PRINTER'S NO. 3179
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
680
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, BROOKS, BURNS,
DONATUCCI, FREEMAN, HEFFLEY, HILL-EVANS, JONES, JOZWIAK,
KINSEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, MURT, NEILSON, PICKETT,
PYLE, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, RYAN, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHMITT, SONNEY
AND YOUNGBLOOD, JANUARY 21, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
JANUARY 21, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing April 5, 2020, as "Geologists Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is blessed with an abundance of
naturally occurring earth resources, including groundwater,
petroleum oil, natural gas, coal, aggregates and minerals, and
the responsible development of those earth resources is of
primary importance to Pennsylvania's industrial base and economy
and to the welfare of its residents; and
WHEREAS, Proper identification, evaluation and mitigation of
geologic hazards, such as flooding, landsliding, erosion,
surface subsidence, environmental contaminants and radon gas are
vital to the health, safety and welfare of Pennsylvania
residents; and
WHEREAS, The practice of geology involves evaluation of earth
resource occurrences, description of the natural processes
acting on earth materials and evaluation of natural and man-
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