Bill Text: IA HR115 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A resolution urging designation of the Iowa brook trout as the official state fish for the State of Iowa.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-25 - Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 753. [HR115 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HR115-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 115 - Introduced

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                    HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
         BY  KELLEY, MEYER, WOLFE, GAINES, and BROWN=POWERS
  1  1 A Resolution urging designation of the Iowa brook trout
  1  2    as the official state fish for the State of Iowa.
  1  3    WHEREAS, the Iowa brook trout (salvelinus
  1  4 fontinalis) is a fish native to Iowa that is found
  1  5 almost exclusively in the northeastern portion of the
  1  6 state in select spring=fed streams; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, brook trout are the only trout species
  1  8 native to Iowa; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, the Iowa brook trout is readily
  1 10 recognizable and distinguishable from other trout by
  1 11 two main characteristics: vivid white lines on the
  1 12 front or leading edge of the lower fins, and light
  1 13 wormy streaks or mottling called vermiculations on
  1 14 the darker background of the trout's top portion or
  1 15 back; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, a male Iowa brook trout at spawning time
  1 17 is among the most beautiful of all fish with deep
  1 18 red=yellow=crimson coloration along the belly and
  1 19 numerous red and pale yellow spots sometimes surrounded
  1 20 by a blue=colored circle on its sides; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, the Iowa brook trout's beautiful coloration
  1 22 and scarcity add immeasurably to its aesthetic
  1 23 value; and
  1 24    WHEREAS, the normal length of an Iowa brook trout
  1 25 during the third year of life is 10 to 13 inches; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, an Iowa brook trout that weighs over one
  1 27 pound is considered a trophy; and
  1 28    WHEREAS, a female Iowa brook trout matures at about
  2  1 two years of age while most males mature during the
  2  2 first year of life; and
  2  3    WHEREAS, life expectancy of the Iowa brook trout is
  2  4 seldom longer than three years; and
  2  5    WHEREAS, natural reproduction of the Iowa brook
  2  6 trout is presently limited to only a few streams in the
  2  7 state; and
  2  8    WHEREAS, in order to survive, the Iowa brook
  2  9 trout must have the coldest and cleanest of stream
  2 10 conditions; and
  2 11    WHEREAS, continual pollution, heavy siltation, or
  2 12 other water quality degradation of Iowa's streams will
  2 13 extirpate the species forever; and
  2 14    WHEREAS, disappearance of the Iowa brook trout will
  2 15 foretell the disappearance of the last of our state's
  2 16 purest coldwater streams; and
  2 17    WHEREAS, the Iowa brook trout is the perfect symbol
  2 18 of our state's ongoing efforts to save and reestablish
  2 19 healthy waters; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 20    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 21 That the House of Representatives supports efforts to
  2 22 preserve and to reestablish healthy waters and to raise
  2 23 awareness of all aquatic species in the state by urging
  2 24 that the Iowa brook trout be designated as the official
  2 25 state fish for the State of Iowa.
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