PRINTER'S NO. 2200
No. 231 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, SATHER, CAPPABIANCA, CORRIGAN, BUXTON,
RAMOS, BELARDI, MILLER, MARSICO, PIPPY, HENNESSEY, B. SMITH,
HALUSKA, HERMAN, THOMAS, LUCYK, PESCI, TIGUE, LYNCH, HERSHEY,
M. N. WRIGHT, DONATUCCI, STABACK, GEIST, SHANER, KENNEY,
ALLEN, DiGIROLAMO, FICHTER, BOSCOLA, MELIO, READSHAW, ITKIN,
DeLUCA, L. I. COHEN, SERAFINI, BAKER, LAUGHLIN, SCRIMENTI,
BARD, BEBKO-JONES, MANDERINO, FARGO, COWELL, LEDERER, SAYLOR,
HARHART, TRELLO, CURRY, ROSS, ADOLPH, GIGLIOTTI,
E. Z. TAYLOR, JOSEPHS, C. WILLIAMS, STEELMAN, SEYFERT,
McNAUGHTON, ROBERTS AND HORSEY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the month of October 1997 as "Radon Action Month" in
2 this Commonwealth.
3 WHEREAS, Exposure to radon poses significant health risks;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, As part of the Environmental Protection Agency's
6 1997 Radon Awareness and Risk Reduction Mini-Grant Program, the
7 Department of Environmental Protection is conducting a public
8 awareness campaign in connection with National Radon Action
9 Week; and
10 WHEREAS, Under the Radon Awareness and Risk Reduction Mini-
11 Grant Program, the various mini-grants ranging from $500 to
12 $10,000 will be awarded for projects that will increase public
13 and professional awareness about the health risks associated
1 with exposure to radon, the need for increased testing and the
2 mitigation of radon exposure; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the month
4 of October 1997 as "Radon Action Month" in this Commonwealth.
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