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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2021 - 2022
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | April 16, 2022 11:17 AM |
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| From: | Senator Ryan P. Aument |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Emergency Supplemental Funding for Avian Flu Response |
| In the near future I will be introducing a bill to provide an additional $2 million for the detection, response, and prevention of avian flu. Agriculture plays a key role in Pennsylvania’s economy and there is a critical need to be adequately prepared to address potential outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), as well as other threats. In 2016, the legislature included additional support in the state budget to monitor and prevent the spread of avian flu, which, at the time, was of immediate concern to the poultry industry and the agriculture community as a whole. That funding provided necessary support for research and development efforts as well as county cooperative extension services that many farmers utilize to learn how to prevent an outbreak and the appropriate response when an outbreak is detected. Pennsylvania must be prepared to act and adapt quickly in order to protect our poultry flocks, farmers and families and this additional funding will go a long way to limiting the impact of avian flu on our farms and food supply. Please join me in sponsoring this important proposal to provide necessary funding for the agriculture community as they face another wave of avian flu. |
Introduced as SB1218
Memo Updated: April 16, 2022 11:18 AM