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This Concurrent Resolution formally ends the state of disaster emergency that was declared by the Governor of Idaho on March 13, 2020, and subsequently extended. The Legislature, through this resolution, states its findings that the prolonged emergency has significantly disrupted the lives and livelihoods of Idahoans, and that the initial projections regarding the severity of the situation, specifically COVID-19 death rates, have been overestimated based on collected data, indicating a high survival rate. The resolution also asserts that the Legislature has the constitutional authority to terminate such declarations and that continuing the emergency is no longer necessary for the protection of the state's citizens, who are described as intelligent and resilient.