Bill Text: PA HR294 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the volunteers participating in Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful's "Great American Cleanup of PA" March 1 through May 31, 2011.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-24 - Adopted (201-0) [HR294 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR294-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1914
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 294 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY MICCARELLI, BOBACK, B. BOYLE, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, FREEMAN, GABLER, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HELM, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAVULICH, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, MATZIE, METZGAR, MILLARD, NEUMAN, O'NEILL, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, SABATINA, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, STABACK, SWANGER, TOOHIL, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, CREIGHTON, BOYD, WATSON, GINGRICH AND KILLION, MAY 23, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 23, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the volunteers participating in Keep Pennsylvania
Beautiful's "Great American Cleanup of PA" March 1 through
May 31, 2011.
WHEREAS, The "Great American Cleanup of PA" is celebrating
its ninth anniversary of involving people all across this
Commonwealth in the cleanup of litter and trash along our
roadsides, streams, beaches, parks, forests and neighborhoods to
make our communities clean and beautiful; and
WHEREAS, Since 2003, more than 1.1 million volunteers have
participated in the cleanups, and last year alone more than
186,000 individuals, members of Adopt-A-Highway groups,
municipalities, conservation, school and youth groups,
businesses, hunting and fishing clubs, community and civic
organizations and sports teams were involved; and
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WHEREAS, These cleanups have resulted in removing more than
54 million pounds of litter and waste from Pennsylvania's
landscape since 2003, including 12 million pounds of litter
during nearly 5,000 registered events in all 67 counties last
year; and
WHEREAS, The "Great American Cleanup of PA" was organized
with the help of a broad partnership of State agencies,
nonprofit groups, businesses and other associations, including
Keep America Beautiful, the Department of Environmental
Protection, the Department of Transportation, the Pennsylvania
Beverage Association, the Pennsylvania Food Merchants
Association, the Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association,
Waste Management, Inc., Keystone Sanitary Landfill, Inc., the
Steel Recycling Institute and the American Chemistry Council;
and
WHEREAS, The Department of Environmental Protection and the
Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association, including Keystone
Sanitary Landfill, Inc., and Waste Management, Inc., arrange for
the free disposal of trash collected during the special "Let's
Pick It Up PA - Everyday" initiative from April 16 through 30,
2011, for groups registered in the "Great American Cleanup of
PA"; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Transportation and the Department
of Environmental Protection and national Keep America Beautiful
corporate sponsors provide free supplies to participants; and
WHEREAS, In 2011, the national Great American Cleanup
initiative of Keep America Beautiful held its kickoff event in
Philadelphia to showcase the city's 250 volunteer cleanup
events; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, Keep America Beautiful recognized the
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Department of Transportation for its exemplary contributions and
support of the "Great American Cleanup of PA" and the national
Great American Cleanup for the eighth year in a row; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, Keep America Beautiful recognized Keep
Pennsylvania Beautiful for 100% county participation in the
"Great American Cleanup of PA"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
more than 186,000 volunteers, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and
all the participating and supporting agencies and organizations
of the "Great American Cleanup of PA" and "Let's Pick It Up PA -
Everyday" initiatives for their contributions to keep
Pennsylvania beautiful.
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