PRINTER'S NO. 741
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
70
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, AUMENT, ALLOWAY, COSTA, DINNIMAN,
EICHELBERGER, GREENLEAF, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, SCAVELLO, SMITH,
VOGEL, VULAKOVICH, WHITE AND YAW, APRIL 14, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 14, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing April 14, 2015, as "Forest and Paper Products Day"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, It is important to recognize "Forest and Paper
Products Day" to remind the residents of this Commonwealth of
the unique contributions the forest products industry has made
to the history, texture and quality of life in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, The first paper mill in the United States was built
in Pennsylvania in 1690; and
WHEREAS, Over 10% of this Commonwealth's manufacturing work
force is involved in the forest products industry, with
approximately 60,000 Pennsylvanians making a livelihood
connected to the industry; and
WHEREAS, Forest products encompass an incredibly wide range
of products with nearly limitless everyday uses, from
facilitating education, communications, hygiene, food storage
and product protection, to providing shelter and homes; and
WHEREAS, There are over 2,100 separate businesses involved in
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the forest products industry with a presence in every county of
this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The industry's responsible stewardship of our
forests and commitment to sustainable practices are why the
United States has more forests today than it did 25 years ago;
and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Forest Products Association was
created in 1980 to provide a unified voice on State legislative
and regulatory issues and represents all sectors of the forest
products industry; and
WHEREAS, The American Forest and Paper Association is the
national trade association of the forest products industry; and
WHEREAS, The American Forest and Paper Association represents
over 925,000 jobs nationally and advances public policies that
promote a United States forest products industry that is strong
and sustainable in the global marketplace; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize Apri1 14, 2015, as
"Forest and Paper Products Day" in Pennsylvania.
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