| 10 | | - | Whereas, in the 21st century, electric power, which is overwhelmingly transmitted |
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| 11 | | - | through openly exposed local and long-distance electric power transmission lines, is |
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| 12 | | - | essential for all aspects of daily living, and |
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| 13 | | - | Whereas, when lightning, snow, wind, and other variants of disruptive weather strike, |
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| 14 | | - | the electric power lines are often damaged, posing an immediate danger to persons who |
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| 15 | | - | encounter the wires and disrupting the flow of electric power to neighborhoods, entire |
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| 16 | | - | municipalities, and even large sections of the State, including vital health and public |
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| 17 | | - | safety facilities, and |
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| 18 | | - | Whereas, these electric power disruptions trigger the response of the dedicated men |
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| 19 | | - | and women who are employees of Vermont’s cooperative, investor-owned, and |
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| 20 | | - | municipal utilities, the organizations that, for decades, have striven to provide all |
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| 21 | | - | Vermonters with reliable, safe, and, in more recent years, increasingly environmentally |
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| 22 | | - | friendly electric power, and |
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| 8 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutionrecognizingApril18,2025asElectricUtilityLineworker |
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| 9 | + | AppreciationDayinVermont |
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| 10 | + | Whereas,inthe21stcentury,electricpower,whichisoverwhelminglytransmittedthrough |
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| 11 | + | openlyexposedlocalandlong-distanceelectricpowertransmissionlines,isessentialforall |
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| 12 | + | aspectsofdailyliving, and |
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| 13 | + | Whereas,whenlightning,snow,wind,andothervariantsofdisruptiveweatherstrike,the |
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| 14 | + | electricpowerlinesareoftendamaged,posinganimmediatedangertopersonswhoencounter |
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| 15 | + | thewiresanddisruptingtheflowofelectricpowertoneighborhoods,entiremunicipalities,and |
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| 16 | + | evenlargesectionsoftheState,includingvitalhealthandpublicsafetyfacilities, and |
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| 17 | + | Whereas,theseelectricpowerdisruptionstriggertheresponseofthededicatedmenand |
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| 18 | + | womenwhoareemployeesofVermont’scooperative,investor-owned,andmunicipalutilities, |
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| 19 | + | theorganizationsthat,fordecades,havestriventoprovideallVermonterswithreliable,safe, |
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| 20 | + | and,inmorerecentyears,increasinglyenvironmentallyfriendlyelectricpower, and |
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| 24 | | - | dangerous conditions that require the utmost degree of care and professionalism, in a |
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| 25 | | - | time-pressured effort to restore electric power expeditiously and eliminate dangerous |
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| 26 | | - | hazards on the landscape and byways of the State, and |
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| 27 | | - | Whereas, these individuals are truly unsung heroes, whose impact on our daily lives is |
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| 28 | | - | often forgotten and underappreciated, and |
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| 29 | | - | Whereas, across the country, April 18 is annually observed as National Lineman |
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| 30 | | - | Appreciation Day, and a Vermont commemoration is in order, now therefore be it |
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| 22 | + | dangerousconditionsthatrequiretheutmostdegreeofcareandprofessionalism,inatime- |
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| 23 | + | pressuredefforttorestoreelectricpowerexpeditiouslyandeliminatedangeroushazardsonthe |
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| 24 | + | landscapeandbywaysoftheState, and |
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| 25 | + | Whereas,theseindividualsaretrulyunsungheroes,whoseimpactonourdailylivesisoften |
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| 26 | + | forgottenandunderappreciated, and |
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| 27 | + | Whereas,acrossthecountry,April18isannuallyobservedasNationalLinemanAppreciation |
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| 28 | + | Day,andaVermontcommemorationisinorder,nowthereforebeit |
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