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<br />secretary of the interior and the United States secretary of agriculture <br />concerning the management of federal lands as an important component of <br />state and local land management. Areas appropriate for such coordination <br />include hazardous fuel remoyal, wild fire preyention, water conservation, <br />watershed protection, wildlife management, air quality, and public utilities <br />protection. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. 23-30-301, Colorado Reyised Statutes, is amended to <br /> <br />read: <br /> <br />23-30-301. Legislatiye declaration. It is the public policy of this <br />state to encourage the health of forest ecosystems through responsible <br />management of the forest land of the state AND THROUGH COORDINATION <br />WITH THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND THE UNITED <br />STATES SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO DEVELOP MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR <br />FEDERAL LANDS WITHIN THE STATE OF COLORADO PURSUANT TO 16 U.S.C. <br />SEC. 530,16 U.S.C. SEC. 1604, AND 43 U.S.C. SEC. 1712, including the use <br />of prescribed and natural ignition fues and other pre-suppression actiyities, <br />such as the harvest of materials, in order to preserve forest and other natural <br />resources, enhance the growth and maintenance of forests, conserve forest <br />coyer on watersheds, protect recreational, wildlife, and other values, <br />promote stability of forest-using industries, and preyent loss of life and <br />damage to property from wildfires and other conflagrations. <br /> <br />SECTION 3. 23-30-203, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to <br /> <br />read: <br /> <br />23-30-203. Cooperation with goyernmental units. In connection <br />with its powers and duties concerning the protection of the forest lands of <br />the state from fire, the board may cooperate AND COORDINATE with the <br />United States forest service, THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE <br />INTERIOR, THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, the state board <br />ofland commissioners, and the counties for such protection and may adyise <br />and aid in preyenting forest fires on state and priyate lands in the national <br />forests in the state, INCLUDING COORDINATING WITH THE UNITED STATES <br />SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF <br />AGRICULTURE TO DEVELOP MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR FEDERAL LANDS <br />WITHIN THE STATE OF COLORADO PURSUANT TO 16 U.S.C. SEC. 530, 16 <br />U.S.C. SEC. 1604, AND 43 U.S.C. SEC. 1712; but nothing contained in this <br />section shall be construed as transferring to the board the duties or <br /> <br />PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 03-1100 <br />