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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 2217) 1 4 A Concurrent Resolution requesting the establishment 1 5 of a conference to study the protection of the Loess 1 6 Hills areas of this state. 1 7 WHEREAS, the Iowa Loess Hills, encompassing more 1 8 than 600,000 acres, hold an abundance of rare plant 1 9 and animal communities including some of the few 1 10 remaining plats of native prairie grasses; and 1 11 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa is establishing the 1 12 Loess Hills Pioneer State Forest which currently 1 13 includes approximately 9,000 acres of forest, grass, 1 14 and cropland; and 1 15 WHEREAS, the loess deposits are highly erodible 1 16 soils which warrant appropriate conservation 1 17 management practices to protect the land from severe 1 18 soil losses; and 1 19 WHEREAS, many areas of Iowa's Loess Hills are 1 20 suitable for multiple public uses and benefits 1 21 including outdoor recreation, wildlife habitat, and 1 22 historical, geological, and cultural investigation; 1 23 NOW THEREFORE, 1 24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 1 25 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the legislative 1 26 council is requested to establish a conference to 1 27 develop, study, and analyze proposals for the 1 28 designation and protection of loess soil areas which 1 29 possess outstanding cultural and natural values, such 1 30 as scenic, forest, prairie, mineral, geological, 2 1 historic, archaeological, recreational, educational, 2 2 water quality, or flood protection values. 2 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the legislative 2 4 council may authorize the Loess Hills Development 2 5 Authority to coordinate the study and develop 2 6 recommendations relating to the protection, 2 7 preservation, and uses of land in the Loess Hills 2 8 areas of this state. 2 9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the conference shall 2 10 report its findings and recommendations to the 2 11 legislative council and to the members of the general 2 12 assembly. 2 13 LSB 4405SV 77 2 14 tj/jw/5.1
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