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-REFERENCE TITLE: Leupp Road; renaming; Kachina Point
+ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
-State of Arizona
+57th
+  Legislature, 2nd Regular Session
 
-House of Representatives
+Majority Research Staff
 
-Fifty-seventh Legislature
+HCM2012:
+Leupp Road; renaming; Kachina Point
 
-Second Regular Session
+Sponsor:
+Representative Tsosie, LD 6
 
-2026
+Committee
+on Transportation & Infrastructure
 
-HCM 2012
+Overview
 
-Introduced by
+Urges
+the State Board on Geographic and Historical Names to rename Leupp Road to
+Kachina Point to promote Hopi heritage and culture in this state.
 
-Representative
-  Tsosie
+History
 
-A CONCURRENT
-MEMORIAL
+Established in
+1982, the Arizona State Board on
+Geographic and Historic Names
+(ASBGHN) has statutory responsibility to determine the
+most appropriate names for geographic features and places of
+historical significance in Arizona. The Board also has statutory responsibility
+to establish or designate a highway or area as a parkway,
+historic road, or scenic road that is of geographic or historical significance
+in Arizona.
 
-Urging the State board on geographic and
-historic names to rename Leupp Road to Kachina Point Road.
+The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation located in northeastern
+Arizona. The reservation occupies part of Coconino and Navajo counties,
+encompasses more than 1.5 million acres, and is made up of 12 villages on three
+mesas.
 
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+Provisions
 
-To the Chairperson of the State Board on Geographic and
-Historic Names:
+1.
+Urges the
+State Board on Geographic and Historical Names to rename Leupp Road to Kachina
+Point to promote Hopi heritage and culture in this state.
 
-Your memorialist respectfully represents:
+2.
+Urges the
+Secretary of State to transmit a copy of this Memorial to the Chairperson of
+the State Board of Geographic and Historic Names.
 
-Whereas, the Constitution and bylaws of the Hopi Tribe, article
-VI, powers of the tribal council, section 1(a), authorize the Hopi Tribal
-Council "to represent and speak for the Hopi Tribe in all matters for the
-welfare of the Tribe"; and
+3.
 
-Whereas, the Hopi Tribe is a federally recognized sovereign
-nation with inherent authority to govern its lands and protect its cultural
-heritage; and
+4.
 
-Whereas, the Hopi Tribal Council recognizes the historical and
-cultural significance of the name "Kachina Point," as it reflects the
-traditions, values and identity of the Hopi people; and
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-Whereas, officially renaming Leupp Road to Kachina Point Road
-would honor Hopi heritage and strengthen relationships between tribal, state
-and federal partners; and
+6.   Initials LM/IC���������������� HCM
+2012
 
-Whereas, the Hopi Tribal Council fully supports this renaming,
-as it represents an important step toward preserving and promoting Hopi culture
-for future generations.
+7.   2/12/2026� Page 0 Transportation
+& Infrastructure
 
-Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of the
-State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays:
+8.
 
-1. That the State Board on Geographic and Historic
-Names rename Leupp Road to Kachina Point Road to promote Hopi heritage and
-culture in this state.
-
-2. That the Secretary of State transmit a copy of
-this Memorial to the Chairperson of the State Board on Geographic and Historic
-Names.
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