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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES,
1 3 ENVIRONMENT, AND ENERGY RESOLUTION
1 4 BY CHAIRPERSON FINK)
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 members
1 9 serving on the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment,
1 10 and Energy, appreciate the great contribution state parks have
1 11 made to the development and well-being of Iowa, and appreciate
1 12 the great value state parks provide for citizens and visitors
1 13 as places of quiet beauty; and
1 14 WHEREAS, Backbone State Park, the first to be set aside as
1 15 a state park, was dedicated in 1920, making 1995 a special
1 16 seventy-fifth anniversary year for state parks and an
1 17 appropriate time to reflect on the fact that Iowa state parks
1 18 have passed the test of time and have been developed and
1 19 supported to the point where there are now over eighty state
1 20 parks and recreation areas within the system; and
1 21 WHEREAS, state parks represent an opportunity for people to
1 22 camp, fish, swim, hike, bike, picnic and, in general, enjoy
1 23 pleasant family outings and peaceful repose in scenic
1 24 surroundings; and
1 25 WHEREAS, state parks include unique natural areas for
1 26 Iowa's wildlife, places to assure perpetuation of animal and
1 27 plant diversity, and important sites for scientific study of
1 28 natural, archaeological, and geological features; and
1 29 WHEREAS, nearly every Iowa citizen has been affected in a
1 30 positive manner at some point in their lives by the presence
1 31 and availability of state parks; NOW THEREFORE,
1 32 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate, including
1 33 members serving on the Committee on Natural Resources,
1 34 Environment, and Energy, lend recognition and support to the
1 35 seventy-fifth anniversary of Iowa's state parks system by
2 1 inviting Iowa citizens and leaders to visit state parks,
2 2 participate in celebrating seventy-five successful years of
2 3 public service and enjoyment, and use this special year to
2 4 acknowledge and reaffirm the importance of state parks to
2 5 Iowa's continued well-being and improvement.
2 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate, including members
2 7 serving on the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment,
2 8 and Energy, recognize this anniversary year as an ideal time
2 9 wherein appropriate actions may be taken to assure that Iowa's
2 10 state parks continue accommodating Iowa citizens for another
2 11 seventy-five years.
2 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be
2 13 transmitted to the Governor of Iowa and that all branches and
2 14 offices of government statewide be encouraged to join in the
2 15 celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the state
2 16 parks system that has served citizens and visitors for three-
2 17 quarters of a century and will continue to serve citizens and
2 18 visitors into the next century.
2 19 LSB 1723SC 76
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