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| 7 | 7 | | LLS NO. R24-0993.01 June McCabe x4143 |
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| 8 | 8 | | SJR24-011 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Senate Committees House Committees |
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| 10 | 10 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 24-011 |
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| 11 | 11 | | C |
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| 12 | 12 | | ONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF COLORADO'S GLOBALLY101 |
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| 13 | 13 | | COMPETITIVE QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY .102 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Under the federal "Creating Helpful Incentives to1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act" enacted in 2022, the2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | United States Department of Commerce's Economic Development3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Administration is overseeing the Regional Technology and Innovation4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Hubs, or "Tech Hubs", program, a competitive process to select 5 to 105 |
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| 19 | 19 | | federally designated Tech Hubs across the country, with $500 million in6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | appropriated funding available in 2024 and up to $10 billion over 5 years;7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | and8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In October 2023, the federal government announced9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | that Colorado was successful in its bid pursuing a regional Phase 1 Tech10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Hub designation, enabling our state to compete for new funds to develop11 |
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| 28 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 29 | 26 | | Final Reading |
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| 30 | 27 | | March 28, 2024 |
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| 31 | 28 | | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 32 | 29 | | Baisley and Bridges, Buckner, Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Fenberg, Gardner, |
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| 33 | 30 | | Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen, |
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| 34 | 31 | | Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Priola, Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, |
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| 35 | 32 | | Simpson, Smallwood, Sullivan, Van Winkle, Will, Winter F., Zenzinger |
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| 36 | 33 | | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 37 | | - | Valdez and Soper, Amabile, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Catlin, Clifford, |
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| 38 | | - | Daugherty, Duran, Froelich, Hamrick, Jodeh, Kipp, Lieder, Lindstedt, Lukens, Mabrey, |
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| 39 | | - | Marshall, Marvin, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, McLachlan, Ortiz, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, |
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| 40 | | - | Snyder, Story, Taggart, Titone, Velasco, Woodrow, Young |
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| 34 | + | Valdez and Soper, |
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| 41 | 35 | | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 42 | 36 | | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 43 | 37 | | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. the quantum technology industry; the Tech Hub bid is led by Elevate1 |
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| 44 | 38 | | Quantum, a Colorado-led nonprofit consisting of a consortium of over 702 |
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| 45 | 39 | | member organizations across Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming3 |
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| 46 | 40 | | aiming to maintain the Mountain West as the nation's leading quantum4 |
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| 47 | 41 | | ecosystem; and5 |
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| 48 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Colorado is currently competing nationally for the6 |
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| 49 | 43 | | Tech Hubs program's Phase 2 Tech Hub designation and accompanying7 |
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| 50 | 44 | | grant for quantum technology; if successful, Colorado will secure the8 |
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| 51 | 45 | | federal funding necessary to develop a global hub for the quantum9 |
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| 52 | 46 | | technology ecosystem, including quantum computing, sensing,10 |
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| 53 | 47 | | networking, and enabling hardware; and11 |
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| 54 | 48 | | WHEREAS, Colorado is internationally recognized for its12 |
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| 55 | 49 | | contributions to quantum physics and is home to 4 winners of the Nobel13 |
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| 56 | 50 | | Prize in Physics for quantum breakthroughs that shifted global14 |
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| 57 | 51 | | understanding in the field; and15 |
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| 58 | 52 | | WHEREAS, Colorado has more quantum startups, more deployed16 |
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| 59 | 53 | | quantum technology, more private sector investments in quantum17 |
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| 60 | 54 | | technology, more employees working for quantum companies, and more18 |
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| 61 | 55 | | overall economic output within the quantum industry than any other state;19 |
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| 62 | 56 | | and20 |
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| 63 | 57 | | WHEREAS, Colorado's quantum technology industry has fostered21 |
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| 64 | 58 | | a 40% increase in the number of patents secured over the last 10 years22 |
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| 65 | 59 | | and a 545% increase in the total third-party funding amount over the last23 |
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| 66 | 60 | | 5 years; and24 |
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| 67 | 61 | | WHEREAS, Establishing Colorado as the global hub for quantum25 |
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| 68 | 62 | | technology will result in an economic impact of more than $1 billion26 |
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| 69 | 63 | | statewide and over 10,000 jobs from the Phase 2 Tech Hub designation27 |
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| 70 | 64 | | alone; and28 |
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| 71 | 65 | | WHEREAS, Colorado's quantum technology industry has garnered29 |
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| 72 | 66 | | international recognition for its groundbreaking achievements,30 |
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| 73 | 67 | | positioning the state as a leader in quantum research, development, and31 |
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| 74 | 68 | | innovation; and32 |
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| 75 | 69 | | WHEREAS, The collaborative efforts of higher education33 |
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| 76 | 70 | | institutions, industry, and government agencies have played a pivotal role34 |
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| 77 | 71 | | in nurturing Colorado's quantum technology ecosystem, fostering an35 |
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| 78 | 72 | | 011 |
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| 79 | 73 | | -2- environment conducive to research advancements, technology1 |
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| 80 | 74 | | deployment to improve quality of life, and economic prosperity for2 |
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| 81 | 75 | | Colorado and our global community; now, therefore,3 |
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| 82 | 76 | | Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fourth General4 |
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| 83 | 77 | | Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives5 |
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| 84 | 78 | | concurring herein:6 |
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| 85 | 79 | | That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly:7 |
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| 86 | 80 | | (1) Recognize the growing and competitive position of Colorado's8 |
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| 87 | 81 | | application for designation as a Phase 2 Tech Hub for quantum9 |
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| 88 | 82 | | technology and acknowledge Colorado's exemplary achievements and10 |
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| 89 | 83 | | strategic initiatives in quantum technology; and11 |
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| 90 | 84 | | (2) Urge the Economic Development Administration and any12 |
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| 91 | 85 | | additional federal agencies overseeing the Phase 2 Tech Hubs selection13 |
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| 92 | 86 | | process to support Colorado's achievements and strategic initiatives and14 |
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| 93 | 87 | | consider Colorado for federal designation as a Phase 2 Tech Hub for15 |
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| 94 | 88 | | quantum technology.16 |
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| 95 | 89 | | Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent17 |
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| 96 | 90 | | to the Office of the Governor, the Colorado Office of Economic18 |
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| 97 | 91 | | Development and International Trade, the United States Economic19 |
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| 98 | 92 | | Development Administration and any additional federal agencies20 |
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| 99 | 93 | | overseeing the Phase 2 Tech Hubs selection process, Elevate Quantum,21 |
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| 100 | 94 | | and each member of Colorado's congressional delegation.22 |
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| 101 | 95 | | 011 |
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| 102 | 96 | | -3- |
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