REV12193

• Permit No: C1981071
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Name: RESOLUTION
• Type & Sequence: PR3
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF, COLORADO
Roy Romer, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SOURCES
DIVISION OF W LDLIFE
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Perry D. Olson, Director
6060 Broadway
Danvar, Colorado 60218
Telephone: [phone]
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WHEREAS. The Colorado Wildlife Commission and the Division
of Wildlife are directed by statute to "protect. preserve,
enhance, and manage the wildlife and their environment for the
use, benefit, and enjoyment of the people of this state and its
visitors.
WHEREAS, wildlife provides important economic, aesthetic,
educational, recreational, and social values.
WHEREAS, The Commission recognizes that Colorado is a
dynamic state in which growth and economic development is and
should be taking place.
WHEREAS. wildlife interests must also be viewed as a part of
a healthy economy.
WHEREAS, the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board's
decision to overrule the Division of Minerals and Geology's
denial of a Permit Revision request by Colorado Yampa Coal
Company has a large negative impact on wildlife.
WHEREAS, the Colorado Yampa Coal Company made committments
to wildlife habitat reclamation in 1951.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Wildlife Commission
supports the Division oC Minerals and Geology's decision to deny
the Permit Revision.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Wildlife Commission
strongly encourages the Colorado Yampa Coal Company to honor its
original agreements with the Division of Wildlife and the
Division of Minerals and Geology.
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Kenneth Salazar, Executive Director
WILDLIFE COMMISSION, William R. Hegberg. Member Eldon W. Cooper, Member Felix Chavez, Member Rebecca L. Frank, Member
Louis F. Swift, Secretary George VanDenBerg, Chairman Arnold Salazar, Member Thomas M. Eve, Vice Chairman
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