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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY FAIRCHILD, STABACK, HALUSKA, HESS, PHILLIPS AND HANNA, JUNE 9, 2009 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 9, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the week of June 6 through June 14, 2009, as |
2 | "Fishing and Boating Week" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Fishing is the number one gateway activity to get |
4 | people interested in other outdoor activities, is affordable and |
5 | local for families and helps protect national and state |
6 | waterways and fisheries, preserving them for future generations; |
7 | and |
8 | WHEREAS, National Fishing and Boating Week began as "National |
9 | Fishing Week" in 1979 when industry and conservation leaders, |
10 | state natural resource agencies and anglers organized a unified |
11 | effort to introduce more young people to the sport of fishing |
12 | and to outdoor conservation; and |
13 | WHEREAS, This year is the 30th anniversary of National |
14 | Fishing and Boating Week; and |
15 | WHEREAS, In 2001, the Recreational Boating and Fishing |
16 | foundation (RBFF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing |
17 | participation in fishing, boating and aquatic stewardship, took |
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1 | responsibility for National Fishing and Boating Week; and |
2 | WHEREAS, The RBFF has introduced more than 500,000 young |
3 | people and newcomers to boating and fishing while raising more |
4 | than $6 million for state conservation efforts; and |
5 | WHEREAS, The RBFF encourages state fish and wildlife agencies |
6 | to participate in Free Fishing Days, as the Commonwealth |
7 | participates, so that persons may fish in state waters and |
8 | waterways on dedicated days of the year without a fishing |
9 | license; therefore be it |
10 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate June 6 |
11 | through 14, 2009, as "Fishing and Boating Week" in Pennsylvania. |
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