Missouri 2023 Regular Session

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Old	New	Differences
1	1	FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2	2	[PERFECTED]
3	3	HOUSERESOLUTION NO.561
4	4	102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
5	5	INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPARKER.
6	6	2532H.02P DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
7	7	WHEREAS,onApril8,2024,themoonwillorbitbetweenEarthandthesunand
8	8	2obstructthelightofthesun,thuscreatingatotalsolareclipse;and
9	9	3
10	10	4 WHEREAS,thelasttotalsolareclipsevisibleinthecontinentalUnitedStates
11	11	5occurredin2017;and
12	12	6
13	13	7 WHEREAS,thistotalsolareclipsewilltravelacrossthecontinentalUnitedStates
14	14	8fromTexastoMaine;and
15	15	9
16	16	10 WHEREAS,thelasttotalsolareclipsevisibleinMissourioccurredin2017;and
17	17	11
18	18	12 WHEREAS,thecenterofthissolareclipsewilltraveloverSoutheastMissouri,
19	19	13includingButler,Dunklin,Pemiscot,NewMadrid,Mississippi,Stoddard,Scott,Cape
20	20	14Girardeau,Bollinger,Iron,Madison,Reynolds,Shannon,Howell,Ozark,Dent,St.Francois,
21	21	15Ste.Genevieve,Perry,andDouglascounties;and
22	22	16
23	23	17 WHEREAS,themomentwhenthemoon’sleadingedgefirstobstructsthesun’slight
24	24	18andthemoonbeginstocastapartialshadowiscalledfirstcontact;and
25	25	19
26	26	20 WHEREAS,themomentwhenthemoon’sleadingedgeobstructstheotheredgeof
27	27	21thesunandthemoonfirstfullyobstructsthesunandcastsafullshadowiscalledsecond
28	28	22contact;and
29	29	23
30	30	24 WHEREAS,themomentwhenthetrailingedgeofthemoonbeginsrecedingfrom
31	31	25thesun’sedgeandthemoonagaincastsapartialshadowiscalledthirdcontact;and
32	32	26
33	33	27 WHEREAS,thetimebetweensecondcontactandthirdcontactwhenthemoon
34	34	28obstructsallofthesun’sdirectlightiscalledthetotality;and 29
35	35	30 WHEREAS,duringboththesecondcontactandthirdcontactwhenthesunisnot
36	36	31quiteentirelyobstructedbythemoon,bitsofsunlightwillshinethroughonlythevalleysand
37	37	32cratersofthemooncreatingbrightspotscalledBaily’sbeads;and
38	38	33
39	39	34 WHEREAS,duringthetotalitydayturnstonight,starscanbeseeninthesky,insects
40	40	35chirp,thetemperaturecools,thesunproducesahaloeffectaroundtheblackorbofthemoon,
41	41	36andtheskyonthehorizonineverydirectionisthecolorofasunset;and
42	42	37
43	43	38 WHEREAS,themomentwhenthemoon’strailingedgefullypassesawayfromthe
44	44	39sunandnolongercastsanyshadowiscalledfourthcontact;and
45	45	40
46	46	41 WHEREAS,firstcontactwilloccurat12:39P.M.overButler,Dunklin,Pemiscot,
47	47	42NewMadrid,Mississippi,Stoddard,Scott,CapeGirardeau,Bollinger,Iron,Madison,
48	48	43Reynolds,Shannon,Howell,Ozark,Dent,St.Francois,Ste.Genevieve,Perry,andDouglas
49	49	44countiesinSoutheastMissouri;and
50	50	45
51	51	46 WHEREAS,thetimebetweenfirstcontactandfourthcontactwillbeapproximately
52	52	47twohoursandthirty-sixminutes;and
53	53	48
54	54	49 WHEREAS,thetotality’sgreatestdurationthroughoutSoutheastMissouriwillbe
55	55	50fourminutesandsixseconds;and
56	56	51
57	57	52 WHEREAS,therareeventofatotalsolareclipsewillcreateaneconomicboomfor
58	58	53thestate;and
59	59	54
60	60	55 WHEREAS,thousandsofspecialviewingglasseswillbeorderedforthemultiple
61	61	56eclipse-relatedeventsacrossSoutheastMissouri;and
62	62	57
63	63	58 WHEREAS,variouscommunitiesthroughoutthestatewillhosteclipse-related
64	64	59celebrations,festivals,andactivities;and
65	65	60
66	66	61 WHEREAS,schoolsandcollegeswillplaneclipse-relatededucationlessonsand
67	67	62events;and
68	68	63
69	69	64 WHEREAS,nopicturecandotheexperienceofatotalsolareclipsejustice,andone
70	70	65mustbeseeninperson;and
71	71	HR561 2 66
72	72	67 WHEREAS,theSoutheastMissouricountiesofButler,Dunklin,Pemiscot,New
73	73	68Madrid,Mississippi,Stoddard,Scott,CapeGirardeau,Bollinger,Iron,Madison,Reynolds,
74	74	69Shannon,Howell,Ozark,Dent,St.Francois,Ste.Genevieve,Perry,andDouglaswillbean
75	75	70ideallocationtoviewthe2024totalsolareclipse:
76	76	71
77	77	72 NOWTHEREFORE BEITRESOLVEDthatthemembersoftheHouseof
78	78	73RepresentativesoftheOneHundredSecondGeneralAssembly,FirstRegularSession,
79	79	74herebydesignateApril8,2024,as"TotalSolarEclipseDay"intheStateofMissouri;and
80	80	75
81	81	76 BEITFURTHERRESOLVEDthatthecitizensofandvisitorstothisstateare
82	82	77encouragedtoobservethedaywithappropriateeventsandactivitiestowitnessthetotalsolar
83	83	78eclipse;and
84	84	79
85	85	80 BEITFURTHERRESOLVEDthatthisresolutionbesenttotheGovernorforhis
86	86	81approvalorrejectionpursuanttotheMissouriConstitution.
87	87	✔
88	88	HR561 3