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RESOLUTION Of RESPECT
WHEREAS,Mark Emery Udall served the State of Colorado as
a United States Senator from 2009 to 2015;having previously served five
consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives,representing
Colorado’s 2nd congressional district;and
WHEREAS,during his tenure,Mark Udall played a significant role on
the Committee on Armed Services,Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
and the Select Committee on Intelligence;and throughout his career he proposed
legislation to support renewable energy,expand national parks,and protect natural
resources;and
WHEREAS,as a lifelong outdoorsman and leader of the Colorado
Outward Bound School for 10 years,Mark recognized the importance of
Colorado’s wilderness to our economy and our special way of life.In Congress,
he championed proposals to protect Colorado’s wilderness,and he led the effort to
pass the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness
Expansion Act,which designated nearly 250,000 acres of Rocky Mountain
National Park as Wilderness;and
WHEREAS,as a senior member of the U.S.Senate Energy and Natural
Resources Committee,Senator Mark Udall joined Senator John McCain toured
Rocky Mountain National Park to learn about climate change in Rocky Mountain
National Park,and conducted a Field Hearing of the Energy and Natural
Resources Subcommittee at the Estes Park Town Hall board room and heard
testimony from parks officials and scientists about how global warming is
harming the park system;and
WHEREAS,Senator Mark Udall joined other Colorado Congressional
members and addressed Congress to help reopen Rocky Mountain National Park
during the 2013 Government shutdown;and thus enabled the economy of Estes
Park,which depends heavily on tourism and Rocky Mountain National Park,to
continue recovery from the devastating economic impact of the flood;and
WHEREAS,following the 2013 Flood Senator Udall toured the
National Park and Estes Valley flood areas and met with local officials to
understand flood recovery efforts and needs,and actively pursued federal
government funding to assist with the recovery.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,by this Resolution and Public
Record,recognize the dedication and leadership ofliarkEmeiy Udati and express
our profound appreciation for his service to our community,our state and our
nation.
In witnes whereof I have hereu y
William C inkham,Mayor
Attest.S o._J__L_Lc1 ;.Ict(
January 13,2015
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