PRINTER'S NO. 1035
No. 78 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, ERICKSON, THOMPSON, TOMLINSON, BOSCOLA,
DENT, COSTA, KITCHEN, HUGHES, TILGHMAN, WAGNER, ORIE AND
D. WHITE, MAY 21, 2001
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 21, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of May 21 through 27, 2001, as "Good
2 Chemistry Week" in Pennsylvania and recognizing the business
3 of chemistry for its dynamism and innovativeness.
4 WHEREAS, The business of chemistry is a significant
5 contributor to the economy of Pennsylvania employing 71,000
6 people; and
7 WHEREAS, The business of chemistry in Pennsylvania exports
8 $3.9 billion in products annually; and
9 WHEREAS, The value of industry production by the business of
10 chemistry in Pennsylvania is $19.3 billion; and
11 WHEREAS, The business of chemistry in Pennsylvania offers
12 family-sustaining jobs averaging $66,899 annually; and
13 WHEREAS, The business of chemistry in Pennsylvania provides
14 support to numerous endowments, foundations and scholarship
15 organizations throughout Pennsylvania; and
16 WHEREAS, The business of chemistry is a leader in safety with
17 a safety performance record 4.5 times above the average of all
18 other United States manufacturing industries combined; and
1 WHEREAS, The business of chemistry is this nation's largest
2 investor in private sector funding of research and development
3 initiatives and chemistry industry scientists and researchers
4 account for one in seven patents filed in the United States
5 every year; and
6 WHEREAS, The business of chemistry in Pennsylvania has
7 reduced core toxic reduction inventory emissions by 68% since
8 1988; and
9 WHEREAS, The evolving science of chemistry enhances our
10 everyday quality of life by providing potable drinking water,
11 medicines, clothing, housing and transportation to name a few;
12 therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of May 21
14 through 27, 2001, as "Good Chemistry Week" in Pennsylvania.
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