HM 22 — "CIBOLA COUNTY DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 22RECOGNIZING 54THCIBOLA LEGISLATURE-COUNTY STATEAND OFDECLARING NEWFEBRUARY MEXICO7, - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED"CIBOLA BYCOUNTY HarryDAY" GarciaIN andTHE RodolphoHOUSE "Rudy"OF S.REPRESENTATIVES.

Martinez5 andWHEREAS, EliseoCibola Leecounty Alconis 7New 9Mexico's Anewest MEMORIALcounty, RECOGNIZINGhaving CIBOLAbeen COUNTYcreated ANDon DECLARINGJune FEBRUARY19, 7,1981; 2019 "CIBOLA COUNTY DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

14and WHEREAS, Cibola county isconsists Newof Mexico'sthe newestwesternmost county,four- havingfifths beenof createdthe onformer JuneValencia 19,county; 1981;

and WHEREAS, CibolaGrants, countywith consistsa population of themore westernmostthan four-nine ethousand tpeople, 17is fifthsthe ofcounty theseat formerof ValenciaCibola county;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, Grants,Cibola withcounty ais populationover offour morethousand thanfive ninehundred =square =miles 19in aarea land thousandconsists people,of isone thecity, countyone seattown ofand Cibolatwenty-three county;localities;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, Cibola county is overhome fourto thousandthe fivePueblo hundredof aAcoma, tthe mPueblo m 21 square miles in area and consists of oneLaguna city, one town and dthe rRamah echapter 22of twenty-threethe localities;Navajo Nation;

and cWHEREAS, eCibola scounty kfeatures 23Bluewater WHEREAS,Lake Cibolastate countypark isand homethe tonationally theprotected Puebloareas of Acoma, the eCibola anational nforest, bEl 24Malpais Pueblonational ofmonument Laguna and theconservation Ramaharea chapterand ofEl theMorro Navajonational Nation;monument;

u [ and .213070.1 WHEREAS, Cibola county features Bluewater Lake state park and the nationally protected areas of the Cibola national forest, El Malpais national monument and conservation area and El Morro national monument;

and HM 22 WHEREAS, the Cibola communities economic development Page 1 foundation, incorporated, which, in 1994, grew out of the greater Grants industrial development foundation, incorporated, founded in 1982, promotes the economic and industrial base of Cibola county and its communities;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Cibola communities e e n d 18 economic development foundation, incorporated, consists of = = l ] 19 fifteen members who, together, represent Cibola county, the a l r i 20 city of Grants, the village of Milan, Cibola foundation, t e a t incorporated, the Grants/Cibola county chamber of commerce, the m m 21 e d r e 22 Grants-Cibola county school district, New Mexico state c e r c 23 university-Grants and private industry;

e a n b 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF u [ REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Cibola county .213070.1 - 2 - be recognized for its natural beauty and historic and cultural importance;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be HM 22 Page 2 transmitted to the Cibola communities economic development foundation, incorporated, the city of Grants, the village of Milan, Cibola county, Cibola foundation, incorporated, the Pueblo of Acoma, the Pueblo of Laguna and the Ramah chapter of the Navajo Nation.

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