PRINTER'S NO. 1643
No. 117 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY MAYERNIK, MARKOSEK, BOWLEY, BELFANTI, McCALL,
SEVENTY AND COLAFELLA, MAY 26, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 27, 1987
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing the Governor to declare the month of June 1987 as
2 "Pennsylvania Travel Month."
1 WHEREAS, The travel and tourism industry in Pennsylvania is
2 truly a "friend" to Pennsylvania and plays a valuable role in
3 creating a positive image of this Commonwealth and its
4 resources; and
5 WHEREAS, May 17 through 23, 1987, is "National Tourism Week";
6 and
7 WHEREAS, The travel and tourism industry is the second
8 largest nonagricultural industry in this Commonwealth,
9 contributing heavily to Pennsylvania's economic prosperity and
10 placing it fifth among the states of this nation in annual
11 tourism receipts; and
12 WHEREAS, At a time of high unemployment, Pennsylvania's
13 travel industry accounted for many jobs in 1986 and is today the
14 largest single employer of women and minorities; and
15 WHEREAS, Continuing economic recovery can be expected to
1 produce increases in personal income and leisure time, which in
2 turn can be expected to contribute to growth in the travel and
3 tourism industry; and
4 WHEREAS, The travel and tourism industry in this Commonwealth
5 is to be commended for promoting Pennsylvania as the beautiful,
6 friendly, historic and desirable vacation destination that it
7 is; therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives memorialize the
9 Governor to declare the month of June 1987 as "Pennsylvania
10 Travel Month."
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