PRINTER'S NO. 3464
No. 446 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, FAIRCHILD, PLATTS, McNAUGHTON, BELARDI,
COY, FLICK, PIPPY, CALTAGIRONE, CORRIGAN, READSHAW, ROSS,
GEORGE, SATHER, DONATUCCI, GEIST, CAPPABIANCA, FLEAGLE,
NAILOR, HENNESSEY, DeWEESE, GODSHALL, WOJNAROSKI, BUXTON,
B. SMITH, MARSICO, LESCOVITZ, M. N. WRIGHT, RUBLEY, TIGUE,
HASAY, SCHULER, E. Z. TAYLOR, SCHRODER, PISTELLA, STABACK,
BARRAR, HALUSKA, HERMAN, COLAIZZO, PESCI, WALKO, C. WILLIAMS,
SANTONI, JAMES, JAROLIN, McCALL, FORCIER, HESS, CURRY, OLASZ,
DiGIROLAMO, M. COHEN, ROHRER, ZIMMERMAN, BUNT, PETRONE,
HARHAI, ARMSTRONG, MAITLAND, BAKER, ORIE, ZUG, DeLUCA,
TRELLO, LEH, TRUE, DEMPSEY, MANDERINO, BEBKO-JONES, MELIO,
GIGLIOTTI, BOSCOLA, KIRKLAND, ITKIN, ROBERTS, SHANER,
McGEEHAN, LAUGHLIN, YOUNGBLOOD, MILLER AND JOSEPHS,
APRIL 27, 1998
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 27, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring May 16 through 22, 1998, as "Safe Boating Week" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Last year 18 individuals lost their lives in boating
4 accidents in this Commonwealth; and
5 WHEREAS, Sixteen of those individuals drowned because they
6 were not wearing life jackets; and
7 WHEREAS, Hundreds of lives could be saved across the United
8 States each year by the wearing of life jackets; and
9 WHEREAS, Life jackets are more comfortable, attractive and
10 wearable than styles of years past; and
11 WHEREAS, The law requires that wearable life jackets be
1 carried for each person on board a boat; and
2 WHEREAS, Little effort is needed to wear life jackets; and
3 WHEREAS, The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is one of
4 many sponsors of National Boat Week, to be observed during the
5 week of May 16 through 22, 1998; therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
7 of May 16 through 22, 1998, as "Safe Boating Week" in
8 Pennsylvania.
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