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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. __ 1 2 BY BARRY, HOUSER, DRAKE, WHITEAD, WARNSTADT, 1 3 BOGGESS, KLEMME, HOLMES, JENKINS, HANSEN 1 4 A Concurrent Resolution urging the Governor to 1 5 appoint a commission to develop design proposals 1 6 for Iowa's participation in the United States Mint's 1 7 50 state quarters program and to direct the commission 1 8 to develop designs incorporating the Loess Hills as a 1 9 symbol for the state. 1 10 WHEREAS, the United States Mint has implemented a 1 11 program in accordance with Public Law No. 105-124, to 1 12 commemorate each of the 50 states in the order in 1 13 which the states ratified the United States 1 14 Constitution and joined the Union; and 1 15 WHEREAS, for the 10-year period 1999 through 2008, 1 16 the United States will annually issue five quarter 1 17 dollar coins with state designs displayed on the 1 18 reverse side of the coins; and 1 19 WHEREAS, each state has an opportunity to develop 1 20 and submit designs representative of the state; and 1 21 WHEREAS, quarter dollar coins have a commercial 1 22 lifespan of at least 30 years and are collected for 1 23 generations, providing an opportunity for wide 1 24 distribution of an enduring symbol of this state; and 1 25 WHEREAS, Iowa's Loess Hills land formation, located 1 26 on the western edge of the state near the Missouri 1 27 River, is known internationally for its unique 1 28 physical qualities, prairie plants and lifeforms, and 1 29 archeological deposits; and 1 30 WHEREAS, Iowa entered the Union as the twenty-ninth 2 1 state on December 28, 1846, and the quarter dollar 2 2 honoring the state of Iowa will be issued in 2004; and 2 3 WHEREAS, the Governor will be contacted no later 2 4 than 2002 concerning Iowa's design submission; NOW 2 5 THEREFORE, 2 6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 2 7 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Governor is urged to 2 8 appoint a special commission charged with developing 2 9 designs to submit to the United States Mint for the 2 10 Iowa quarter dollar; and 2 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the commission be 2 12 directed to develop designs incorporating the Loess 2 13 Hills as a symbol for the state. 2 14 LSB 7175HH 78 2 15 jp/gg/8
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