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11 Second Regular Session
22 Seventy-third General Assembly
33 STATE OF COLORADO
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77 LLS NO. R22-0832.01 Katelyn Guderian x3205
88 HJR22-1012
99 House Committees Senate Committees
1010 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 22-1012
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1212 ONCERNING REAFFIRMING COLORADO TO BE THE PERMANENT101
1313 LOCATION FOR THE UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND, AND, IN102
1414 CONNECTION THEREWITH , URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF103
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1616 EFENSE TO KEEP THE UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND IN104
1717 C
1818 OLORADO.105
1919 WHEREAS, Our nation and the world have significantly1
2020 benefitted from technological and scientific advances resulting from2
2121 space exploration and aerospace activities, and Colorado is paving the3
2222 way for new discoveries in the frontiers of space by having a rich history4
2323 in aerospace development and being at the forefront of space travel,5
2424 exploration, and aerospace research; and6
2525 WHEREAS, Colorado is the acting provisional Space Command7
26-SENATE
27- Amended Final Rdg.
28-February 7, 2022
2926 HOUSE
3027 Final Reading
3128 February 4, 2022
3229 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
3330 Snyder and Lynch, Amabile, Bacon, Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Bockenfeld, Boesenecker,
3431 Bradfield, Caraveo, Carver, Catlin, Cutter, Daugherty, Esgar, Exum, Froelich, Garnett,
3532 Geitner, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Gray, Hanks, Herod, Holtorf, Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp,
3633 Larson, Lindsay, Lontine, Luck, McCluskie, McCormick, McKean, McLachlan, Michaelson
3734 Jenet, Mullica, Neville, Ortiz, Pelton, Pico, Ransom, Rich, Ricks, Roberts, Sandridge, Sirota,
3835 Soper, Sullivan, Tipper, Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Van Beber, Van Winkle, Weissman,
3936 Will, Williams, Woodrow, Woog, Young
4037 SENATE SPONSORSHIP
41-Garcia and Hisey, Bridges, Buckner, Coleman, Cooke, Coram, Donovan, Fenberg, Fields,
42-Gardner, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Holbert, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lee, Liston,
43-Lundeen, Moreno, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Rodriguez, Scott, Simpson, Smallwood,
44-Sonnenberg, Winter, Woodward, Zenzinger
38+Garcia and Hisey,
4539 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
4640 Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
4741 Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. Base and it will remain the provisional base until 2023. Colorado is also1
4842 the center for United States military space operations and strategy.2
4943 According to the Colorado Space Coalition (CSC), the state's military3
5044 commands are the primary customers for space-based research,4
5145 development, acquisitions, and operations, representing nearly 90 percent5
5246 of space-related expenditure by the military. Moving the United States6
5347 Space Command (USSPACECOM) to Huntsville, Alabama, will be7
5448 incredibly disruptive to the National Defense Strategy. In addition, it will8
5549 cause a major upheaval in existing infrastructure and jobs in the state,9
5650 which will result in higher costs and less efficient outcomes for the10
5751 United States military; and11
5852 WHEREAS, Colorado is strategically located at the center of our12
5953 national and space defense. We are the home to five key strategic military13
6054 commands: North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD),14
6155 United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), United States15
6256 Strategic Command's Joint Functional Component Command for Space16
6357 (JFCC Space) Missile Warning Center, the United States Air Force Space17
6458 Command, and the United States Army Space and Missile Defense18
6559 Command/Army Forces Strategic Command; and five military19
66-installations, including United States Space Force bases Buckley, 20
67-Peterson, and Schriever, United States Space Force Station Cheyenne21
68-Mountain, as well as Fort Carson Army Base; and22
69-WHEREAS, The Space Delta Four at Buckley Space Force Base23
60+installations, including United States Air Force bases Buckley, Cheyenne20
61+Mountain, Peterson, and Schriever, as well as Fort Carson Army Base;21
62+and22
63+WHEREAS, The 460th Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base23
7064 provides operational command and control of three constellations to24
7165 space-based infrared missile warning systems, has been defending25
7266 America continuously since 1970, and is a critical part of global defense26
7367 and national security; and27
7468 WHEREAS, Colorado leads the charge in bringing current and28
7569 future global positioning system (GPS) assets to life, a service provided29
7670 free to the world by Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs.30
77-From the operation of GPS satellites by Schriever Space Force Base to31
78-GPS III, the most powerful GPS satellite to date - being designed and32
79-built by Lockheed Martin and launched by United Launch Alliance with33
80-Raytheon developing the command and control capabilities, and with34
81-companies such as Boeing, Harris Corporation, Braxton Technologies,35
82-and Infinity Systems Engineering also supporting GPS development and36
83-operations from locations in Colorado, GPS technologies enable an37
84-integral part of our global economy to have an incalculable impact that38
85-has improved the everyday lives of billions of people around the world;39
71+From the operation of GPS satellites by Schriever Air Force Base to GPS31
72+III, the most powerful GPS satellite to date - being designed and built by32
73+Lockheed Martin and launched by United Launch Alliance with Raytheon33
74+developing the command and control capabilities, and with companies34
75+such as Boeing, Harris Corporation, Braxton Technologies, and Infinity35
76+Systems Engineering also supporting GPS development and operations36
77+from locations in Colorado, GPS technologies enable an integral part of37
78+our global economy to have an incalculable impact that has improved the38
79+everyday lives of billions of people around the world; and39
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88-WHEREAS, Colorado's aerospace industry is home to a broad2
89-range of companies that create products and systems for commercial,3
90-military, and civil space applications, such as spacecraft, launch vehicles,4
91-satellites, command and control software, sensors, and navigation5
92-operations. These companies include Ball Aerospace, Boeing,6
93-DigitalGlobe, Harris Corporation, Lockheed Martin Space Systems,7
94-Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Teledyne8
95-Brown Engineering, and United Launch Alliance, which make up a large9
96-portion of the aerospace sector; and10
97-WHEREAS, Colorado has an existing educated workforce, ranked11
98-second in the nation with residents with a bachelor's degree or higher, and12
99-a pipeline of higher education institutions to sustain future growth. We13
100-are home to the United States Air Force Academy and many colleges and14
101-universities, including the University of Colorado Boulder and the15
102-University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado School of Mines,16
103-Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University of Denver,17
104-University of Denver, Colorado Mesa University, and Fort Lewis18
105-College. Altogether, they provide access to world-class aerospace-related19
106-degrees and offer aerospace companies one of the country's most20
107-educated workforces; and21
108-WHEREAS, Colorado is home to some amazing research22
109-institutions. These institutions include the prestigious Laboratory for23
110-Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado24
111-Boulder. It began in 1948, a decade before NASA, and is the world's only25
112-research institute to have sent instruments to all eight planets and to Pluto,26
113-combining all aspects of space exploration through science, engineering,27
114-mission operations, and scientific data analysis; and28
115-WHEREAS, Colorado is also home to the National Oceanic and29
116-Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center,30
117-a world-leading center of predictions for the solar and near-Earth space31
118-environment and the nation's official source of watches, warnings, and32
119-alerts of incoming solar storms, using satellite observations to protect and33
120-save lives and property; and34
121-WHEREAS, Various organizations are key to Colorado's35
122-prominence in aerospace, such as the Colorado Space Coalition, a group36
123-of industry stakeholders working to make Colorado a center of excellence37
81+-2- WHEREAS, Colorado's aerospace industry is home to a broad1
82+range of companies that create products and systems for commercial,2
83+military, and civil space applications, such as spacecraft, launch vehicles,3
84+satellites, command and control software, sensors, and navigation4
85+operations. These companies include Ball Aerospace, Boeing,5
86+DigitalGlobe, Harris Corporation, Lockheed Martin Space Systems,6
87+Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Teledyne7
88+Brown Engineering, and United Launch Alliance, which make up a large8
89+portion of the aerospace sector; and9
90+WHEREAS, Colorado has an existing educated workforce, ranked10
91+second in the nation with residents with a bachelor's degree or higher, and11
92+a pipeline of higher education institutions to sustain future growth. We12
93+are home to the United States Air Force Academy and many colleges and13
94+universities, including the University of Colorado Boulder and the14
95+University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado School of Mines,15
96+Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University of Denver,16
97+University of Denver, Colorado Mesa University, and Fort Lewis17
98+College. Altogether, they provide access to world-class aerospace-related18
99+degrees and offer aerospace companies one of the country's most19
100+educated workforces; and20
101+WHEREAS, Colorado is home to some amazing research21
102+institutions. These institutions include the prestigious Laboratory for22
103+Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado23
104+Boulder. It began in 1948, a decade before NASA, and is the world's only24
105+research institute to have sent instruments to all eight planets and to Pluto,25
106+combining all aspects of space exploration through science, engineering,26
107+mission operations, and scientific data analysis; and27
108+WHEREAS, Colorado is also home to the National Oceanic and28
109+Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center,29
110+a world-leading center of predictions for the solar and near-Earth space30
111+environment and the nation's official source of watches, warnings, and31
112+alerts of incoming solar storms, using satellite observations to protect and32
113+save lives and property; and33
114+WHEREAS, Various organizations are key to Colorado's34
115+prominence in aerospace, such as the Colorado Space Coalition, a group35
116+of industry stakeholders working to make Colorado a center of excellence36
117+for aerospace; the Colorado Space Business Roundtable, working to bring37
118+together aerospace stakeholders from the industry, government, and38
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125--3- for aerospace; the Colorado Space Business Roundtable, working to bring1
126-together aerospace stakeholders from the industry, government, and2
127-academia for roundtable discussions and business development and to3
128-encourage grassroots citizen participation in aerospace issues; the4
129-Colorado chapter of Citizens for Space Exploration, whose mission is to5
130-promote better understanding of aerospace and its importance in our6
131-economy and daily lives, as well as to promote the importance of human7
132-space exploration; Manufacturer's Edge, a statewide manufacturing8
133-assistance center that encourages the strength and competitiveness of9
134-Colorado manufacturers by providing on-site technical assistance through10
135-coaching, training, and consulting, by providing collaboration-focused11
136-industry programs, and by leveraging government, university, and12
137-economic development partnerships; and the Space Foundation, founded13
138-in 1983, with its world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado,14
139-which holds an annual Space Symposium, bringing together civil,15
140-commercial, and national security space leaders from around the world to16
141-discuss, address, and plan for the future of space; and17
142-WHEREAS, For the aforementioned reasons, it is in the best18
143-interests of the American taxpayer to keep USSPACECOM in the state19
144-because Colorado is already fulfilling the mission of the USSPACECOM;20
145-because Colorado Springs has in place the community infrastructure21
146-capacity and community support to champion an expanding mission;22
147-because the move will cost the United States billions of dollars to relocate23
148-the facility; and because the move would severely disrupt the Colorado24
149-aerospace industry, which has grown to support the mission; now,25
150-therefore,26
151-Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third27
152-General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:28
153-That we, the members of the General Assembly:29
154-(1) Recognizing Colorado's unique blend of military installations30
155-and major commands, private aerospace companies, academic and31
156-research institutions, and government entities, and the valuable synergies32
157-this ecosystem produces, strongly urge the Department of Defense and the33
158-Biden-Harris administration to reevaluate the merits of this irresponsible34
159-decision and should rightly conclude that it is the correct decision to keep35
160-the existing United States Space Command in Colorado;36
161-(2) Furthermore, strongly urge the Department of Defense and the37
120+-3- academia for roundtable discussions and business development and to1
121+encourage grassroots citizen participation in aerospace issues; the2
122+Colorado chapter of Citizens for Space Exploration, whose mission is to3
123+promote better understanding of aerospace and its importance in our4
124+economy and daily lives, as well as to promote the importance of human5
125+space exploration; Manufacturer's Edge, a statewide manufacturing6
126+assistance center that encourages the strength and competitiveness of7
127+Colorado manufacturers by providing on-site technical assistance through8
128+coaching, training, and consulting, by providing collaboration-focused9
129+industry programs, and by leveraging government, university, and10
130+economic development partnerships; and the Space Foundation, founded11
131+in 1983, with its world headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado,12
132+which holds an annual Space Symposium, bringing together civil,13
133+commercial, and national security space leaders from around the world to14
134+discuss, address, and plan for the future of space; and15
135+WHEREAS, For the aforementioned reasons, it is in the best16
136+interests of the American taxpayer to keep USSPACECOM in the state17
137+because Colorado is already fulfilling the mission of the USSPACECOM;18
138+because Colorado Springs has in place the community infrastructure19
139+capacity and community support to champion an expanding mission;20
140+because the move will cost the United States billions of dollars to relocate21
141+the facility; and because the move would severely disrupt the Colorado22
142+aerospace industry, which has grown to support the mission; now,23
143+therefore,24
144+Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third25
145+General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:26
146+That we, the members of the General Assembly:27
147+(1) Recognizing Colorado's unique blend of military installations28
148+and major commands, private aerospace companies, academic and29
149+research institutions, and government entities, and the valuable synergies30
150+this ecosystem produces, strongly urge the Department of Defense and the31
151+Biden-Harris administration to reevaluate the merits of this irresponsible32
152+decision and should rightly conclude that it is the correct decision to keep33
153+the existing United States Space Command in Colorado;34
154+(2) Furthermore, strongly urge the Department of Defense and the35
155+presidential administration to permanently base USSPACECOM in36
156+Colorado, recognizing that Colorado provides the existing command37
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163--4- presidential administration to permanently base USSPACECOM in1
164-Colorado, recognizing that Colorado provides the existing command2
165-structure, base infrastructure, and communications platforms necessary3
166-to successfully host additional national security initiatives and ensure4
167-coordination of efforts without committing additional funds;5
168-(3) Proudly express that Colorado has deep ties with the6
169-Department of Defense and immense patriotic commitment to providing7
170-for the nation's security and bolstering our defense;8
171-(4) Express our most sincere and deepest appreciation to our9
172-service members and civilian employees working in and supporting10
173-military and civilian aerospace companies, military installations, and civil11
174-organizations in Colorado; and12
175-(5) Hereby declare Colorado to be the prime location for the13
176-permanent headquarters for USSPACECOM.14
177-Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this House Joint Resolution15
178-be sent to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Vice President Kamala Harris;16
179-Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi; Congressman Kevin McCarthy; Senator17
180-Chuck Schumer; Senator Mitch McConnell; Senator Michael Bennet;18
181-Senator John Hickenlooper; Congresswoman Diana DeGette;19
182-Congresswoman Lauren Boebert; Congressman Jason Crow;20
183-Congressman Joe Neguse; Congressman Ken Buck; Congressman Doug21
184-Lamborn; Congressman Ed Perlmutter; Bill Nelson, NASA22
185-Administrator; Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator; Steve23
186-Dickson, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator; Governor Jared24
187-Polis; Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera; Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan,25
188-The Adjutant General, Colorado National Guard; Wayne R. Monteith,26
189-Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the27
190-Federal Aviation Administration; General John W. "Jay" Raymond, Air28
191-Force Space Commander; Colonel Jacob Middleton, USAF, Commander29
192-Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado; Dr. Christopher Scolese, Director,30
193-National Reconnaissance Office; Ross Garelick Bell, Executive Director,31
194-Aerospace States Association; Thomas E. Zelibor, Chief Executive32
195-Officer, Space Foundation; Dr. Ronald Sega, Co-chair, Colorado Space33
196-Coalition; Michael Gass, Co-chair, Colorado Space Coalition; and Bob34
197-Cone, Chair, Colorado Citizens For Space Exploration.35
158+-4- structure, base infrastructure, and communications platforms necessary1
159+to successfully host additional national security initiatives and ensure2
160+coordination of efforts without committing additional funds;3
161+(3) Proudly express that Colorado has deep ties with the4
162+Department of Defense and immense patriotic commitment to providing5
163+for the nation's security and bolstering our defense;6
164+(4) Express our most sincere and deepest appreciation to our7
165+service members and civilian employees working in and supporting8
166+military and civilian aerospace companies, military installations, and civil9
167+organizations in Colorado; and10
168+(5) Hereby declare Colorado to be the prime location for the11
169+permanent headquarters for USSPACECOM.12
170+Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this House Joint Resolution13
171+be sent to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Vice President Kamala Harris;14
172+Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi; Congressman Kevin McCarthy; Senator15
173+Chuck Schumer; Senator Mitch McConnell; Senator Michael Bennet;16
174+Senator John Hickenlooper; Congresswoman Diana DeGette;17
175+Congresswoman Lauren Boebert; Congressman Jason Crow;18
176+Congressman Joe Neguse; Congressman Ken Buck; Congressman Doug19
177+Lamborn; Congressman Ed Perlmutter; Bill Nelson, NASA20
178+Administrator; Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator; Steve21
179+Dickson, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator; Governor Jared22
180+Polis; Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera; Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan,23
181+The Adjutant General, Colorado National Guard; Wayne R. Monteith,24
182+Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the25
183+Federal Aviation Administration; General John W. "Jay" Raymond, Air26
184+Force Space Commander; Colonel Jacob Middleton, USAF, Commander27
185+Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado; Dr. Christopher Scolese, Director,28
186+National Reconnaissance Office; Ross Garelick Bell, Executive Director,29
187+Aerospace States Association; Thomas E. Zelibor, Chief Executive30
188+Officer, Space Foundation; Dr. Ronald Sega, Co-chair, Colorado Space31
189+Coalition; Michael Gass, Co-chair, Colorado Space Coalition; and Bob32
190+Cone, Chair, Colorado Citizens For Space Exploration.33
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