PRINTER'S NO. 3898
No. 566 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY B. SMITH, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARRAR,
BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
CALTAGIRONE, CLARK, CLYMER, COLAFELLA, COSTA, DAILEY, DALEY,
DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DERMODY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FARGO, FICHTER,
FLICK, FORCIER, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GORDNER, GRUCELA,
HALUSKA, HARHART, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HORSEY,
JAMES, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, MAJOR, MANN,
MARSICO, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, S. MILLER, NAILOR, ORIE, PESCI,
PHILLIPS, PLATTS, RAMOS, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SHANER, SOLOBAY,
STERN, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRELLO,
TRUE, WALKO, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT, YUDICHAK, ZIMMERMAN,
ZUG, ADOLPH AND HESS, SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing September 23, 2000, as "National Hunting and Fishing
2 Day."
3 WHEREAS, September 23 marks the 29th anniversary of the first
4 "National Hunting and Fishing Day"; and
5 WHEREAS, The idea of devoting a special day to honor
6 sportspersons who hunt and fish for their leading role in the
7 conservation of fish, wildlife and other natural resources
8 originated with a Pennsylvanian, Ira Joffe of Upper Darby; and
9 WHEREAS, In 1972 the late President Richard M. Nixon
10 proclaimed the first "National Hunting and Fishing Day"; and
11 WHEREAS, The fourth Saturday of September is a day when
12 sportsmen's clubs across the country open their grounds and
1 conduct a host of events where people can learn about the
2 outdoors, the role hunters and fishermen have played in
3 providing a clean environment and the places where all sorts of
4 outdoor pursuits may be enjoyed; and
5 WHEREAS, More people than ever are growing up without the
6 slightest notion of what hunting and fishing are all about or
7 the knowledge that sportspersons have worked the hardest and
8 paid the most to protect and enhance the natural resources so
9 freely enjoyed by many others; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize
11 September 23, 2000, as "National Hunting and Fishing Day"; and
12 be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge all
14 Pennsylvanians to participate in the activities associated with
15 "National Hunting and Fishing Day."
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