PRINTER'S NO. 2151
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
454
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, ARGALL, BAKER, BARTOLOTTA, BOSCOLA,
BROWNE, DINNIMAN, EICHELBERGER, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, MENSCH,
RAFFERTY, SCHWANK, TEPLITZ, VULAKOVICH AND WHITE,
OCTOBER 17, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 17, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of October 16 through 22, 2016, as
"National Forest Products Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, It is important to recognize "National Forest
Products Week" 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, More than 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 more than 2,100 separate businesses
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involved in 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 this
Commonwealth 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 Hardwoods Development Council within the
Department of Agriculture is charged with the promotion,
development and expansion of this Commonwealth's hardwoods
industry; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania WoodMobile, the traveling
educational exhibit made possible by the joint partnership
between the forest products industry and the Hardwoods
Development Council, will "GO URBAN" during "National Forest
Products Week" with visits to Philadelphia, Allentown/Bethlehem,
Scranton, Erie and Pittsburgh; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of October 16
through 22, 2016, as "National Forest Products Week" in
Pennsylvania.
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