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Colorado House Bill HJR1028 Compare Versions

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1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~ENGROSSED~~
	4	+	INTRODUCED
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6	6
7	7		LLS NO. R25-1050.01 Olivia Nesselroade x2670
8	8		HJR25-1028
9	9		House Committees Senate Committees
10	10		HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1028
11	11		C
12	12		ONCERNING THE COLORADO LEGISLATIVE SPORTSMEN 'S CAUCUS,101
13	13		AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , DESIGNATING APRIL 25, 2025,102
14	14		AS "SPORTSMEN'S DAY".103
15	15		WHEREAS, More than a century ago, hunters and anglers were1
16	16		among the first conservationists who realized America's natural resources2
17	17		were in peril and could not sustain unregulated harvests and habitat3
18	18		destruction; and4
19	19		WHEREAS, Hunters and anglers took it upon themselves to5
20	20		support laws that: Stopped excessive harvesting of fish and wildlife,6
21	21		established game and fish agencies to protect fish and wildlife and their7
22	22		habitats, and established special fishing and hunting license fees to help8
23	23		fund efforts to provide healthy natural resources for future generations;9
24	24		and10
25		-	HOUSE
26		-	Final Reading
27		-	April 25, 2025
28	25		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
29		-	Armagost and Lukens, Bacon, Barron, Bird, Boesenecker, Bottoms, Bradfield, Brooks,
30		-	Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, DeGraaf, Duran, Espenoza, Froelich, Garcia
31		-	Sander, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Lindsay,
32		-	Lindstedt, Marshall, Martinez, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal, Phillips, Richardson, Rydin,
33		-	Smith, Soper, Stewart K., Suckla, Taggart, Titone, Velasco, Weinberg, Willford, Winter T.,
34		-	Woodrow, Woog
	26	+	Armagost and Lukens,
35	27		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
36	28		Pelton R. and Roberts,
37	29		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
38	30		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
39	31		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. WHEREAS, Upon realizing that license fees alone were1
40	32		insufficient to restore and sustain healthy fish and wildlife populations,2
41	33		hunters and anglers supported excise taxes on firearms; ammunition; and3
42	34		archery, hunting, and fishing equipment to raise additional funds to4
43	35		support the restoration and enhancement efforts of state agencies; and5
44	36		WHEREAS, This user-pay, public-benefit system became known6
45	37		as the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish7
46	38		Restoration Program that began with the passage of the8
47	39		"Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act" in 1937, which was9
48	40		bolstered by the passage of the "Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration10
49	41		Act" in 1950 and further expanded with the passage of the Wallop-Breaux11
50	42		amendments to the 1950 act in 1984; and12
51	43		WHEREAS, Today, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is funded, in13
52	44		part, by sportsmen and women through the American System of14
53	45		Conservation Funding, and this user-pay, public-benefit system is still15
54	46		widely recognized as the most successful model for funding fish and16
55	47		wildlife management in the world; and17
56	48		WHEREAS, In 2021, Colorado's sportsmen and women generated18
57	49		over $136 million through this system to support the conservation efforts19
58	50		of Colorado Parks and Wildlife; and20
59	51		WHEREAS, Colorado's more than 1.2 million hunters and anglers21
60	52		contribute more than $3.2 billion in statewide economic output per year22
61	53		while engaged in their pursuits, which supports over 25,000 jobs and23
62	54		generates around $187 million in state and local taxes; and24
63	55		WHEREAS, The stated mission of the Colorado Legislative25
64	56		Sportsmen's Caucus, a nonpartisan caucus formed in 2002 by the26
65	57		Sixty-third General Assembly, is to:27
66	58		! Preserve and promote the traditional rights of American28
67	59		citizens to hunt, fish, and pursue outdoor activities;29
68	60		! Ensure that America's sportsmen and women have30
69	61		reasonable access to public lands to enjoy outdoor pursuits;31
70	62		! Protect the investment of sportsmen and women in wildlife32
71	63		and fisheries management by safeguarding the integrity of33
72	64		user-fee trust funds;34
73	65		! Support efforts to enhance multiple-use habitat35
74	66		management for wildlife and fisheries;36
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	67	+	HJR25-1028
76	68		-2- ! Recognize the importance of hunting, fishing, and other1
77	69		outdoor activities to our nation's economy;2
78	70		! Support the maintenance and growth of outdoor-related3
79	71		industries and activities; and4
80	72		! Work as a collaborative partner with the agricultural5
81	73		community in providing and protecting wildlife habitats;6
82	74		now, therefore,7
83	75		Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth8
84	76		General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:9
85	77		(1) That the General Assembly urges its members to join the10
86	78		Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus;11
87	79		(2) That the General Assembly urges Colorado's institutions, both12
88	80		public and private, to work with the Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's13
89	81		Caucus as it strives to assist sportsmen and women to uphold their critical14
90	82		role in maintaining an economically vibrant and environmentally healthy15
91	83		Colorado; and16
92	84		(3) That the General Assembly hereby declares Friday, April 25,17
93	85		2025, to be "Sportsmen's Day" in recognition of the sportsmen and18
94	86		women of Colorado and in honor of their many contributions to19
95	87		conservation across the Centennial State.20
96	88		Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent21
97	89		to Jeff Davis, director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and Governor22
98	90		Jared Polis.23
99		-	1028
	91	+	HJR25-1028
100	92		-3-