PRINTER'S NO. 3560
No. 470 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY B. SMITH, CAWLEY, FORCIER, STABACK, LEVDANSKY,
SURRA, HESS, GEIST, MILLER, HUTCHINSON, McILHATTAN, DALLY,
HARHART, HALUSKA, JAROLIN, SEYFERT, SEMMEL, SHANER, HANNA,
WOJNAROSKI, ZIMMERMAN, MAJOR, BENNINGHOFF, WILT, GRUPPO,
YEWCIC AND PETRARCA, MAY 6, 1998
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 6, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Observing the week of June 1 through 7, 1998, as "National
2 Fishing Week" and proclaiming June 6, 1998, as "Fish for Free
3 Day" in Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, Approximately 1.5 million Pennsylvanians fish the
5 waters of this Commonwealth, making in excess of 26 million
6 trips to those waters each year; and
7 WHEREAS, The sport of fishing contributes $1.3 billion of
8 economic input to this Commonwealth; and
9 WHEREAS, Fishing is an established recreational tradition
10 rooted deeply in the history of our State and its citizens; and
11 WHEREAS, "National Fishing Week," June 1 through 7, 1998, is
12 a multifaceted public-private cooperative program designed to
13 promote recreational fishing and aquatic resource education in
14 the United States; and
15 WHEREAS, A "Fish for Free Day" provides all Pennsylvanians 16
16 years of age and older with an opportunity to sample the
1 diversity of fishing opportunities without a fishing license;
2 therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe the week
4 of June 1 through 7, 1998, as "National Fishing Week" in
5 Pennsylvania and encourage residents of this Commonwealth to
6 take the opportunity to participate in a sport that is truly
7 universal; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That Pennsylvania celebrate the 1998 "National
9 Fishing Week" by declaring June 6 as "Fish for Free Day."
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