SENATE AMENDED
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PRINTER'S NO. 2181
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
448
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY KAUFER, SOLOMON, MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO, READSHAW,
HILL-EVANS, BERNSTINE, B. MILLER, LONGIETTI, MURT, DeLUCA,
PICKETT, KLUNK, HENNESSEY, DUSH, FRITZ, T. DAVIS, RADER,
FREEMAN, SAINATO, RYAN, SAYLOR, NEILSON, HEFFLEY, MULLINS,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, BROWN, GILLEN, SCHLOSSBERG AND PASHINSKI,
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
SENATOR FOLMER, STATE GOVERNMENT, AS AMENDED, JUNE 18, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 12, 2018 (P.L.136, No.28), entitled "An
act establishing the Pennsylvania Commission for the United
States Semiquincentennial; and providing for its powers and
duties," further providing for DEFINITIONS, FOR
ESTABLISHMENT, FOR composition and for report to the Governor
and the General Assembly.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 4(4) and 9(a) of the act of June 12,
2018 (P.L.136, No.28), known as the Pennsylvania Commission for
the United States Semiquincentennial Act, are amended to read:
SECTION 1. THE DEFINITION OF "COMMISSION" IN SECTION 2 OF
THE ACT OF JUNE 12, 2018 (P.L.136, NO.28), KNOWN AS THE
PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION FOR THE UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL
ACT, IS AMENDED TO READ:
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
AS USED IN THIS ACT, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL
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HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE
CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
"COMMISSION." THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION FOR THE UNITED
STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, OR AMERICA250PA, ESTABLISHED BY THIS
ACT.
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SECTION 2. SECTIONS 3, 4(4) AND 9(A) OF THE ACT ARE AMENDED
TO READ:
SECTION 3. ESTABLISHMENT.
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION FOR THE UNITED STATES
SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, COMMONLY KNOWN AS AMERICA250PA, IS
ESTABLISHED TO PLAN, ENCOURAGE, DEVELOP AND COORDINATE THE
COMMEMORATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE
UNITED STATES, PENNSYLVANIA'S INTEGRAL ROLE IN THAT EVENT AND
THE IMPACT OF ITS PEOPLE ON THE NATION'S PAST, PRESENT AND
FUTURE.
Section 4. Composition.
The commission shall consist of the following members:
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(4) The following individuals shall be ex officio
nonvoting members of the commission:
(i) The secretary.
(ii) The Secretary of the Commonwealth.
(iii) The Attorney General.
(iv) The Auditor General.
(v) The State Treasurer.
(vi) The Chair of the Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission.
(vii) The Secretary of Transportation.
(viii) The Secretary of Education.
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(ix) The Secretary of Conservation and Natural
Resources.
(x) The Adjutant General.
(xi) The Chair of the Pennsylvania Council on the
Arts.
(xii) The Director of Pennsylvania Emergency
Management Agency.
(xiii) The Commissioner of Pennsylvania State
Police.
Section 9. Report to the Governor and the General Assembly.
(a) Duty to submit.--Not later than [one year] two THREE
years after the effective date of this section, the commission
shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a
comprehensive report that includes the specific recommendations
of the commission for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary
of the founding of the United States and related events.
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Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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