WHEREAS, On May 20, 2021, the Governor issued an amendment to
the proclamation of disaster emergency renewing the declaration;
and
WHEREAS, On May 18, 2021, the People of Pennsylvania adopted
an amendment to section 9 of Article III of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania which provides that orders, resolutions or votes
"to which the concurrence of both Houses may be necessary,
except on the questions of ... termination or extension of a
disaster emergency declaration as declared by an executive order
or proclamation, or portion of a disaster emergency declaration
as declared by an executive order or proclamation, shall be
presented to the Governor" for his approval or veto; and
WHEREAS, On May 18, 2021, the People of Pennsylvania adopted
section 20(c) of Article IV of the Constitution of Pennsylvania
which provides, in relevant part, "A disaster emergency
declaration under subsection (a) shall be in effect for no more
than twenty-one (21) days, unless otherwise extended in whole or
part by concurrent resolution of the General Assembly";
therefore be it
RESOLVED (The Senate concurring), That the General Assembly,
in accordance with section 20 of Article IV of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania, hereby terminates in part and extends in part
the disaster emergency declared on March 6, 2020, as amended and
renewed, in response to COVID-19; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly terminate, and not extend
in part, the following portions of the disaster emergency
declaration:
(1) The portion of the disaster emergency declaration
permitting the declaration to serve as the written
determination of the basis for the emergency under 62 Pa.C.S.
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