEREAS, "National Tourism Week" was established in 1983 when
7 the Congress of the United States passed a joint resolution
8 designating a week in May 1984 as "National Tourism Week," and,
9 in a White House ceremony, President Ronald Reagan signed a
10 Presidential Proclamation urging citizens to observe the week
11 with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
12 WHEREAS, Tourism is Pennsylvania's second-largest industry
1 and a major contributor to the economy of this Commonwealth,
2 providing approximately $27 billion in visitor spending and more
3 than 600,000 jobs; and
4 WHEREAS, Almost 140 million people visit Pennsylvania
5 annually for business and leisure; and
6 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is the fourth-most-visited state in the
7 United States; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
9 week of May 10 through 18, 2008, as "National Tourism Week" and
10 May 14, 2008, as "Tourism Day" in Pennsylvania.
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