PRINTER'S NO. 4147
No. 626 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY B. SMITH, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLARK, CLYMER, M. COHEN, COSTA, COY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FARGO, FEESE, FICHTER, FLICK, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HANNA, HARHAI, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LESCOVITZ, LEVDANSKY, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, MASLAND, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, METCALFE, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, ORIE, PESCI, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, PISTELLA, PLATTS, READSHAW, ROHRER, RUBLEY, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRUE, VAN HORNE, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WILLIAMS, WILT, WOGAN, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, ZIMMERMAN AND ZUG, OCTOBER 31, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, OCTOBER 31, 2000
A RESOLUTION 1 Encouraging participation in the "Hunters Sharing the Harvest" 2 program. 3 WHEREAS, The "Hunters Sharing the Harvest" program has been 4 providing venison to area community food banks to benefit needy 5 citizens throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and 6 WHEREAS, The overabundance of deer in certain regions of this 7 Commonwealth has impacted our agricultural community, forest 8 industry, natural biodiversity and overall quality of life for 9 many citizens; and 10 WHEREAS, This unique program, now in its tenth year, has 11 provided annually over 85,000 pounds of this nutritious, high 12 protein meat to the less fortunate through community food banks
1 and now is calling on all Pennsylvanians to assist in this 2 program; and 3 WHEREAS, Much assistance is needed to provide funds to offset 4 the processing costs for venison and further extend delivery 5 systems to more quickly and efficiently reach needy recipients; 6 and 7 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Department 8 of Agriculture have supported these efforts and now join with 9 all program partners including Safari Club International 10 (Pennsylvania chapters), United Bowhunters of Pennsylvania, 11 Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Pennsylvania Association of Regional 12 Food Banks and Pennsylvania Association of Meat Processors in 13 collaboration with the respected "Farmers and Hunters Feeding 14 the Hungry" in encouraging hunters to share their harvest 15 through Pennsylvania "Hunters Sharing the Harvest" program; 16 therefore be it 17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the 18 citizens of this Commonwealth and especially individuals and 19 groups that are most concerned in supporting "Hunters Sharing 20 the Harvest" and extend its appreciation to the Department of 21 Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Game Commission for joining in 22 this challenge to distribute this valuable component of our 23 wildlife resources; and be it further 24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the 25 Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Game Commission 26 to provide information about donating big game and other 27 lawfully taken wildlife to food banks, homeless shelters and 28 meat processors throughout this Commonwealth and any 29 individuals, nonprofit agencies, charitable organizations and 30 businesses requesting this information. J4L82RZ/20000H0626R4147 - 2 -