Bill Text: PA SR291 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing the goals of "Wear it Pennsylvania!" and designating the week of May 19 through 25, 2012, as "National Safe Boating Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-30 - Introduced and adopted [SR291 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR291-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2132
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 291 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY ALLOWAY, APRIL 30, 2012
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 30, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the goals of "Wear It Pennsylvania!" and designating
the week of May 19 through 25, 2012, as "National Safe
Boating Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, More Pennsylvanians than ever are heading to the
waterways for recreation and relaxation, and boating has become
this Commonwealth's premier recreational activity as people
discover the Keystone State's wonderful waterways, from
wilderness canoeing on the Clarion River to deep water boating
on the Delaware River to exhilarating whitewater rafting on the
Youghiogheny River; and
WHEREAS, As more people turn to the water, safe boating
practices and boating safety education are more important than
ever; and
WHEREAS, Whether enjoying water sports for the first time or
carrying on long-standing nautical traditions, all boaters need
to start the season with the basic knowledge and skills required
to ensure their own safety and the safety of their fellow
Pennsylvanians who take to the water; and
WHEREAS, This year's theme, "Wear It Pennsylvania!" is
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designed to raise public awareness of the importance of life
jacket wear and the comfort of inflatable life jackets; and
WHEREAS, Life jackets are the most important piece of
equipment on a boat, and nearly 80% of boating fatalities in
Pennsylvania were not wearing a life jacket at the time of the
incident; and
WHEREAS, In recognizing that fact, lives could be saved each
year by the simple act of wearing life jackets; and
WHEREAS, Life jackets are more comfortable, more attractive
and more wearable than styles of years past; and
WHEREAS, The law requires that a wearable life jacket be
carried for each person on a boat; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the goals of "Wear It
Pennsylvania!" and designate the week of May 19 through 25,
2012, as "National Safe Boating Week" in Pennsylvania, and the
start of the year-round effort to promote safe boating in
Pennsylvania.
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