PRINTER'S NO. 1706
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
312
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, HARKINS, KENYATTA, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, BURNS, LONGIETTI, HENNESSEY, RYAN, MATZIE, KINSEY,
BERNSTINE, WILLIAMS, CALTAGIRONE, READSHAW, DiGIROLAMO,
SONNEY, MILLARD, SCHMITT, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON,
PASHINSKI, KORTZ, BARRAR, CIRESI, WARREN, PICKETT, ROZZI,
MENTZER AND McCLINTON, MAY 6, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 6, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 18 through 24, 2019, as "National
Safe Boating Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Every year, Pennsylvanians take to the water on
various watercraft, from yachts on Lake Erie to one-person
kayaks on the many creeks and rivers in our Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Safe boating practices are everyone's
responsibility; and
WHEREAS, The laws of this Commonwealth require anyone born
after January 1, 1982, to obtain a boating safety certificate to
operate a personal watercraft or a powerboat with a motor
greater than 25 horsepower; and
WHEREAS, Boating safety in Pennsylvania not only includes
safe operation of the vessel but also the use of life jackets;
and
WHEREAS, There were 313,478 recreational vehicles registered
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within the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in 2017; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania had 69 reportable recreational boating
accidents of all types in 2017; and
WHEREAS, Fifteen of those 69 accidents resulted in
fatalities, which is more than 20% of all boating accidents in
this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Of the 15 deaths in 2017 due to boating accidents,
14 were the result of drowning; and
WHEREAS, During the week of May 18 through 24, boating groups
throughout Pennsylvania and the country are promoting boating
safety and wearing life jackets; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of May 18 through 24, 2019, as "National Safe Boating Week"
in Pennsylvania.
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