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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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