PRINTER'S NO. 823
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
112
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO, FARNESE, ARGALL, BREWSTER, MARTIN,
DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, EICHELBERGER, VOGEL, BROWNE, SABATINA,
RESCHENTHALER, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, BARTOLOTTA, YUDICHAK AND
WARD, MAY 9, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 9, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 7 through 13, 2017, as "National
Travel and Tourism Week" and May 9, 2017, as "Travel Rally
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The week of May 7 through 13, 2017, has been
selected as "National Travel and Tourism Week," and May 9, 2017,
has been selected as "Tourism Day" in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, The travel and tourism industry of this Commonwealth
has selected May 9, 2017, as "Tourism Day," which is officially
being called "Travel Rally Day"; and
WHEREAS, "National Tourism Week" was established in 1983 when
the Congress of the United States passed a joint resolution
designating a week in May 1984 as "National Tourism Week" and,
in a White House ceremony, the President of the United States
signed a Presidential proclamation urging citizens to observe
the week with the appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
WHEREAS, Tourism is Pennsylvania's second-largest industry
and a major contributor to the economy of this Commonwealth,
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