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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, WASHINGTON, MUSTO, FARNESE, WONDERLING AND O'PAKE, MAY 28, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 28, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Urging the Commonwealth and all of its departments, agencies, |
2 | boards and commissions to procure and utilize, where |
3 | possible, Pennsylvania remanufactured automobile parts and |
4 | equipment to perform their designated functions. |
5 | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing is designed to improve and reuse |
6 | worn-out, defective or discarded parts or products in a manner |
7 | that saves money for consumers, protects the environment and |
8 | conserves natural resources; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Used parts and products are cleaned, inspected, |
10 | refurbished and repaired or replaced during the remanufacturing |
11 | process; and |
12 | WHEREAS, The parts and products then are reassembled and |
13 | performance-tested to meet industry standards and specifications |
14 | for the particular part or product; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Commonly remanufactured items include, but are not |
16 | limited to, automobile parts, aircraft parts, computer hardware, |
17 | photocopiers, office furniture and toner cartridges; and |
18 | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing is a major industry in the national |
19 | economy, accounting for more than $53 billion in annual sales in |
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1 | the United States; and |
2 | WHEREAS, The remanufacturing industry provides 480,000 direct |
3 | jobs at remanufacturing firms and companies in the United |
4 | States; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing of automobile parts and equipment |
6 | accounts for $36 billion in annual sales; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing of parts and products is a |
8 | significant source of safeguarding the environment, recycling |
9 | and conserving natural resources; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing often saves more than 80% of the |
11 | energy and materials necessary to create a new part or product; |
12 | and |
13 | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing reduces carbon dioxide emissions by |
14 | 28 million tons annually, equivalent to the amount of carbon |
15 | dioxide released by ten 500 megawatt coal-fired electricity- |
16 | generating plants annually; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing automobile parts and equipment |
18 | significantly reduces emissions, since castings do not need to |
19 | be resmelt in the remanufacturing process; and |
20 | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing parts and products saves the |
21 | equivalent of 400 trillion BTUs per year; and |
22 | WHEREAS, The 400 trillion BTUs saved by remanufacturing is |
23 | equivalent to the electricity produced by eight nuclear power |
24 | plants annually; and |
25 | WHEREAS, The annual energy saved by remanufacturing parts and |
26 | products equals 16 million barrels of crude oil or the lifetime |
27 | fuel consumption of 75,000 automobile owners; and |
28 | WHEREAS, The material conserved by remanufacturing equals 14 |
29 | million tons annually or enough material to fill a train 1,650 |
30 | miles long; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Remanufacturing automobile parts and equipment |
2 | significantly reduces solid waste by reusing materials rather |
3 | than sending the materials to junkyards and ultimately to |
4 | landfills; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Remanufactured automobile parts and equipment |
6 | typically save consumers 30% to 50% compared to the price of |
7 | newly manufactured comparable parts and equipment; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Automobile parts and equipment are among the most |
9 | reusable consumer products with 75% to 80% of an automobile's |
10 | parts and equipment being recyclable; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Remanufactured automobile parts and equipment shall |
12 | be labeled as such; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Remanufactured parts and products typically meet the |
14 | exacting quality assurance and environmental standards set forth |
15 | by organizations specializing in those standards, such as the |
16 | International Standards Organization; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Remanufactured parts and products often are |
18 | certified and guaranteed to last as long as newly manufactured |
19 | parts and products; and |
20 | WHEREAS, The affordability of remanufactured parts extends |
21 | the life of automobiles, keeping them on the road rather than in |
22 | various junkyards; therefore be it |
23 | RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the importance of the |
24 | remanufacturing industry, including the financial and |
25 | environmental benefits from using remanufactured automobile |
26 | parts and equipment, and respectfully urge the Governor of |
27 | Pennsylvania to issue an Executive order directing the |
28 | Commonwealth and all of its departments, agencies, boards and |
29 | commissions to procure and utilize, where possible, Pennsylvania |
30 | remanufactured automobile parts and equipment to perform their |
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1 | designated functions; and be it further |
2 | RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to |
3 | the Governor and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
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