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HCR026....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS - Stating findings of the Legislature and
recognizing the accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in
the State of Idaho and designating March 31 of each year as CCC Recognition
Day.
03/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/23 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Rusche
Title apvd - to Senate
03/29 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/30 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/31 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 32-0-3
AYES -- Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Coiner, Compton, Corder, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde,
Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai,
Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett,
Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Andreason, Darrington, Pearce
Floor Sponsor - Stegner
Title apvd - to House
03/31 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/01 Pres signed - To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 26
BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN THE
3 STATE OF IDAHO AND DESIGNATING MARCH 31 OF EACH YEAR AS CCC RECOGNITION
4 DAY.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, on March 31, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into
7 law the authorization to form a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to help
8 alleviate the horrific unemployment problems of the Great Depression, and this
9 year marks the 72nd anniversary of the CCC; and
10 WHEREAS, there were one hundred fifty-one camps located in the state of
11 Idaho, thirty-three in national forests, five in state forests, one in a pri-
12 vate forest, five dedicated to soil conservation service, and one in a state
13 park; and
14 WHEREAS, approximately 28,000 men from Idaho were enrollees in CCC camps;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, lasting impact on the infrastructure of the state of Idaho
17 includes fire lookouts, large diversion dams, over 3,000 miles of telephone
18 lines, planting over 28,000,000 trees, 484,149 man-days fighting forest fires,
19 641,464 acres protected from tree and plant disease, and insect pest control
20 and rodent and predatory animal control provided on over 4 million acres; and
21 WHEREAS, in addition to the impact of projects throughout the state and
22 nation, it is difficult to calculate the impact on the enrollees who were
23 given the opportunity to work hard, eat hearty and gain weight, while learning
24 job skills and work ethic which would sustain them individually and the nation
25 as a whole through the next generation and beyond; and
26 WHEREAS, at least 40,000 illiterates were taught to read and write during
27 their CCC experience; and
28 WHEREAS, many left the CCC to become soldiers in World War II, many set-
29 tled in the states where they had been encamped, and many returned to their
30 homes with new skills and varied interests; and
31 WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the state of Idaho join with other states
32 to recognize the Civilian Conservation Corps.
33 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
34 of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
35 Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature hereby honors and acknowledges
36 the contributions of the Civilian Conservation Corps to the state of Idaho. In
37 recognition of these contributions, the Legislature hereby designates March 31
38 of each year as CCC Recognition Day.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15159
This legislation will recognize the accomplishments of the
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the state of Idaho and
designate March 31 as Civilian Conservation Corps Recognition
Day.
In the recovery from the Great Depression, programs that promoted
the values of work and skills development helped turn the country
around. Almost 28,000 men worked in the CCC camps of Idaho
earning, learning and providing infrastructure we still are using
today.
By this resolution, Idaho joins other states in recognizing these
men and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact.
Contact
Name: Rep. John Rusche
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 26