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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND
1 3 ENERGY
1 4 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 37)
1 5 A Senate Resolution providing special recognition and
1 6 support to the seventy-fifth anniversary of Iowa's
1 7 state parks system.
1 8 WHEREAS, members of the Iowa Senate, including
1 9 members serving on the Committee on Natural Resources,
1 10 Environment and Energy, appreciate the great
1 11 contribution state parks have made to the development
1 12 and well-being of Iowa, and appreciate the great value
1 13 state parks provide for citizens and visitors as
1 14 places of quiet beauty; and
1 15 WHEREAS, Backbone State Park, the first to be set
1 16 aside as a state park, was dedicated in 1920, making
1 17 1995 a special seventy-fifth anniversary year for
1 18 state parks and an appropriate time to reflect on the
1 19 fact that Iowa state parks have passed the test of
1 20 time and have been developed and supported to the
1 21 point where there are now over eighty state parks and
1 22 recreation areas within the system; and
1 23 WHEREAS, state parks represent an opportunity for
1 24 people to camp, fish, swim, hike, bike, picnic and, in
1 25 general, enjoy pleasant family outings and peaceful
1 26 repose in scenic surroundings; and
1 27 WHEREAS, state parks include unique natural areas
1 28 for Iowa's wildlife, places to assure perpetuation of
1 29 animal and plant diversity, and important sites for
1 30 scientific study of natural, archaeological, and
2 1 geological features; and
2 2 WHEREAS, nearly every Iowa citizen has been
2 3 affected in a positive manner at some point in their
2 4 lives by the presence and availability of state parks;
2 5 NOW THEREFORE,
2 6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate,
2 7 including members serving on the Committee on Natural
2 8 Resources, Environment and Energy, lend recognition
2 9 and support to the seventy-fifth anniversary of Iowa's
2 10 state parks system by inviting Iowa citizens and
2 11 leaders to visit state parks, participate in
2 12 celebrating seventy-five successful years of public
2 13 service and enjoyment, and use this special year to
2 14 acknowledge and reaffirm the importance of state parks
2 15 to Iowa's continued well-being and improvement.
2 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate, including
2 17 members serving on the Committee on Natural Resources,
2 18 Environment and Energy, recognize this anniversary
2 19 year as an ideal time wherein appropriate actions may
2 20 be taken to assure that Iowa's state parks continue
2 21 accommodating Iowa citizens for another seventy-five
2 22 years.
2 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
2 24 resolution be transmitted to the Governor of Iowa and
2 25 that all branches and offices of government statewide
2 26 be encouraged to join in the celebration of the
2 27 seventy-fifth anniversary of the state parks system
2 28 that has served citizens and visitors for three-
2 29 quarters of a century and will continue to serve
2 30 citizens and visitors into the next century.
3 1 LSB 1723SV 76
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