House. Special Committee to Study Weather-Related Problems (HR 275)

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1996

biographical statement

On January 31, 1996, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 275, which provided for the establishment of a Special Committee to study the operation of the National Weather Service, interstate cooperation in weather related issues, and the coordination between Pennsylvania and the Federal Emergency Agencies during weather related disasters. The resolution passed as a result of the amount of damage caused by a major blizzard and subsequent flooding in the Commonwealth in the early weeks of January 1996. The members of this committee included Thomas Dempsey (chairman), Matthew Baker, Brett Feese, Peter Daley, and Joseph Corpora.

Abstract:

Special Committee to Study Weather-Related Problems pursuant to House Resolution 275 of 1995-1996 Records

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Special Committee on Weather-Related Problems pursuant to House Resolution 275

Collection

Identifier: 02-SS1995_03

Scope and Contents Public hearings were held in Williamsport and Charleroi, PA, where testimony was heard from experts on weather issues, private citizens, and emergency personnel. Written testimony was also submitted from various state and federal agencies. Specific issues addressed through correspondence include: flooding along Bald Eagle Creek in Clinton County, PA in relation to Foster Joseph Sayers Dam and Reservoir; flood control procedures in the Susquehanna River Basin; and flooding of the Cheat River...

Dates: 1995-1996; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1995

Found in: Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives / Special Committee on Weather-Related Problems pursuant to House Resolution 275