PRINTER'S NO. 3696
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
978
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY OBERLANDER, BIZZARRO, PICKETT, HILL-EVANS,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, SNYDER, READSHAW, TOOHIL, NEILSON,
LONGIETTI, KINSEY, SONNEY, DUSH, WARD, CALTAGIRONE, IRVIN,
CAUSER, RYAN, TALLMAN, MURT, DiGIROLAMO, B. O'NEILL, MILLARD,
BERNSTINE, METZGAR, ROTHMAN, DAY, YOUNGBLOOD, MARSHALL,
SAYLOR, M. QUINN, DRISCOLL, HEFFLEY, J. McNEILL, EVERETT,
SCHWEYER, GILLEN AND BRADFORD, JUNE 18, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 18, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating June 22, 2018, as "Lineworker Appreciation Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Electric energy in the United States is generated by
thousands of independently owned and operated power plants; and
WHEREAS, A complex electrical grid consisting of more than 5
million miles of transmission and distribution lines connects
all of these power plants to deliver energy to our homes,
businesses, hospitals, churches and schools; and
WHEREAS, Despite inclement weather, hurricanes, tornadoes and
other potential hazards, the nationwide electrical grid must be
maintained and operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days a year; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 114,000 skilled individuals known as
electrical lineworkers are employed by each independently owned
utility to carry out vital installation, operations and
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