SM 45 — "MCKINLEY COUNTY & GALLUP DAY"

SENATEA MEMORIAL 45PROCLAIMING 54THFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE21, -2019 STATE"MCKINLEY OFCOUNTY NEWAND MEXICOGALLUP -DAY" FIRSTIN SESSION,THE 2019SENATE. INTRODUCED BY George K.

Munoz5 6WHEREAS, 8McKinley 10county Aand MEMORIALthe PROCLAIMINGcity FEBRUARYof 21,Gallup 2019are "MCKINLEYthe COUNTYnorthwestern ANDgateway GALLUPto DAY"New INMexico; THE SENATE.

14and WHEREAS, McKinley county and the city of Gallup arereflect the northwesternrich gatewaycultural, torecreational and economic diversity of New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, McKinley county has the greatest number of Native American residents of any New Mexico county and is the cityhome of Gallupmembers reflectof ethe tNavajo 17Nation and the richPueblo cultural,of recreationalZuni and economicof diversityone of Newthe wlargest lgatherings nof dNative 18Americans, Mexico;the annual intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, McKinley county has the greatest number of Native i a e r 20 American residents of any New Mexico county and is the home of aRed tRock mpark; m 21 members of the Navajo Nation and the Pueblo of Zuni and of one d r e 22 of the largest gatherings of Native Americans, the annual c e s k 23 intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and eWHEREAS, aMcKinley ncounty bincorporates 24the WHEREAS,continental McKinleydivide, countywhich isseparates the homewatersheds of Redthe RockPacific park;and Atlantic oceans;

and u [ WHEREAS, McKinley county incorporates the continental .213142.1 divide, which separates the watersheds of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans;

and WHEREAS, McKinley county hosted the twenty-four-hour national mountain bicycling championships and boosts usage SM 45 and awareness of the Zuni mountains trail system, the jewel Page 1 of the southwest;

and WHEREAS, the city of Gallup is a center of commerce for members of the Navajo Nation and has been a corridor for cross-cross-country country rail traffic since the nineteenth century;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE e e 17 OF NEW MEXICO that February 21, 2019 be designated "McKinley e e n d 18 County and Gallup Day" in the senate to honor and showcase the = = l ] 19 many facets of McKinley county and of the city of Gallup;

and a l r i 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be t e a t transmitted to the board of county commissioners of McKinley m m 21 e d r e 22 county and to the mayor and city council of the city of Gallup.

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