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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2004 1 2 1 3 A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 4 DESIGNATING BY NAME AN OFFICIAL HIGHEST ELEVATION IN THE 1 5 STATE OF IOWA. 1 6 WHEREAS, the elevation located in Osceola County, commonly 1 7 referred to as Ocheyedan Mound, and previously regarded as the 1 8 unofficial highest elevation in the state has been determined not 1 9 to be the highest elevation in the state; and 1 10 WHEREAS, supplemental vertical control surveys conducted by 1 11 the United States Department of the Interior have determined that 1 12 the actual highest elevation in the state is 1,670 feet above sea 1 13 level, and is located in Osceola County approximately five miles 1 14 north of the town of Sibley in Section 29, Township 100 North, 1 15 Range 41 West, Fifth Principal Meridian, Iowa, as designated by 1 16 the Public Land Survey System; and 1 17 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa is regarded as one of only four 1 18 states in the nation which has not designated by name an official 1 19 highest elevation in the state according to the publication, 1 20 "Highpoints of the United States, A Guide to the Fifty State 1 21 Summits", by Don W. Holmes; and 1 22 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa has traditionally been referred to 1 23 as the Hawkeye State, predating any similar designation applied 1 24 by the University of Iowa to certain athletic teams; and 1 25 WHEREAS, the designation by name of an official highest 1 26 elevation in the state would be of educational value to the 1 27 schoolchildren and citizens of the State of Iowa, create 1 28 additional tourism potential, be of historical significance, 1 29 promote consistency with officially designated state symbols, 1 30 provide a readily understandable alternate designation to the 1 31 Public Land Survey System description, and constitute a source of 1 32 state pride; NOW THEREFORE, 1 33 1 34 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 35 2 1 The site located in Osceola County in Section 29, Township 2 2 100 North, Range 41 West, is recognized and shall be 2 3 designated the official highest elevation in the State of 2 4 Iowa. 2 5 The official highest elevation in the State of Iowa shall 2 6 hereafter be designated and referred to as Hawkeye Point. 2 7 Any official state publications referencing the highest 2 8 elevation in the state, or describing other state symbols or 2 9 features, are encouraged to refer to the highest elevation by 2 10 the official name of Hawkeye Point. 2 11 2 12 2 13 2 14 RON J. CORBETT 2 15 Speaker of the House 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 MARY E. KRAMER 2 20 President of the Senate 2 21 2 22 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 2 23 is known as House Joint Resolution 2004, Seventy-seventh 2 24 General Assembly. 2 25 2 26 2 27 2 28 ELIZABETH ISAACSON 2 29 Chief Clerk of the House 2 30 Approved , 1998 2 31 2 32 2 33 2 34 TERRY E. BRANSTAD 2 35 Governor
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