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<br /> <br /> <br />~~~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />--.-/' -- <br />:::::...,....-' <br /> <br />HOUSE BILL 03-1100 <br /> <br />BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Smith, Brophy, Butcher, Cloer, Coleman, <br />Fairbank, Fritz, Harvey, Hoppe, JohnsonR., Lee, Lundberg, Marshall, May <br />M., McCluskey, McFadyen, Merrifield, Miller, Paccione, Rose, Salazar, <br />Schultheis, Spradley, Weddig, White, Wiens, Williams S., and Young; <br />also SENATOR(S) Taylor, Isgar, Kester, and Teck. <br /> <br />CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON FEDERAL <br />LAND. <br /> <br />Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. Legislatiye declaration. The general assembly <br />hereby finds that federal lands constitute a significant portion of the total <br />land area within Colorado, and therefore federal lands are a significant <br />factor affecting the management of public and priyate lands within this <br />state. For example, fires on federal lands may spread to state lands. Land <br />management affects the health, safety, and welfare of Colorado's citizens <br />and impacts the state's economy and tourism. 43 U.S.C. sec. 1712 and 40 <br />U.S.C. sec. 619 authorize coordination of land management between <br />Colorado and the United States. Therefore, the general assembly hereby <br />declares its intention to encourage coordination with the United States <br /> <br />Capital letters indicate new material added to existing statutes; dashes <br />through words indicate deletions from existing statutes and such material <br />not part of act. <br />