PRINTER'S NO. 838

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 789 Session of 1999

        INTRODUCED BY BUNT, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI,
           BENNINGHOFF, CALTAGIRONE, CAWLEY, CHADWICK, CLARK, CLYMER,
           COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN, COY, CURRY, DALLY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY,
           DRUCE, EGOLF, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEORGE,
           GODSHALL, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HASAY,
           HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, KREBS, LAUGHLIN, LEH,
           LESCOVITZ, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MASLAND, McCALL,
           McNAUGHTON, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUNDY, CAPPABIANCA,
           L. I. COHEN, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, LUCYK, LYNCH, MANN, McGILL,
           NAILOR, ORIE, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, PLATTS, RAYMOND, READSHAW,
           ROBINSON, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER,
           SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SEYFERT, SHANER,
           S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STAIRS, STERN, SURRA,
           E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRELLO, TRUE,
           WOJNAROSKI, ZIMMERMAN, ZUG, BARD, BASTIAN, FAIRCHILD, WALKO
           AND B. SMITH, MARCH 9, 1999

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
           MARCH 9, 1999

                                     AN ACT

     1  Providing for the observance of "Pennsylvania Agriculture Day"
     2     and "Pennsylvania Agriculture Week" to coincide with the
     3     annual observance of "National Agriculture Day" and "National
     4     Agriculture Week."

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7  Section 1.  Designation of "Agriculture Day" and "Agriculture
     8                 Week."
     9     The first day of spring and the first week of spring are
    10  hereby designated "Pennsylvania Agriculture Day" and
    11  "Pennsylvania Agriculture Week," respectively. If "National

     1  Agriculture Day" and "National Agriculture Week" are observed
     2  other than on the first day of spring or during the first week
     3  of spring, respectively, the observance of "Pennsylvania
     4  Agriculture Day" and "Pennsylvania Agriculture Week" shall
     5  coincide with the day and week selected for the national
     6  observance.
     7  Section 2.  Proclamation by Governor.
     8     The Governor shall issue a proclamation each year calling
     9  upon the people of this Commonwealth to recognize "Pennsylvania
    10  Agriculture Day" and "Pennsylvania Agriculture Week."
    11  Section 3.  Effective date.
    12     This act shall take effect immediately.












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