BOARD00951

• Board Meeting Date: 3/24/2003
• Description: State Legislative Issues
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly afthe State ofCalarado:
SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. The general assembly
hereby finds that federal lands constitute a significant portion ofthe total
land area within Colorado, and therefore federal lands are a significant
factor affecting the management of public and private lands within this
state. For example, fires on federal lands may spread to state lands.
Land management affects the health, safety, and welfare of Colorado's
citizens and impacts the state's economy and tourism. 43 U.S.C. sec.
1712 and 40 V. S. C,sec; 619 authorize coordination ofland management
between Colorado and the United States. Therefore, the general assembly
hereby declares its intention to encou~age coordination with the United
States secretary of the interior and the United States secretary of
agriculture concerning the management of federal lands as an important
component of state and local land ma,nagement Areas appropriate for
such coordination include hazardous fuel removal, wild fire prevention,
water conservation, watershed protection, wildlife management, air
quality, and public utilities protection;
SECTION 2. 23-30-30 I, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
to read:
23-30-301. Legislative declaration. It is the public policy of this
state to encourage the health of fores~ ecosystems through responsible
management ofthe forest land of the s~ate AND THROUGH COORDINATION
WITH THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY :OF THE INTERIOR AND THE UNITED.
STATES SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO DEVELOP MANAGEMENT PLANS
FOR FEDERAL LANDS WITHIN THE STATE OF COLORADO PURSUANT TO J 6
V.S.C. SEC. 530, 16 U.S.C.SEC. 1604, AND 43 U.S.C. SEC. 1712, including

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