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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY MILLER AND FRAISE
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution urging the Governor to appoint
1 4 a commission to develop design proposals for Iowa's
1 5 participation in the United States Mint's 50 State
1 6 Quarters Program, and to direct the commission to
1 7 develop designs incorporating a symbol for the state
1 8 of Iowa.
1 9 WHEREAS, the United States Mint has implemented a
1 10 program in accordance with Public Law No. 105-124, to
1 11 commemorate each of the 50 states in the order in
1 12 which the states ratified the United States
1 13 Constitution and joined the Union; and
1 14 WHEREAS, each state has an opportunity to develop
1 15 and submit designs representative of the state; and
1 16 WHEREAS, quarter dollar coins have a commercial
1 17 lifespan of at least 30 years and are collected for
1 18 generations, providing an opportunity for wide
1 19 distribution of an enduring symbol of this state; and
1 20 WHEREAS, Iowa entered the Union as the twenty-ninth
1 21 state on December 28, 1846, and the quarter dollar
1 22 honoring the state of Iowa will be issued in 2004; and
1 23 WHEREAS, the Governor of Iowa will be contacted no
1 24 later than 2002 concerning Iowa's design submission;
1 25 and
1 26 WHEREAS, a special commission should be established
1 27 by the Governor to consider Iowa's design submission;
1 28 and
1 29 WHEREAS, the symbol of the State of Iowa should
1 30 reflect the agricultural heritage of this great state;
2 1 and
2 2 WHEREAS, the symbol should be unique and identified
2 3 with Iowa; and
2 4 WHEREAS, the rich cultural heritage of Iowa should
2 5 be displayed on the symbol; and
2 6 WHEREAS, the one symbol that superbly represents
2 7 our culture, one of our famous artists, and
2 8 agriculture, is Grant Wood's painting, "American
2 9 Gothic"; NOW THEREFORE,
2 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 11 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly
2 12 urges Governor Vilsack to appoint a special commission
2 13 charged with developing a design incorporating the
2 14 famous Grant Wood painting "American Gothic" as the
2 15 symbol for the state quarter.
2 16 LSB 3643SS 79
2 17 vl/cf/24
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