WHEREAS, These adverse impacts are of such magnitude and
severity as to render essential the Commonwealth's
supplementation of county and municipal efforts and resources
and the activation of all applicable State, county and municipal
emergency response plans; and
WHEREAS, Recovery and rebuilding efforts in response to the
damage caused by the incident remain ongoing; and
WHEREAS, On June 30, 2023, the Senate and the House of
Representatives both adopted Senate Resolution 136 which
extended in whole the declaration of disaster emergency until
November 1, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Extending the disaster emergency declaration will
ensure that the Commonwealth is eligible to receive emergency
relief funding from the Federal Government to assist the
Commonwealth recovery and rebuilding activities related to the
collapse of the northbound bridge and severe compromise of the
southbound bridge on Interstate 95; therefore be it
RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly,
in accordance with section 20(c) of Article IV of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania, further extend in whole the
disaster emergency declared on June 12, 2023, and extended in
whole until November 1, 2023, an additional 120 calendar days
from November 1, 2023, in response to the collapse of the
northbound bridge and severe compromise of the southbound bridge
on Interstate 95 in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, except as terminated or extended, in whole or in part,
by the General Assembly; and be it further
RESOLVED, That, upon adoption of this concurrent resolution
by both chambers of the General Assembly, the Secretary of the
Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives be
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