Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HJR1017 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		Second Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-third General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REVISED~~
	4	+	INTRODUCED
5	5
6	6
7	7		LLS NO. R22-1007.01 Olivia Nesselroade x2670
8	8		HJR22-1017
9	9		House Committees Senate Committees
10	10		HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 22-1017
11	11		C
12	12		ONCERNING THE COLORADO LEGISLATIVE SPORTSMEN 'S CAUCUS,101
13	13		AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , DESIGNATING APRIL 21, 2022,102
14	14		"S
15	15		PORTSMEN'S DAY".103
16	16		WHEREAS, More than a century ago, hunters and anglers were1
17	17		among the first conservationists who realized America's natural resources2
18	18		were in peril and could not sustain unregulated harvests and habitat3
19	19		destruction; and4
20	20		WHEREAS, Hunters and anglers took it upon themselves to5
21	21		support laws that: Stopped excessive harvesting of fish and wildlife;6
22	22		established game and fish agencies to protect fish and wildlife and their7
23	23		habitats; and established special fishing and hunting license fees to help8
24	24		fund efforts to provide healthy natural resources for future generations;9
25	25		and10
26		-	SENATE
27		-	Final Reading
28		-	April 21, 2022
29		-	HOUSE
30		-	Final Reading
31		-	April 21, 2022
32	26		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
33		-	Will and Hooton, Amabile, Bacon, Baisley, Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Bockenfeld,
34		-	Boesenecker, Bradfield, Caraveo, Carver, Catlin, Cutter, Daugherty, Duran, Esgar, Exum,
35		-	Froelich, Garnett, Geitner, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Gray, Holtorf, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp, Larson,
36		-	Lindsay, Lontine, Luck, Lynch, McCluskie, McCormick, McKean, McLachlan, Michaelson
37		-	Jenet, Neville, Ortiz, Pelton, Pico, Ransom, Rich, Ricks, Roberts, Sandridge, Sirota, Snyder,
38		-	Soper, Sullivan, Tipper, Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Van Beber, Van Winkle, Weissman,
39		-	Williams, Woodrow, Woog, Young
	27	+	Will and Hooton,
40	28		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
41		-	Hisey, Bridges, Buckner, Coleman, Cooke, Coram, Danielson, Donovan, Fenberg, Fields,
42		-	Gardner, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Holbert, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer, Kolker,
43		-	Lee, Liston, Lundeen, Moreno, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Rodriguez, Simpson, Smallwood,
44		-	Sonnenberg, Story, Winter, Woodward, Zenzinger
	29	+	(None),
45	30		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
46	31		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
47	32		Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. WHEREAS, Upon realizing that license fees alone were1
48	33		insufficient to restore and sustain healthy fish and wildlife populations,2
49	34		hunters and anglers supported excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, and3
50	35		archery, hunting, and fishing equipment to raise additional funds to4
51	36		support the restoration and enhancement efforts of state agencies; and5
52	37		WHEREAS, This user-pay, public-benefit system became known6
53	38		as the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish7
54	39		Restoration Program that began with the passage of the8
55	40		"Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act" of 1937,9
56	41		which was bolstered with the passage of the "Federal Aid in Sport Fish10
57	42		Restoration Act" of 1950 and further expanded with the passage of the11
58	43		Wallop-Breaux amendments to the 1950 act in 1984; and12
59	44		WHEREAS, Today, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is funded, in13
60	45		part, by sportsmen and women, through the American System of14
61	46		Conservation Funding, and this user-pay, public-benefit system is still15
62	47		widely recognized as the most successful model for funding fish and16
63	48		wildlife management in the world; and17
64	49		WHEREAS, In 2021, Colorado's sportsmen and women generated18
65	50		over $133 million through this system to support the conservation efforts19
66	51		of Colorado Parks and Wildlife; and20
67	52		WHEREAS, Colorado's more than 1.2 million hunters and anglers21
68	53		contribute more than $3.2 billion in statewide economic output per year22
69	54		while engaged in their pursuits, which supports over 25,000 jobs and23
70	55		generates around $187 million in state and local taxes; and24
71	56		WHEREAS, The stated mission of the Colorado Legislative25
72	57		Sportsmen's Caucus, a nonpartisan caucus formed in 2002 by the26
73	58		Sixty-third General Assembly, is to:27
74	59		! Preserve and promote the traditional rights of American28
75	60		citizens to hunt, fish, and pursue outdoor activities;29
76	61		! Ensure that America's sportsmen and women have30
77	62		reasonable access to public lands to enjoy outdoor pursuits;31
78	63		! Protect the investment of sportsmen and women in wildlife32
79	64		and fisheries management by safeguarding the integrity of33
80	65		user-fee trust funds;34
81	66		! Support efforts to enhance multiple-use habitat35
82	67		management for wildlife and fisheries;36
83		-	1017
	68	+	HJR22-1017
84	69		-2- ! Recognize the importance of hunting, fishing, and other1
85	70		outdoor activities to our nation's economy;2
86	71		! Support the maintenance and growth of outdoor-related3
87	72		industries and activities; and4
88	73		! Work as a collaborative partner with the agricultural5
89	74		community in providing and protecting wildlife habitats;6
90	75		now, therefore,7
91	76		Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third8
92	77		General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:9
93	78		(1) That the General Assembly urges its members to join the10
94	79		Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus;11
95	80		(2) That the General Assembly urges Colorado's institutions, both12
96	81		public and private, to work with the Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's13
97	82		Caucus as it strives to assist sportsmen and women to uphold their critical14
98	83		role in maintaining an economically vibrant and environmentally healthy15
99	84		Colorado; and16
100	85		(3) That the General Assembly hereby declares Thursday, April17
101	86		21, 2022, to be "Sportsmen's Day" in recognition of the sportsmen and18
102	87		women of Colorado and in honor of their many contributions to19
103	88		conservation across the Centennial State.20
104	89		Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent21
105	90		to Governor Jared Polis and to director of the division of parks and22
106	91		wildlife in the department of natural resources, Dan Prenzlow.23
107		-	1017
	92	+	HJR22-1017
108	93		-3-