PRINTER'S NO. 2825
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 363
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY MIHALEK, HOHENSTEIN, BRENNAN, KINSEY AND ROWE,
MARCH 27, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, MARCH 27, 2024
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the month of April 2024 as "Low Head Dam Public
2 Safety Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The spring is a time where 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 2024 as "Low Head Dam Public Safety Awareness
5 Month" in Pennsylvania.
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