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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 130<br /> – Idaho urban/rural economies

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 130

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SCR130.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
URBAN/RURAL ECONOMIES - Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting
that the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce jointly
identify one week each calendar year to conduct outreach and education on
the interdependence between Idaho's urban and rural economies, to seek new
opportunities for rural and urban collaboration and to encourage individual
cities and rural communities throughout the state to conduct similar
observances.

02/14    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15    Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
02/18    10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Broadsword
    Title apvd - to House
02/19    House intro - 1st rdg - to Agric Aff
03/11    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/13    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Bolz
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/14    To enrol
03/17    Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/18    To Secretary of State

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                                       IN THE SENATE

                            SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 130

                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    EXPRESSING FINDINGS OF  THE  LEGISLATURE  AND  REQUESTING  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE
  3        DEPARTMENT  OF AGRICULTURE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO JOINTLY IDEN-
  4        TIFY ONE WEEK IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR TO CONDUCT OUTREACH AND  EDUCATION  ON
  5        THE INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN IDAHO'S URBAN AND RURAL ECONOMIES, TO SEEK NEW
  6        OPPORTUNITIES  FOR RURAL AND URBAN COLLABORATION AND TO ENCOURAGE INDIVID-
  7        UAL CITIES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO  CONDUCT  SIMILAR
  8        OBSERVANCES.

  9    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 10        WHEREAS,  the  social, cultural and economic interdependence that connects
 11    Idaho's rural and urban areas is both a historic strength of the state and  an
 12    asset desirable to retain into the future; and
 13        WHEREAS,  the  advance  of  technology to improve food, fiber and building
 14    material  production,  processing  and  marketing  has  only   furthered   the
 15    interdependence  between  the  core economic forces in Idaho's urban and rural
 16    areas; and
 17        WHEREAS,  modern  agricultural  practices  being  implemented   throughout
 18    Idaho's   rural  areas  rely  increasingly  on  microprocessors  and  advanced
 19    information-based technologies produced and available in Idaho's urban  areas;
 20    and
 21        WHEREAS,  the  core  industrial market for microprocessors and information
 22    technologies is in applications required for  the  production,  manufacturing,
 23    distribution  or  otherwise  adding value to food, fiber or building materials
 24    purchased and used by consumers; and
 25        WHEREAS, more than one in seven jobs in Idaho's urban areas  are  directly
 26    attributable  to  the  production and processing of goods derived from Idaho's
 27    rural areas according to the State Fact Sheet--Idaho prepared  by  the  United
 28    States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Services; and
 29        WHEREAS,  many opportunities exist for enhancing the economic strengths of
 30    the state of Idaho by furthering partnerships and collaborations between rural
 31    industries and the goods and services available in Idaho cities; and
 32        WHEREAS, an opportunity to identify, promote, expand  upon  and  celebrate
 33    Idaho's  successful  rural  and  urban  partnerships  will help to secure such
 34    successes into the future.
 35        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second  Regular  Ses-
 36    sion  of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre-
 37    sentatives concurring therein, that  we request the Governor of the  State  of
 38    Idaho,  the  Idaho  Department of Agriculture and the Idaho Department of Com-
 39    merce to  jointly identify one week each year in which to conduct outreach and
 40    education on the interdependence between Idaho's urban and rural economies, to
 41    seek new opportunities for rural and  urban  collaboration  and  to  encourage
 42    individual  cities and rural communities throughout the state to conduct simi-
 43    lar observances.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 17892

This Concurrent Resolution would designate one week per year as
Farm City Week. It expresses the desire of the Legislature to focus
existing education and outreach resources in the Idaho Departments
of Agriculture and Commerce on an area of proven economic
development success: the promotion of partnerships and business
collaborations between rural and urban businesses.  Such
educational and promotional events have existed as part of the
National Farm City Program for over 54 years.



                          FISCAL IMPACT

None.  The tasks described in this resolution are within the
existing duties, responsibilities and budgets of the participating
agencies.





Contact
Name: Senator Joyce Broadsword 
Phone: 208-332-1338
Senator Kate Kelly
Representative Darrell Bolz
Representative Donna Pence


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                       SCR 130