H.C.R. 8

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RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING UTAH
2 MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
3 2005 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Jeff Alexander
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor recognizes the 100th
10 Anniversary of the Utah Manufacturers Association.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This resolution:
13 . recognizes 2005 as the Centennial Year of the Utah Manufacturers Association and
14 congratulates the association, and all manufacturers, for 100 years of service to
15 Utah; and
16 . urges all citizens of the state to join in the celebration and dedicate themselves to a
17 stronger economic society based on the Free Enterprise System.
18 Special Clauses:
19 None
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21 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
22 WHEREAS, the Utah Manufacturers Association (UMA) was incorporated under the
23 laws of the state of Utah in 1905 to broaden the state's industrial base by fostering a sound
24 economic climate;
25 WHEREAS, the UMA has worked closely with the state's legislative bodies,
26 Governors, and with local officials throughout the state for 100 years to promote sound
27 economic practices;

28 WHEREAS, the sound principles of the American Free Enterprise System have been
29 promoted through UMA's programs;
30 WHEREAS, the manufacturing industry has been a building block of Utah's economy
31 and way of life since the arrival of the pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley and has historically
32 been a major element in ensuring a strong economy in Utah;
33 WHEREAS, the efforts of the UMA have fostered a closer working relationship
34 between the state of Utah, its subdivisions, and its private business institutions;
35 WHEREAS, these efforts have helped to develop a business climate ranked among the
36 very best in the United States;
37 WHEREAS, Utah's manufacturing industry provides the second highest paying jobs in
38 the state, equal to 122% of the state average, and employing 13% of the state's total workforce
39 with an annual payroll in excess of $4.2 billion; and
40 WHEREAS, the people of the state of Utah have benefitted from the efforts of the
41 UMA and its member companies through an increase in high-paying jobs and an increase in the
42 standard of living:
43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
44 Governor concurring therein, recognize 2005 as the Centennial Year of the Utah Manufacturers
45 Association and congratulates the association, and all manufacturers, for 100 years of service to
46 Utah.
47 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor urge all citizens
48 of the state to join in the celebration of this centennial anniversary year and dedicate
49 themselves to a stronger economic society based on the American Free Enterprise System.
50 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Utah
51 Manufacturers Association.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-11-05 1:28 PM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

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