THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HALUSKA, BOYD, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DALEY, FLECK, GEIST, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HORNAMAN, KULA, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MUNDY, MYERS, PICKETT, SCAVELLO, STABACK, STEVENSON, STURLA, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 16, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 16, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 13, 1907 (P.L.560, No.373), entitled

"An act designating the official flag of the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania, and describing the same; providing for the

carrying of such flag by the regiments of the National Guard

of Pennsylvania; authorizing the Secretary of the

Commonwealth to provide, and have deposited in the office of

Secretary of the Commonwealth, a model of said flag, and

making an appropriation therefor," further providing for

specifications for the official flag of the Commonwealth and

for the duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Sections 1 and 3 of the act of June 13, 1907

(P.L.560, No.373), entitled "An act designating the official

flag of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and describing the

same; providing for the carrying of such flag by the regiments

of the National Guard of Pennsylvania; authorizing the Secretary

of the Commonwealth to provide, and have deposited in the office

of Secretary of the Commonwealth, a model of said flag, and

making an appropriation therefor," are amended to read:

Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the flag to be known as

the official flag of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be

of blue, same color as the blue field in the flag of the United

States, and of the following dimensions and design; to wit, The

length, or heighth, of the staff to be nine feet, including

brass spear-head and ferrule; the fly of the said flag to be six

feet two inches, and to be four feet six inches on the staff; in

the center of the flag there shall be embroidered in silk the

same on both sides of the flag the coat of arms of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in proportionate size; the edges

to be trimmed with knotted fringe of yellow silk, two and one-

half inches wide; a cord, with tassels, to be attached to the

staff at the spear-head, to be eight feet six inches long, and

composed of white and blue silk strands[.]; the word

"Pennsylvania" to be embroidered upon the flag in yellow silk

and to be centered within a symmetrical red festoon, similar to

that containing the State motto; and the festoon to be centered

above the bald eagle on the coat of arms.

Section 3.  The [Secretary of the Commonwealth is hereby

directed to provide a] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum

Commission shall:

(1)  redesign the flag, in accordance with the description

given in the first section of this act[, and keep the same

deposited in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as

a model; the cost of said flag to be paid by warrant of the

Auditor General upon the State Treasurer; and for this purpose

the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as

may be necessary, is hereby specifically appropriated, out of

any moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated.];

(2)  place the original redesigned flag and model thereof in

the Pennsylvania State Archives, as the official repository of

the redesigned flag; and

(3)  publish the specifications for and a copy of the

redesigned flag in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and on the

commission's Internet website.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.