PRINTER'S NO. 1810
No. 134 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY GEIST, HUTCHINSON, PETRONE, BOWSER, HERMAN,
HALUSKA, SEVENTY, OLASZ, ITKIN, DeWEESE, MRKONIC, WOZNIAK,
KENNEDY, McVERRY, MARMION, LAUGHLIN, O'DONNELL, STEVENS,
TELEK, GRUPPO, BURNS, CESSAR, JOHNSON, KLINGAMAN, ALDERETTE,
F. E. TAYLOR, TRELLO, PHILLIPS, BELFANTI, LLOYD, STEWART AND
KUKOVICH, SEPTEMBER 28, 1983
ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 28, 1983
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Urging Congress to refrain from granting the power of eminent
2 domain to coal slurry pipeline companies.
3 WHEREAS, Coal slurry pipelines threaten the economic health
4 of the railroad industry which is vital to the economy of
5 Pennsylvania; and
6 WHEREAS, Coal slurry pipelines would result in the loss of
7 thousands of railroad-related jobs, especially in Pennsylvania;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Coal slurry pipelines would be of no economic
10 benefit to Pennsylvania; and
11 WHEREAS, The Federal Government should not interfere with the
12 traditional jurisdiction of states over eminent domain issues;
13 therefore be it
14 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
15 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the
16 United States to not pass legislation granting coal slurry
1 pipelines the power of eminent domain; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
3 the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
4 member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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