House
Resolution
14
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
14
BY
COWNIE
A
Resolution
recognizing
the
significant
achievement
1
and
importance
of
rural
electrification
in
Iowa
in
2
stimulating
economic
development
and
improving
the
3
quality
of
life
for
thousands
of
Iowans.
4
WHEREAS,
seventy-five
years
ago,
rural
5
not-for-profit
electric
cooperatives
in
Iowa
recognized
6
the
need
for
a
strong,
unified
political
voice;
and
7
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Rural
Electric
Cooperative
8
Association,
now
known
as
the
Iowa
Association
of
9
Electric
Cooperatives,
was
founded
in
1942
to
promote
10
the
general
welfare
of
its
members,
including
the
11
growth
and
development
of
rural
electric
cooperatives,
12
to
publish
and
distribute
information,
and
to
bring
13
electricity
to
rural
Iowans;
and
14
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Association
of
Electric
15
Cooperatives
assists
its
members
in
providing
safe,
16
reliable,
and
affordable
energy
that
is
environmentally
17
responsible;
and
18
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
electric
cooperatives
provide
19
electricity
to
over
650,000
Iowans
throughout
all
99
20
counties
in
Iowa
every
day;
and
21
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
rural
electric
cooperatives
are
22
committed
and
contribute
greatly
to
economic
rural
23
development
and
community
enrichment;
and
24
WHEREAS,
the
observance
of
the
75th
anniversary
25
of
the
founding
of
the
Iowa
Association
of
Electric
26
Cooperatives
presents
the
opportunity
to
celebrate
27
the
rich
legacy
of
rural
electrification
in
Iowa
in
28
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improving
the
quality
of
life
for
thousands
of
Iowans
1
while
looking
to
the
future;
NOW
THEREFORE,
2
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
3
That
the
Iowa
House
of
Representatives
recognizes
the
4
longstanding
and
ever-increasing
role
of
Iowa’s
rural
5
electric
cooperatives
in
powering
lives
and
empowering
6
communities
within
the
great
state
of
Iowa.
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