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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY FREEMAN
1 3 A Resolution urging the United States Congress to
1 4 appropriate funds to the National Park Service to
1 5 assist state and local governments and private
1 6 landowners in developing a comprehensive plan to
1 7 preserve and restore the Loess Hills in Iowa.
1 8 WHEREAS, the Loess Hills in Iowa are a unique
1 9 natural resource that are recognized worldwide for
1 10 their unique landscape and geological value; and
1 11 WHEREAS, the Loess Hills are also recognized for
1 12 their unique cultural and archaeological resources;
1 13 and
1 14 WHEREAS, the National Park Service and a team of
1 15 Iowa specialists completed a Special Resource Study
1 16 and Environmental Assessment of the Loess Hills in
1 17 2002; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the Special Resource Study provided
1 19 national recognition that the Loess Hills in western
1 20 Iowa with their extensive prairie ecosystems are of
1 21 "exceptional value"; and
1 22 WHEREAS, the Special Resource Study catalogued a
1 23 series of threats to the integrity of the Loess Hills
1 24 including erosion, displacement of prairie, unplanned
1 25 growth, and degradation of archaeological resources;
1 26 and
1 27 WHEREAS, a comprehensive plan would complement and
1 28 assist in synthesizing the efforts of a broad range of
1 29 state, private, and federal programs; and
1 30 WHEREAS, the need for assistance is most acute in
2 1 the twelve special landscape areas that have been
2 2 identified in the Loess Hills; and
2 3 WHEREAS, federal assistance is needed to aid state
2 4 and local governments and private landowners in the
2 5 Loess Hills in their efforts to preserve these last
2 6 native prairies of Iowa and this scenic landform; and
2 7 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa and the nation are
2 8 celebrating the visit of the Lewis and Clark Corps of
2 9 Discovery to this treasured Iowa landform 200 years
2 10 ago; NOW THEREFORE,
2 11 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 12 That the Iowa House of Representatives urges Congress
2 13 to immediately act to authorize and appropriate
2 14 funding to the National Park Service so that the
2 15 National Park Service can participate with the Loess
2 16 Hills Development and Conservation Authority and with
2 17 representatives of the Iowa Department of Agriculture
2 18 and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Department of Natural
2 19 Resources, the Iowa Department of Transportation,
2 20 educational institutions, nongovernmental
2 21 organizations, and private landowners in the
2 22 development of a comprehensive plan to ensure the
2 23 long-term protection of the Loess Hills in Iowa; and
2 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the
2 25 House of Representatives send copies of this
2 26 Resolution to the President of the United States; the
2 27 President of the United States Senate; the Speaker of
2 28 the United States House of Representatives; and to
2 29 members of Iowa's congressional delegation.
2 30 LSB 5465HH 80
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