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<br />It,)". SeZ.\.'\":'\f: wn"S <br />Nr:w,Slalf <br />The major land use bill of the 197.1 <br />legislative session passed the Colorado <br />House by two votes Wednesday. It <br />had passed the Sena te Tuesday. <br />AIter more than three hours of de- <br />ba te in which Democrats mounted an <br />unexpectedly vigorous assault on the <br />bin, House members voted 34-29 to pa'Ni <br />HB 1041 and send it to Gov. John <br />Vander1100f ior his signature. The 34 <br />votes were one more than the required <br />majority in the 65.member House, <br />Moments after the bill squeaked <br />through the House, Vanderhoof called <br />the measure "a giant step forward for <br />))lorado. .. <br />r,\XDlmIIOOF ,U.oXE <br />But Vanderhoof, whose political <br />reputation was riding on promises he'd <br />?xact a strong land use bilJ from the <br />:rl>neral Assembly this year, seemed <br />lone in his praise for the bill. <br />"It's horrible," said 0 n e of the <br />~o...enlor's 0\\111 aides. John Berming~ <br />lam, who sat wearily in the House <br />'hambcrs after the final vote was <br />akcn. "But it's got a couple of useful <br />hings in it that will at least get us <br />loving." <br />House Democrats were less chnrita- <br />]e. "We have labored mightily and <br />'c've- brought forth a mouse," said <br />.ep. Richard D. Lamm oC Dt'IlVCI', who <br />d the- floor fight against the bill. <br />Rep, Eldon W. Cooper, !)..Adams <br />ounty, angrily chidcd Hause members <br />I' "not having the guts" to hold out for <br />.hunger bill. <br />"We'll live 10 regret the day we c\'cr <br />ssPd this," Cooper predicted. <br /> <br />t;.\II'IUSIS OX LOCo'\!. C(J"'THOI~ <br />Lamm and other Democra ts pleaded <br />that the bill be killed because oC its <br />vagueness and its emphasis on local <br />rather than state control over land use. <br />In the end, the House GOP majoritv <br />- pa11Jy out of loyalty to VanderhOOf <br />and partly out at its opposition to hold- <br />ing a special session to come up with <br />another bill- had it'i say. <br />. 111(' vote feI! squarely along part,).. <br />Imes, with only four legislators crossing <br />over to vote with the other side, Repub- <br />lican Reps. Ka).<M. ~funson oC Colorado <br />Springs, Carl B. Bledsoe of Hugo and <br />Steven I. Gunn of Longmont joined <br />Democrats in voting against the bill. <br />Rep. Forrest B. Burns at Lamar <br />was. the only Democrat who \'oted with <br />Republicans. <br />({'undudrd on f>al:l'!l) <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />0<\85 <br />