SENATE RESOLUTION 15

(By Senators Gaunch, Jeffries, Plymale, Stollings and Boso)

[Introduced February 20, 2017]

Recognizing the centennial year of the City of Nitro.

Whereas, The City of Nitro, West Virginia, was founded during World War I as a result of the Deficiency Appropriation Act of October 6, 1917, which authorized funds for the construction of United States Government explosives plants; and

Whereas, The City of Nitro was recognized as a “Living Memorial to World War I” on the floor of the 97th Congress of the United States Senate on September 29, 1982; and

Whereas, The citizens of the City of Nitro, in this, their one hundredth year, are working diligently towards dedicating the City of Nitro as a National Memorial to World War I; and

Whereas, The City of Nitro is celebrating its centennial throughout the year of 2017, with dedications, ceremonies, parades, fireworks and appropriate displays; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Senate hereby recognizes the centennial year of the City of Nitro; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the appropriate officials representing the City of Nitro.