PRINTER'S NO. 1127
No. 154 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY S. MILLER, ALLEN, ARGALL, BAKER, BARRAR, BEBKO-
JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CLYMER, COLEMAN,
COSTA, COY, CREIGHTON, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER,
FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GORDNER,
HARHAI, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
JAMES, LEDERER, LEH, MAITLAND, MARSICO, McILHATTAN, MELIO,
R. MILLER, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SANTONI, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER, B. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, STAIRS, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR,
THOMAS, WASHINGTON, WATSON AND WOJNAROSKI, MARCH 25, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 25, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of May 2003 as "Beef Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Agriculture is the number one industry in this
4 Commonwealth, annually contributing more than 800,000 jobs and
5 $44 billion to the State economy; and
6 WHEREAS, Lancaster County is the top cattle-producing county
7 in this Commonwealth, with 239,000 head of cattle and calves;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania ranks number one in the nation in
10 farmland preservation; and
11 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania ranks 20th in the nation for total
12 cattle inventories; and
13 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is the sixth most populous state in the
1 nation, providing an excellent and diverse marketplace for beef
2 and veal to consumers; and
3 WHEREAS, Cattle inventory accounts for 94.8% of the total
4 value of livestock in this Commonwealth; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
6 month of May 2003 as "Beef Month" in Pennsylvania.
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