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HCR053.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES - Stating findings of the Legislature and encouraging
individuals to work with local units of government to make recommendations
to the State Historical Society who shall forward the recommendations to
the United States Board on Geographic Names on recommended changes of names
of places and geographic areas that the individuals and local units of
government deem offensive.
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/25 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/26 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/28 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote - to Senate
03/01 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/07 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/08 10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Title apvd - to House
03/11 To enrol
03/12 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/13 Pres signed
To Secretary of State
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 53
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ENCOURAGING
3 INDIVIDUALS AND LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT TO RECOMMEND CHANGES OF NAMES OF
4 PLACES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT ARE DEEMED OFFENSIVE TO THE STATE HISTOR-
5 ICAL SOCIETY TO BE CONSIDERED AND FORWARDED TO THE UNITED STATES BOARD ON
6 GEOGRAPHIC NAMES.
7 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 WHEREAS, Section 19, Article III, of the Constitution of the State of
9 Idaho prohibits the Legislature from passing local or special laws changing
10 the names of persons or places; and
11 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho encourages tolerance and understanding between
12 all of its citizens; and
13 WHEREAS, there are certain names of places and geographic areas in Idaho
14 that may be offensive to all or some segments of Idaho's population; and
15 WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the State Legislature to encourage the
16 eventual renaming of offensive geographic place names in the state of Idaho by
17 encouraging individuals and local units of government to identify and achieve
18 consensus as to geographical place names in the state of Idaho with offensive
19 names.
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
21 sion of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
22 the Senate concurring therein, that we encourage individuals and local units
23 of government to recommend those geographical place names in the state that
24 are deemed offensive to the State Historical Society, who will adopt proce-
25 dures to consider these recommendations for changes of names of places and
26 geographic areas that individuals or local units of government deem offensive,
27 taking into consideration such concerns as fiscal impact and whether there is
28 consensus with other individuals or local units of government, and forward the
29 names of places deemed offensive to the United States Board on Geographic
30 Names.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11850C3
This resolution sets forth the process in the State of Idaho for
renaming geographic site names. It encourages individuals and local
units of government to identify names of places and geographic areas
that are offensive and submit to the Idaho Historical Society
recommendations to rename those places. The Idaho Historical Society
is the authorized agency to identify and rename such places. The
Idaho Historical Society shall convey their recommendations to the
United States Board of Geographic Names for recommended name site
changes.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact from this proposal.
Name: Rep. Julie Ellsworth
Phone: 208 332-1000
Rep. Bill Deal
Rep. Tom Trail
Rep. Wayne Meyer
Rep. Elaine Smith
Rep. Elmer Martinez
Sen. Moon Wheeler
208 332-1000
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