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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 532 

Celebrating the 140th anniversary of the State of Colorado. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 13, 2016 

Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. BENNET) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Celebrating the 140th anniversary of the State of Colorado. 

Whereas Colorado joined the Union as the 38th State on August 1, 1876, when President Ulysses S. Grant signed a 

statehood proclamation; 

Whereas statehood was granted to Colorado after Colorado 

became a territory in 1861 and Jerome Chaffee, a Representative for the territory, convinced Congress that the 

population had increased enough for statehood to be approved; 

Whereas the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado 

Springs, Colorado, educates and trains brave men and 

women in the Air Force; 

Whereas Colorado has 6 military bases that are home to the 

honorable men and women who serve the United States; 


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Whereas there are more than 36,000 farms in Colorado, located on more than 31,000,000 acres, which grow a variety of crops, including barley, grapes, sunflowers, and 

beans; 

Whereas Colorado ranks fifth in the United States for potato 

production and produces 2,000,000,000 pounds of potatoes; 

Whereas Colorado produces 8,000,000 bushels of barley each 

year and ranks third in the United States in breweries 

per capita with a total of 285 breweries; 

Whereas Golden, Colorado, is home to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (commonly referred to as 

‘‘NREL’’), which is transforming the ways the people of 

the United States use and develop energy through research; 

Whereas Colorado is ranked twelfth in the United States for 

installed solar energy capacity and eighth in the United 

States for the number of wind turbines located within the 

State; 

Whereas, with an average of more than 300 days of sunshine 

per year, Colorado is one of the sunniest States in the 

United States; 

Whereas Colorado is home to the Southern Ute Tribe and the 

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; 

Whereas Colorado is home to 58 mountain peaks rising 

14,000 feet above sea level; 

Whereas Colorado has world renowned skiing and 

snowboarding, with 25 resorts for Coloradans and out-ofState visitors to enjoy; 


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Whereas Colorado has 4 National Parks, including the Black 

Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the Great Sand 

Dunes National Park and Preserve, Mesa Verde National 

Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park; 

Whereas Colorado is also home to numerous monuments, wilderness areas, recreation areas, and historic trails, all of 

which ensure that beautiful landscapes are preserved and 

provide recreation opportunities for all; 

Whereas Colorado is a national leader in aerospace, where 

companies develop cutting edge technology to propel the 

United States into the future; and 

Whereas Colorado is a symbol of the beauty and opportunity 

America has to offer, and Katherine Lee Bates wrote the 

poem ‘‘America the Beautiful’’ after being inspired during a hike up Pikes Peak: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate commends and celebrates 

2 Colorado and the people of Colorado on the 140th anniver3 sary of the State of Colorado. 

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