H.C.R. 7 Enrolled

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OPPOSING
NUCLEAR TESTING
2005 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Michael E. Noel
Ralph Becker
DeMar Bud Bowman
Craig W. Buttars
David Clark
David N. Cox
Brad L. DeeJames R. Gowans
David L. Hogue
Brad King
Todd E. Kiser
Bradley G. Last
Steven R. MascaroKaren W. Morgan
Patrick Painter
LaWanna Lou Shurtliff
David Ure
Stephen H. Urquhart
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor strongly urges the
Federal Government not to resume nuclear testing at its Nevada Test Site.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
. recalls the devastation caused to the health of thousands of citizens by previous
nuclear testing at the Federal Government's Nevada Test Site; and
. strongly urges the Federal Government not to resume nuclear testing at its Nevada
Test Site.
Special Clauses:
None

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
WHEREAS, nuclear testing began at the Federal Government's Nevada Test Site in
1951;
WHEREAS, according to the United States Department of Energy's Nevada Operations
Office, 45 of the 515 announced nuclear weapons tests that occurred between 1961 and 1984
released radioactivity beyond the testing site;

WHEREAS, many Utahns and many other citizens living downwind of those tests
suffered as a result of being "active participants" in the nation's nuclear testing program;
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the state of Utah supports a strong military defense, but
not at the expense of its citizens through renewed nuclear testing;
WHEREAS, as part of its recognition of the 50th Anniversary of nuclear testing at the
Nevada Test Site in the 2001 General Session, the 54th Legislature of the state of Utah expressed
"the fervent desire and commitment to assure that such a legacy will never be repeated";
WHEREAS, surviving "downwinders" who continue to suffer today know their fight
against renewed nuclear testing will not benefit them personally because it is too late for them;
WHEREAS, surviving downwinders fight renewed nuclear testing for the sake of their
children and grandchildren;
WHEREAS, a resumption of nuclear testing at the Federal Government's Nevada Test
Site would mean a return to the mistakes and miscalculations of the past which have marred
many Utahns;
WHEREAS, a resumption of nuclear testing essentially means the creation of a new
generation of downwinders;
WHEREAS, a resumption of nuclear testing at the Federal Government's Nevada Test
Site would verify the axiom that those who fail to learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed
to repeat them;
WHEREAS, the resumption of nuclear testing at the Federal Government's Nevada Test
Site would signify a dramatic step backward in the United States of America's resolve to learn
from its tragic nuclear testing legacy;
WHEREAS, the "Wind Wall" is a planned monument to pay tribute to the people who
lost their lives to nuclear testing, those who are battling downwinder-related diseases now, and
for those who have lost loved ones because of nuclear testing;
WHEREAS, it is intended that the Wind Wall be placed in or near Washington County,
Utah, as residents of that county were the most impacted by nuclear fallout; and
WHEREAS, the state of Utah has an obligation to its citizens, especially those who have

suffered so much, to do all in its power to ensure that the lingering wounds from nuclear testing
are not reopened to afflict both current and future generations:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
Governor concurring therein, strongly urge that the United States Government not resume
nuclear testing at its Federal Government's Nevada Test Site.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the President of
the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority
Leader of the United States Senate, Downwinders, Inc., and the members of Utah's congressional
delegation.