PRINTER'S NO. 3721
No. 337 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY COY, COLE, WAMBACH, STETLER, DeWEESE, STABACK,
SALOOM, VANCE, BELARDI, DENT, SAURMAN, FAIRCHILD, MELIO,
STUBAN, FEE, TRELLO, NICKOL, PESCI, PITTS, GEIST, JAROLIN,
STURLA, LESCOVITZ, DONATUCCI, WOZNIAK, BATTISTO, TIGUE,
CARLSON, PRESTON, HAGARTY, BOWLEY, HAYDEN, MIHALICH,
VAN HORNE, MUNDY, ITKIN, JOSEPHS, HANNA, HARLEY, BELFANTI,
WILLIAMS, COHEN, ARNOLD, CORRIGAN, NAILOR, VEON, McCALL,
KASUNIC, KUKOVICH, CARONE, E. Z. TAYLOR, RUDY, TELEK,
PETRONE, STEELMAN, SURRA, STEIGHNER, JAMES, TOMLINSON, HASAY,
HESS, ADOLPH, HERSHEY, LAUGHLIN, OLASZ AND GODSHALL,
JUNE 3, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 3, 1992
A RESOLUTION
1 Congratulating the Chesapeake Bay Foundation on its 25th
2 Anniversary.
3 WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are essential
4 economic, cultural and environmental resources to the region and
5 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
6 WHEREAS, Almost one-half of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 lies in the Susquehanna River watershed which supplies over one-
8 half of the fresh water flowing into the Chesapeake Bay; and
9 WHEREAS, The condition of Pennsylvania's waterways directly
10 affects the health of the Chesapeake Bay; and
11 WHEREAS, There is widespread support among Pennsylvania's
12 citizens and its public officials for protecting this
13 Commonwealth's environment and the Chesapeake Bay; and
1 WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has served for 25
2 years as a not-for-profit conservation organization, working to
3 "Save the Bay" through programs in environmental education,
4 environmental defense and land conservation; and
5 WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has been a tireless
6 and effective advocate for the preservation and wise use of the
7 Chesapeake Bay and the tributaries that comprise the Bay's
8 64,000 square mile watershed, including the Susquehanna River;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has maintained an
11 office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, since 1986; and
12 WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has over 80,000
13 members and volunteers, more than 10,000 of whom are
14 Pennsylvanians; and
15 WHEREAS, Numerous students and teachers have participated in
16 environmental education programs conducted by the Chesapeake Bay
17 Foundation in Pennsylvania, thereby heightening the awareness
18 and sensitivity of future generations to the plight and
19 complexity of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and to Pennsylvania's
20 environment; and
21 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has demonstrated a
22 commitment to the preservation and improvement of the Chesapeake
23 Bay and its tributaries by signing an agreement with Maryland,
24 Virginia, the District of Columbia and the Federal Government in
25 1983 and signing a second, more comprehensive Chesapeake Bay
26 Agreement in 1987 and by working with its neighboring
27 jurisdictions and private entities in protection efforts; and
28 WHEREAS, The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is an active partner
29 with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in mutual efforts to "Save
30 the Bay" and help protect Pennsylvania's environment; therefore
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1 be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania congratulate the Chesapeake Bay
4 Foundation on its 25th Anniversary and commend the Chesapeake
5 Bay Foundation for its efforts in protecting and preserving the
6 Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries and enhancing the
7 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's environment.
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