PRINTER'S NO. 1146
No. 156 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY BUNT, DALEY, DeWEESE, ALLEN, ARGALL, BAKER,
BALDWIN, BARD, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BROWNE, CAPPELLI,
CAUSER, CAWLEY, CIVERA, COLEMAN, CORRIGAN, COY, CRAHALLA,
CREIGHTON, DIVEN, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FEESE, FICHTER,
FLEAGLE, FRANKEL, GABIG, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARPER, HARRIS, HASAY, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS,
KELLER, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEDERER, LEH,
LESCOVITZ, LEWIS, MAJOR, MARSICO, McGILL, McILHATTAN,
McNAUGHTON, R. MILLER, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, PISTELLA,
PRESTON, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, SHANER,
B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRUE, TURZAI,
WANSACZ, WATSON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
MARCH 26, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 26, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 7, 2003, as "Rural Road Safety
2 Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Agriculture is Pennsylvania's number one industry;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, Agriculture is dependent on the movement of farm
6 equipment on rural roads in this Commonwealth; and
7 WHEREAS, Farm equipment travels at slower speeds than other
8 traffic and is often wider than other vehicles; and
9 WHEREAS, Operators of farm equipment are not always aware of
10 their duties when operating those vehicles on roads; and
11 WHEREAS, Many drivers are not aware of the possible presence
1 of farm equipment on roads and the precautions that should be
2 taken on roads occupied by farm equipment; and
3 WHEREAS, The number of drivers on rural roads in this
4 Commonwealth is increasing; and
5 WHEREAS, It is the intent of the agricultural community to
6 raise awareness of the use of farm equipment on roads; therefore
7 be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
9 week of April 7, 2003, as "Rural Road Safety Week" in
10 Pennsylvania.
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