Senate Resolution 147 Printer's Number 946

PENNSYLVANIA, June 23 - PRINTER'S NO. 946

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

147

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, SCHWANK, BROWNE, KEARNEY, HUGHES, FONTANA,

BARTOLOTTA, COMITTA, MARTIN, SCAVELLO, ARGALL, MUTH,

CAPPELLETTI, YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, STEFANO AND TARTAGLIONE,

JUNE 22, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, JUNE 22, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Designating July 16, 2021, as "Pennsylvania Park and Recreation

Professionals Day" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is home to a variety of Federal

parks and recreation facilities, 121 State parks, more than

6,000 local parks and numerous playgrounds, pools, beaches,

campsites, marinas, picnic areas, athletic fields, skate parks,

dog parks, festival venues, gardens, visitor centers, historic

and cultural attractions and many other recreational facilities

and amenities; and

WHEREAS, In April of 2020, George Mason University produced a

study that found that local park and recreation systems support

14,840 jobs and contribute $695 million in labor income and

$2.28 billion in annual economic activity in this Commonwealth;

and

WHEREAS, The value and importance that Pennsylvanians place

on their access to parks and recreation facilities is

demonstrated by the surge in visitation during the COVID-19