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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY TINSMAN 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution designating the Iowa tartan 1 4 and the Iowa dress tartan as the official state 1 5 tartan. 1 6 WHEREAS, Tartan Day has been recognized and 1 7 celebrated on April 6 since 1999 to commemorate the 1 8 signing of the Declaration of Arbroath that inspired 1 9 the United States Declaration of Independence and to 1 10 recognize the contributions of the people of Scottish 1 11 and Scots-Irish heritage to the United States and 1 12 Iowa; and 1 13 WHEREAS, twenty states, the United States, all of 1 14 the Canadian provinces, some of the American military 1 15 forces, and several cities in the United States have 1 16 adopted their own tartan which can be worn by anyone 1 17 of any nationality, known as district tartans; and 1 18 WHEREAS, Iowa has a rich history of Scottish 1 19 influence in the founding of towns, cities, and 1 20 counties; and that history is reflected in place names 1 21 and celebrations throughout Iowa; and 1 22 WHEREAS, Iowans of Scottish and Scots-Irish descent 1 23 have shown leadership in the fields of science, 1 24 industry, literature, politics, exploration, and 1 25 conservation; and 1 26 WHEREAS, the Scottish community had input into the 1 27 creation of the Iowa tartan and Iowa dress tartan; and 1 28 WHEREAS, the colors chosen for the Iowa tartan were 1 29 chosen to symbolize Iowa: blue for the sky, our 1 30 rivers and lakes; green for the fields our farmers 2 1 plant; black for the rich soil with which we are 2 2 blessed; white for snow; red for barns and the state 2 3 flower, the wild rose; brown for the earth; and yellow 2 4 for corn and the state bird, the goldfinch; and 2 5 WHEREAS, the Scottish Tartan Authority requires 2 6 legislative action by a state to register a tartan as 2 7 a state tartan; and 2 8 WHEREAS, the Iowa Scottish Heritage Society 2 9 initiated the creation of the state tartans as gifts 2 10 for all of the people of Iowa to symbolize the nature, 2 11 qualities, and beauty of Iowa and as a symbol of unity 2 12 and all that weaves us together as Iowans; NOW 2 13 THEREFORE, 2 14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 2 15 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly 2 16 recommends adoption of the designs submitted by the 2 17 Iowa Scottish Heritage Society as the Iowa tartan and 2 18 the Iowa dress tartan as the official Iowa tartan; and 2 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the editor of the Iowa 2 20 Official Register shall include an appropriate 2 21 photograph illustrating the Iowa tartan and the Iowa 2 22 dress tartan, accompanied by suitable text, in the 2 23 section of the register devoted to official state 2 24 symbols. 2 25 LSB 2723SS 80 2 26 pf/cf/24
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