HR 177 — A Resolution recognizing the month of April 2025 as "Low Head Dam Public Safety Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.    1263

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 177
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY MIHALEK, STENDER, HADDOCK AND ARMANINI,
        APRIL 4, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
        PROTECTION, APRIL 4, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing the month of April 2025 as "Low Head Dam Public
 2      Safety Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, The spring is a time when Pennsylvanians want to be
 4   outdoors, and they often enjoy the plentiful recreation
 5   opportunities on our waterways; and
 6      WHEREAS, Across our waterways can be found low head dams,
 7   which are built in a river or stream channel, extend fully
 8   across the banks, and are designed and built so that water flows
 9   continuously over the crest from bank-to-bank; and
10      WHEREAS, Low head dams are referred to as drowning machines
11   because of the dangerous, lethal current they can create; and
12      WHEREAS, April has been recognized nationally as "Low Head
13   Dam Public Safety Awareness Month" by the American Society of
14   Civil Engineers; and
15      WHEREAS, To protect anyone who is using our waterways,
16   dedicating a month will help remind people of the risks of low
17   head dams; and
1      WHEREAS, Spreading awareness and education of low head dam
2   dangers will help save lives; therefore be it
3      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
4   month of April 2025 as "Low Head Dam Public Safety Awareness
5   Month" in Pennsylvania.




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