PRINTER'S NO. 1806
No. 176 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY HASAY, LESCOVITZ, ARMSTRONG, RUBLEY, GEIST,
CALTAGIRONE, BELARDI, BROWNE, THOMAS, ZUG, SATHER, GIGLIOTTI,
FICHTER, CORRIGAN, TRUE, DENT, HALUSKA, HERMAN, MANDERINO,
WOJNAROSKI, FLICK, SHANER, BELFANTI, ROBERTS, HESS, LUCYK,
CIVERA, DONATUCCI, PETTIT, SAYLOR, FARGO, CAPPABIANCA,
JAROLIN, SANTONI, READSHAW, MELIO, HERSHEY, HENNESSEY, PESCI,
BEBKO-JONES, BAKER, TIGUE, LEDERER, LAUGHLIN, JOSEPHS,
ROHRER, BROWN, B. SMITH, ROONEY AND CLARK, MAY 13, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 13, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of June 2 through 8, 1997, as "Electric
2 Technologies Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Innovative electric technologies can and must play a
4 vital role in Pennsylvania's energy, environmental and economic
5 strategies and policies; and
6 WHEREAS, Advanced electric technologies save total energy,
7 increase productivity and reduce emissions for cleaner air; and
8 WHEREAS, Electric technologies can power this Commonwealth's
9 business and industry, from small to large-scale, and can
10 attract clean new development and technologies to Pennsylvania
11 for economic prosperity and environmental benefit; and
12 WHEREAS, Electric technologies are playing a key role in
13 national policy for advancing technology development, saving
14 energy and reducing emissions to the environment; and
1 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth, through its Technology 21
2 initiative, in providing leadership in the development and
3 transfer of new technologies for the purpose of promoting energy
4 efficiency, increasing business productivity and achieving a
5 cleaner environment; and
6 WHEREAS, On June 2 and 3, 1997, the Pennsylvania Electric
7 Association and its member companies are sponsoring the
8 Electrotechnology Expo at the State Capitol Building to showcase
9 the many uses of electric technologies for Statewide economic
10 and environmental enhancement; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
12 week of June 2 through 8, 1997, as "Electric Technologies Week"
13 in Pennsylvania in recognition of the very positive economic and
14 environmental benefits these technologies can produce in this
15 Commonwealth.
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