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Colorado House Bill HJR1017 Compare Versions

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1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REVISED~~
	4	+	ENGROSSED
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7	7		LLS NO. R25-0787.01 Asia Alosa x4829
8	8		HJR25-1017
9	9		House Committees Senate Committees
10	10		HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1017
11	11		C
12	12		ONCERNING HONORING THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION OF101
13	13		C
14	14		OLORADO.102
15	15		WHEREAS, Tucked in a high mountain valley south of Minturn1
16	16		in Eagle County, Colorado, Camp Hale was the home base for the2
17	17		renowned World War II 10th Mountain Division, an elite U.S. Army3
18	18		mountain warfare unit; and4
19	19		WHEREAS, Comprised of thousands of troops who trained5
20	20		intensely to acquire rock climbing, skiing, and other vital mountaineering6
21	21		skills necessary to battle within harsh high-altitude winter conditions,7
22	22		Camp Hale served as a specialized military training site to prepare8
23	23		soldiers for combat against European Axis forces in mountainous and9
24	24		arctic conditions during World War II; and10
25		-	SENATE
26		-	Final Reading
27		-	February 11, 2025
28	25		HOUSE
29	26		Final Reading
30	27		February 7, 2025
31	28		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
32	29		Feret and Keltie, Camacho, Carter, Armagost, Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker, Bottoms,
33	30		Bradfield, Bradley, Brown, Caldwell, Clifford, Duran, Espenoza, Froelich, Garcia Sander,
34	31		Gilchrist, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Lieder, Lukens,
35	32		Mabrey, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal, Pugliese, Richardson, Ricks, Rydin,
36	33		Smith, Soper, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg,
37	34		Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Bird, Brooks, DeGraaf, English, Garcia, Lindsay, Lindstedt,
38	35		Luck, Martinez, Phillips, Rutinel, Sirota, Suckla, Willford
39	36		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
40		-	Carson and Roberts, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Catlin, Coleman, Cutter,
41		-	Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Jodeh, Kipp,
42		-	Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton B., Pelton R.,
43		-	Rich, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Weissman, Winter F.
	37	+	Carson and Roberts,
44	38		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
45	39		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
46	40		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. WHEREAS, The severe winters and rugged terrain at Camp Hale1
47	41		helped prepare the 10th Mountain Division's skiing soldiers for their2
48	42		brave battles in the northern Italian Alps and Apennines, including a3
49	43		particular battle in February 1945 when thousands of 10th Mountain4
50	44		Division soldiers silently scaled the steep Riva Ridge in Italy and5
51	45		prevented Germans from using the precipice to survey U.S. forces below6
52	46		and then, the next day, they joined a successful assault on Mount7
53	47		Belvedere, an Axis stronghold, during which hundreds of 10th Mountain8
54	48		Division soldiers perished; and9
55	49		WHEREAS, The 10th Mountain Division soldiers fought tirelessly10
56	50		in Italy and central Europe until Germany's final surrender in 1945 and11
57	51		then returned to the United States, where the division was demobilized12
58	52		and inactivated on November 20, 1945, at Camp Carson, Colorado; and13
59	53		WHEREAS, The 10th Mountain Division soldiers who trained at14
60	54		Camp Hale during World War II not only distinguished themselves15
61	55		internationally for their bravery but also brought worldwide attention to16
62	56		Colorado's unique climate and geography for specialized military training;17
63	57		and18
64	58		WHEREAS, While the 10th Mountain Division has changed in its19
65	59		purpose to reflect the unique military needs of our country following20
66	60		World War II, the legacy of the 10th Mountain Division deserves21
67	61		protection and tribute; we, the Seventy-fifth General Assembly, recognize22
68	62		the hard work and remarkable bravery needed to protect the United States23
69	63		and its beleaguered World War II Allies from enemy forces; and24
70	64		WHEREAS, Many veterans of the 10th Mountain Division25
71	65		dedicated the rest of their lives to the conservation of Camp Hale and the26
72	66		Tenmile Range area after World War II, creating the 10th Mountain27
73	67		Division Hut Association. The association works to preserve 30 huts,28
74	68		which allow visitors to experience the land and conditions as the 10th29
75	69		Mountain Division did over 80 years ago; and30
76	70		WHEREAS, In a historic act that speaks to the 10th Mountain31
77	71		Division's valuable role in American history, President Joseph R. Biden,32
78	72		Jr. used his powers granted pursuant to the federal Antiquities Act for the33
79	73		first time during his administration to declare Camp Hale the Camp34
80	74		Hale-Continental Divide National Monument on October 12, 2022,35
81	75		thereby protecting both the natural environment and the state heritage36
82	76		interwoven with the area; and37
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84	78		-2- WHEREAS, President Biden's proclamation of Camp Hale as a1
85	79		national monument ensures the preservation of the veterans' post-war2
86	80		effort and the memory of their heroic actions; thanks to the 10th3
87	81		Mountain Division Hut Association, visitors can now ski a mile in the4
88	82		division's shoes and enjoy the training facilities recreationally; and5
89	83		WHEREAS, The Camp Hale-Continental Divide National6
90	84		Monument will serve as a reminder of the 10th Mountain Division and7
91	85		their sacrifice for generations to come; now, therefore,8
92	86		Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth9
93	87		General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:10
94	88		That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, hereby11
95	89		memorialize the 10th Mountain Division and declare our appreciation for12
96	90		the newly designated Camp Hale-Continental Divide National13
97	91		Monument.14
98	92		Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent15
99	93		to the 10th Mountain Division Foundation, the 10th Mountain Division16
100	94		Hut Association, the 10th Mountain Division at U.S. Army Fort Drum,17
101	95		the Colorado Snowsports Museum, the Eagle County Board of18
102	96		Commissioners, the Summit County Board of Commissioners, the Lake19
103	97		County Board of Commissioners, Senator Michael Bennet, Senator John20
104	98		Hickenlooper, Representative Joe Neguse, and Representative Brittany21
105	99		Pettersen.22
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