PRINTER'S NO. 1385
No. 57 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY SAURMAN, LAUB, FICHTER, FAIRCHILD, PETTIT,
PHILLIPS, BAKER, HERMAN, HENNESSEY, GERLACH, ROBERTS, BOYES,
HASAY, BUNT AND GEIST, APRIL 19, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 19, 1993
A RESOLUTION
1 To establish a select committee to investigate the need for more
2 State park officers.
3 WHEREAS, There are 114 State parks in this Commonwealth,
4 consisting of 322,532 acres of land and lakes, at least 1,200
5 trails, over 7,000 campsites, 272 family cabins, waterfront
6 beaches, facilities for over 9,300 watercraft and various other
7 features; and
8 WHEREAS, Park attendance, the number of parks and
9 recreational facilities have all increased dramatically during
10 the past 20 years; and
11 WHEREAS, Because of attrition and hiring freezes, the number
12 of salaried State park officers has declined during the same
13 period; and
14 WHEREAS, Because of understaffing and a lack of adequate
15 equipment, the existing State park officers may be insufficient
16 in capability to protect those using the State parks; therefore
17 be it
1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives establish a
2 select bipartisan committee of eight men and women to
3 investigate whether the current staffing and equipping of staff
4 of the State parks is adequate to meet the needs and the current
5 demands of the public; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That the committee selected report its findings and
7 recommendations to the full House no later than April 30, 1993.
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