HR 85

                                                    PRINTER'S NO.   698
                THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
         HOUSE RESOLUTION
            No. 85
                                            Session of
                                              2025
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, BURGOS, NEILSON, VENKAT, HOHENSTEIN,
   GIRAL, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, SANCHEZ, GREINER,
   KHAN AND GAYDOS, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
   UTILITIES, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
                             A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 18, 2025, as "Natural Gas Utility Worker
2    Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.
3WHEREAS, Natural gas workers construct, operate and maintain
4 a network of natural gas infrastructure assets that provide
5 communities across this Commonwealth with warm homes, businesses
6 and cleaner electricity; and
7WHEREAS, It is important for this Commonwealth to honor and
8 recognize these workers for their contributions to the lives of
9 Pennsylvanians and the success of this Commonwealth's economy;
10 and
11WHEREAS, At a moment's notice, these brave crews work in all
12 weather systems and face dangerous conditions in order to
13 maintain the energy infrastructure of this Commonwealth; and
14WHEREAS, The provision of natural gas is an essential service
15 and these crews worked tirelessly on the front line during the
16 COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring our communities had the safe and
17 reliable energy they relied on; and
1    WHEREAS, Working in and around roadways is often required by
2 employees who provide gas service, which presents a daily
3 danger; and
4    WHEREAS, Safety is a vital aspect to natural gas transmission
5 and distribution and the employees of natural gas utilities
6 endeavor to make natural gas delivery as safe as possible; and
7    WHEREAS, March 18 is a national day of recognition, known as
8 the "National Natural Gas Utility Workers' Day," which builds
9 awareness about the hard work done by employees of natural gas
10 utilities; and
11    WHEREAS, March 18 was chosen as "National Natural Gas Utility
12 Workers' Day" because it is the anniversary date of the New
13 London, Texas, school explosion in 1937, which led to the
14 widespread odorization of natural gas and an increased emphasis
15 on safety; therefore be it
16    RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
17 18, 2025, as "Natural Gas Utility Worker Appreciation Day" in
18 Pennsylvania.
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