PRINTER'S NO. 1434

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 135 Session of 2001

        INTRODUCED BY BUNT, DALEY, HERSHEY, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARD,
           BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP,
           BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CLARK,
           CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY,
           CREIGHTON, DALLY, DeWEESE, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER,
           FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FREEMAN, GANNON, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL,
           GORDNER, GRUCELA, GRUITZA, HARHAI, HARPER, HASAY, HERMAN,
           HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, KENNEY, KREBS, LaGROTTA, LEDERER,
           LEH, LESCOVITZ, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, McCALL,
           McILHATTAN, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUNDY, MYERS, NAILOR,
           NICKOL, OLIVER, ORIE, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PIPPY,
           PISTELLA, ROEBUCK, ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, RUFFING, SAINATO,
           SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCHULER, SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER,
           S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STAIRS, STEELMAN, STETLER, SURRA,
           TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRICH,
           VANCE, VEON, WALKO, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WATERS, WATSON,
           C. WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK,
           APRIL 2, 2001

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           APRIL 2, 2001

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating April 2, 2001, as "Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Day."

     2     WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, formerly Pennsylvania
     3  Farmers' Association, was created on November 24, 1950 to
     4  provide Pennsylvania farmers and rural citizens with a strong
     5  voice in government; and
     6     WHEREAS, This organization represents over 28,021 farm and
     7  rural families and has 54 county farm bureau organizations that
     8  are active in 61 counties in this Commonwealth; and
     9     WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau continues to be a

     1  strong voice for agricultural industry at the national, State
     2  and local level; and
     3     WHEREAS, The agricultural industry and all the residents of
     4  this Commonwealth benefit from the effort of the Pennsylvania
     5  Farm Bureau; therefore be it
     6     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
     7  2, 2001, as "Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Day."
















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