PRINTER'S NO. 1084

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 978 Session of 1997

        INTRODUCED BY ZUG, LYNCH, L. I. COHEN, BENNINGHOFF, JOSEPHS,
           MILLER, YOUNGBLOOD AND TRELLO, MARCH 19, 1997

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 19, 1997

                                     AN ACT

     1  Designating wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens (teaberry), as
     2     the State herb.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5  Section 1.  Official State herb.
     6     Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens, sometimes known as
     7  teaberry, is hereby designated as the official State herb for
     8  the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
     9  Section 2.  Effective date.
    10     This act shall take effect in 60 days.





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