HR 85 — A Resolution designating March 18, 2025, as "Natural Gas Utility Worker Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.

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.
 3         WHEREAS, 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
 7         WHEREAS, 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
11         WHEREAS, 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
14         WHEREAS, 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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