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Date: 03/19/2009

Final
Confirmation of Wildlife Commission

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Dor Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Joh Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Ken Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Rob	PASS PASS PASS PASS

01:50 PM -- Confirmation of Appointees to the Wildlife Commission

Harris Sherman, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, introduced the Governor's appointments to the Wildlife Commission including Robert G. Streeter to serve as a representative of Wildlife District 3, appointed; Dorothea Farris to serve as a representative of the public at large, as a representative of wildlife organizations, appointed; Kenneth M. "Mark" Smith, a resident of Wildlife District 2, a livestock producer, appointed; and John W. Singletary of Pueblo, Colorado, a resident of Wildlife District 4,a sportsman, and a Democrat, appointed.

Attachment B provides the applications for the appointments (Attachment B).

01:53 PM

Dorothea Farris to serve as a representative of the public at large, as a representative of wildlife organizations, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2012, and a Democrat, described her qualifications and interest in serving on the Wildlife Commission.

01:55 PM

Robert G. Streeter to serve as a representative of Wildlife District 3, appointed, for a term expiring March 1, 2012, and a Republican, described his qualifications and interest in serving on the Wildlife Commission.

01:58 PM

Kenneth M. "Mark" Smith, a resident of Wildlife District 2, a livestock producer, and a Republican, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2013, described his qualifications and interest in serving on the Wildlife Commission.

02:00 PM

John W. Singletary of Pueblo, Colorado, a resident of Wildlife District 4, a sportsman, and a Democrat, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2013, described his qualifications and interest in serving on the Wildlife Commission.

02:05 PM

The appointees responded to questions from the committee about wildlife organizations of which they are members and their views on policy issues including public access to hunting and fishing opportunities, game damage, and the rights of landowners. They described their experience hunting and fishing and identified policies to increase the number of hunters and anglers through public education and other programs.

02:26 PM

The appointees responded to questions about the role of the Wildlife Commission in addressing the impacts from oil and gas development on wildlife and how to balance the rights of mineral and surface landowners with the duty to protect wildlife resources.


BILL:	Conf 09-Wildlife Commission
TIME:	02:41:34 PM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Kenneth M. "Mark" Smith, a resident of Wildlife District 2, a livestock producer, and a Republican, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2013. The motion passed on a vote of 6 to 1.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	No
	Gibbs	Yes
	Harvey	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Isgar	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	Conf 09-Wildlife Commission
TIME:	02:44:04 PM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, John W. Singletary of Pueblo, Colorado, a resident of Wildlife District 4, a sportsman, and a Democrat, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2013. The motion passed on a vote of 7 to 0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Gibbs	Yes
	Harvey	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Isgar	Yes

Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	Conf 09-Wildlife Commission
TIME:	02:45:02 PM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Robert G. Streeter, to serve as a representative of Wildlife District 3, appointed, for a term expiring March 1, 2012, and a Republican. The motion passed on a vote of 7 to 0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Gibbs	Yes
	Harvey	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Isgar	Yes

Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	Conf 09-Wildlife Commission
TIME:	02:45:29 PM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Dorothea Farris, to serve as a representative of the public at large, as a representative of wildlife organizations, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2012, and a Democrat. The motion passed on a vote of 4 to 3.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	No
	Gibbs	Yes
	Harvey	No
	Kester	No
	Schwartz	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Isgar	Yes

Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:47 PM

The committee recessed.