HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25

(By Delegates Perry, Azinger, Barill, Barker, Boggs, Brown, Butcher, D. Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Ellem, Ellington, Evans, Ferns, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Gearheart, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Householder, Howell, Hunt, Iaquinta, Ireland, Jones, Kominar, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley, C. Miller, J. Miller, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Nelson, O'Neal, Overington, Pasdon, Perdue, Pethtel, L. Phillips, Pino, D. Poling, M. Poling, Poore, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Rowan, Savilla, Shaver, Sigler, Skaff, Smith, Sobonya, Staggers, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Wells, White and Williams)

     H. C. R. 25 – “Urging the U. S. Post Office to conduct a ceremony celebrating the official release of a priority mail stamp commemorating the New River Gorge Bridge.”

    Whereas, The United States Post Office is set to release a priority mail stamp commemorating the New River Gorge Bridge on April 11, 2011; and

    Whereas, The United States Post Office generally conducts a nationwide release program for the issuance of stamps that allows stamps to be released in Washington, D.C. without a ceremony and without local participation; and

    Whereas, The United States Post Office can conduct local ceremonies if there is interest in the area in commemorating the issuance of a stamp; and

    Whereas, A ceremony to officially unveil the New River Gorge Commemorative Stamp should be held at a local West Virginia post office; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the United States Post Office is urged to conduct a ceremony, celebrating the official release of a priority mail stamp commemorating the New River Gorge Bridge, in a West Virginia post office; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House forward a certified copy of this resolution to the United States Post Office and the members of the West Virginia congressional delegation.