THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY F. KELLER, BAKER, BOBACK, CLYMER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GROVE, HAHN, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, KILLION, KNOWLES, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, OBERLANDER, PEIFER, PICKETT, QUINN, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, APRIL 28, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 28, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of June 4 through 12, 2011, as "Fishing and

Boating Week" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Fishing is the number one gateway activity to get

people interested in other outdoor activities, is affordable and

local for families and helps protect national and state

waterways and fisheries, preserving them for future generations;

and

WHEREAS, National Fishing and Boating Week began as "National

Fishing Week" in 1979 when industry and conservation leaders,

state natural resource agencies and anglers organized a unified

effort to introduce more young people to the sport of fishing

and to outdoor conservation; and

WHEREAS, This year is the 32nd anniversary of National

Fishing and Boating Week; and

WHEREAS, In 2001, the Recreational Boating and Fishing

Foundation (RBFF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing

participation in fishing, boating and aquatic stewardship, took

responsibility for National Fishing and Boating Week; and

WHEREAS, The RBFF has introduced more than 500,000 young

people and newcomers to boating and fishing while raising more

than $6 million for state conservation efforts; and

WHEREAS, The RBFF encourages state fish and wildlife agencies

to participate in Free Fishing Days, as the Commonwealth

participates, so that persons may fish in state waters and

waterways on dedicated days of the year without a fishing

license; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate June 4

through 12, 2011, as "Fishing and Boating Week" in Pennsylvania.