PRINTER'S NO. 452
No. 30 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY COLE, FEBRUARY 25, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, FEBRUARY 25, 1985
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Creating a special commission to study the need to rehabilitate
2 the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg National Military
3 Park.
4 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg National
5 Military Park is the largest State memorial in the park; and
6 WHEREAS, More than 32,000 Pennsylvanians who took part in the
7 Battle of Gettysburg are honored on 90 regimental plaques which
8 are part of the memorial; and
9 WHEREAS, 1985 marks the 75th anniversary of the consecration
10 of the Pennsylvania Memorial; and
11 WHEREAS, The nine bronze statues and 90 bronze regimental
12 plaques are in need of repair; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That a special commission
14 of five members be established to study the need to rehabilitate
15 the Pennsylvania Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park
16 to be comprised of two Senators and two House members, to be
17 appointed by the presiding officers of each House, and the
18 Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
1 Commission or his designee; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That the commission report its findings and
3 recommendations to the chairmen of the House and Senate
4 appropriations committees before final action is taken on the
5 1985-1986 General Appropriation Bill.
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