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ID HCR005
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Engrossed
1/30/2013
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
- Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the creation of Idaho Territory by President Abraham Lincoln on March 4, 1863
- Recognizes Lincoln's involvement in naming the territory, lobbying Congress for passage of the Idaho Act, and appointing the first two territorial governors and thirteen other federal officials prior to April 14, 1865
- Acknowledges Lincoln's contributions to Idaho's development through support of the Homestead Act, Morrill Act for land grant colleges, and the transcontinental railway
- Names the Legislative Auditorium in the West Wing of the State Capitol Building the Abraham Lincoln Auditorium
- Directs legislative leadership, in coordination with the State Historical Society and Capitol Commission, to place signs, plaques, exhibits, or works of art related to Abraham Lincoln in or near the auditorium
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and commemorating the Idaho Territorial Sesquicentennial and providing that the Legislative Auditorium be named the Abraham Lincoln Auditorium.
IDAHO TERRITORIAL SESQUICENTENNIAL
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 8:47 a.m. on March 8, 2013
3/11/2013
Committee Referrals
State Affairs1/31/2013
Full Bill Text
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