PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 481
PRINTER'S NO. 749
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
33
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, GREENLEAF, McGARRIGLE, BLAKE,
FONTANA, HAYWOOD, SABATINA, COSTA, HUGHES, SCHWANK, FARNESE,
BROWNE, WARD AND LEACH, MARCH 2, 2017
SENATOR YAW, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, AS AMENDED,
APRIL 25, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Establishing a task force on lead exposure and the hazards of
lead poisoning; imposing duties on the Joint State Government
Commission; and authorizing a study.
WHEREAS, Recent events in Flint, Michigan, have brought
national attention to lead levels in drinking water; and
WHEREAS, Based on the 2010 census, Pennsylvania ranks fifth
nationally in the percentage of homes built before 1978; and
WHEREAS, Based on the 2010 census, Pennsylvania ranks fifth
nationally in the percentage of homes built before 1950; and
WHEREAS, Older homes are significantly more likely to contain
lead paint, lead pipes or copper pipes with lead soldering; and
WHEREAS, Lead affects virtually every system in the body and
is particularly harmful to a child's developing brain and
nervous system; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate establish a task force on lead
exposure and the hazards of lead poisoning; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the task force be comprised of two members
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