THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY GEORGE, BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOBACK, BRENNAN, COHEN, CONKLIN, DELOZIER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEIST, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MARSHALL, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, McILVAINE SMITH, PYLE, QUINN, REESE, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, MELIO, MICCARELLI, MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PAYNE, PICKETT, PRESTON, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WANSACZ AND WHITE, JANUARY 26, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 26, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of January 2009 as "Radon Action Month" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Exposure to radon poses significant health risks and

is considered to be the second leading cause of lung cancer next

to smoking; and

WHEREAS, Smoking combined with elevated indoor radon levels

is an especially serious health risk; and

WHEREAS, An estimated 40% of homes in this Commonwealth have

radon levels greater than the national guideline of 4.0

picocuries per liter annual average; and

WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth, 49 of the 67 counties have

predicted average indoor radon levels greater than 4.0

picocuries per liter; and

WHEREAS, As part of the Environmental Protection Agency's

2007 State Indoor Radon Grant (SIRG) program, the Department of

Environmental Protection is conducting a public awareness

campaign in connection with "National Radon Action Month"; and

WHEREAS, Under the SIRG program, the Department of

Environmental Protection awards various Radon Awareness Grants

for projects to increase public and professional awareness about

health risks associated with radon exposure and the need for

increased testing and mitigation; and

WHEREAS, Grant recipients have included the American Lung

Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Association of

Broadcasters, the Eastern Regional Radon Training Center and

Central Penn Parent; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

month of January 2009 as "Radon Action Month" in Pennsylvania.