PRINTER'S NO. 3293

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 313 Session of 1996

        INTRODUCED BY LYNCH, HUTCHINSON, JADLOWIEC, BROWN, HARHART,
           BROWNE, ARGALL, MERRY AND B. SMITH, MARCH 20, 1996

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           MARCH 20, 1996

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Bureau of Forestry in
     2     the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby resolves as follows:

     5     WHEREAS, This past year the Bureau of Forestry in the
     6  Department of Conservation and Natural Resources celebrated its
     7  100th Anniversary of service to the citizens of this
     8  Commonwealth; and
     9     WHEREAS, The Bureau of Forestry has enjoyed a long and proud
    10  history of forest and natural resources management in this
    11  Commonwealth; and
    12     WHEREAS, The Bureau of Forestry is responsible for the
    13  protection of 17 million acres of Commonwealth forest land from
    14  fire, insects and disease; and
    15     WHEREAS, The Bureau of Forestry manages two million acres of
    16  State-owned forest land for timber, recreation, water, wildlife
    17  and minerals and provides management advice to the 400,000

     1  private woodland owners in this Commonwealth; therefore be it
     2     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives extend its
     3  heartiest congratulations to the Bureau of Forestry in the
     4  Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on the occasion
     5  of its 100th Anniversary and recognize the Bureau's outstanding
     6  contributions to forest and natural resources management.
















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