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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, BRADFORD, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CUTLER, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, KIRKLAND, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSHALL, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, M. O'BRIEN, READSHAW, SANTONI, STABACK, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, THOMAS, VULAKOVICH, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, STERN, GIBBONS, DONATUCCI AND PAYNE, JUNE 10, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 10, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the week of June 20 through 26, 2011, as "Pollinator |
2 | Week" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Pollinator species such as birds and insects, |
4 | including bees, are essential partners of farmers and ranchers |
5 | in producing much of our food supply; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Pollination plays a vital role in the health of our |
7 | national forests and grasslands, which provide forage, fish and |
8 | wildlife, timber, water, mineral resources and recreational |
9 | opportunities, as well as enhanced economic development |
10 | opportunities for communities; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Pollinator species, such as bees, provide |
12 | significant environmental benefits that are necessary for |
13 | maintaining healthy, biodiverse ecosystems; and |
14 | WHEREAS, The Commonwealth has managed wildlife habitats and |
15 | public lands such as forests and grasslands for decades; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, The Bee Law, which appears in Chapter 21 of Title 3 |
2 | of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, and other laws and |
3 | regulatory means provide producers with conservation assistance |
4 | to promote wise conservation stewardship, including the |
5 | protection and maintenance of pollinators and their habitats on |
6 | working lands and wildlands and, through the Department of |
7 | Agriculture, register and regulate each apiary; and |
8 | WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association works |
9 | with the Department of Agriculture to promote pollination, |
10 | beekeeping and the production of honey; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Among its activities, the association: |
12 | (1) produces a newsletter ten times per year; |
13 | (2) meets twice yearly to conduct business; |
14 | (3) operates a booth at the Pennsylvania Farm Show and |
15 | Ag Progress Days to promote honey and beekeeping; |
16 | (4) maintains an education program to inspire new |
17 | beekeepers and to continue to investigate avenues to provide |
18 | information to more accomplished beekeepers; |
19 | (5) supports Delaware Valley College and The |
20 | Pennsylvania State University in projects, staff and grant |
21 | requests that further research and continually promote |
22 | beekeeping; and |
23 | (6) operates the Honey Queen Program to promote honey |
24 | and to provide beekeepers across this Commonwealth with a |
25 | resource person to assist in promoting honey in local areas; |
26 | and |
27 | WHEREAS, The Pollinator Partnership is a nonprofit |
28 | organization that protects the health of managed and native |
29 | pollinating animals vital to North American ecosystems and |
30 | agriculture; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, The Pollinator Partnership collaborates with |
2 | stakeholders who manage or influence landscapes to do a better |
3 | job of sharing the landscape with pollinators; and |
4 | WHEREAS, The Pollinator Partnership's mission is to protect |
5 | pollinators critical to food and ecosystems through |
6 | conservation, education and research through a National |
7 | Pollinator Week, a North American Pollinator Protection Campaign |
8 | and Ecoregional Planting Guides; therefore be it |
9 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the |
10 | week of June 20 through 26, 2011, as "Pollinator Week" in |
11 | Pennsylvania; and be it further |
12 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the |
13 | Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association, The Pennsylvania |
14 | State University Cooperative Extension, Delaware Valley College |
15 | and the Department of Agriculture for their cooperative efforts |
16 | to promote pollination, beekeeping and the production of honey; |
17 | and be it further |
18 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives support the |
19 | efforts of the Pollination Partnership to annually observe a |
20 | National Pollinator Week; and be it further |
21 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Governor |
22 | to issue a proclamation urging all citizens to recognize this |
23 | observance; and be it further |
24 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to |
25 | the Governor, the Department of Agriculture, the Pennsylvania |
26 | Beekeepers Association and the Pollination Partnership. |
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