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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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