PRINTER'S NO. 990
No. 66 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, KUKOVICH, ERICKSON, THOMPSON, DENT,
TOMLINSON, ROBBINS, MURPHY, ARMSTRONG, LAVALLE, WENGER, PUNT,
D. WHITE, BRIGHTBILL, O'PAKE, MELLOW, TILGHMAN, LEMMOND,
MUSTO, BOSCOLA, RHOADES, STACK, GERLACH AND LOGAN,
MAY 7, 2001
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MAY 7, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Observing the month of May 2001, as "Historic Preservation
2 Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The National Trust for Historic Preservation has
4 designated the week of May 13 through 19, 2001, as the 30th
5 annual "National Historic Preservation Week"; and
6 WHEREAS, In December 1999 the Commonwealth Preservation Plan
7 was released, calling for steps to be taken to:
8 (1) Educate Pennsylvanians about our heritage and its
9 value.
10 (2) Build better communities through preservation.
11 (3) Provide strong leadership at the State level;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, Historic preservation is effective for managing
14 growth, revitalizing neighborhoods, fostering local pride,
15 enhancing and maintaining community character and increasing
16 livability; and
1 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has instituted and Pennsylvanians have
2 utilized many means for rehabilitating historic buildings and
3 locations, including the Main Street Program, the Pennsylvania
4 History and Museum Grant Program, the Certified Local Government
5 Grant Program and the Keystone Historic Preservation Grant
6 Program; and
7 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's Heritage Parks Program consists of 11
8 designated heritage parks, making it the largest state program
9 of its kind in the nation; and
10 WHEREAS, Approximately 87,000 properties in Pennsylvania are
11 listed in the National Register of Historic Places; and
12 WHEREAS, Tourism and its revenues are drawn to the historic
13 sites of Pennsylvania; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the Senate observe the month of May 2001, as
15 "Historic Preservation Month" in Pennsylvania.
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