House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources (05/10/2010)

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STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:	05/10/2010	ATTENDANCE

Time:	12:34 PM to 12:40 PM	Baumgardner	X
		Curry	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Gardner C.	X
		Hullinghorst	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Looper	X
	Representative Fischer	McKinley	E
		Ryden	E
This Report was prepared by		Solano	E
	Lauren Ris	Sonnenberg	X
		Tipton	X
		Vigil	E
		Pace	E
		Fischer	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB10-211		Referred to the Committee of the Whole

12:35 PM -- Senate Bill 10-211

Representative Looper and Representative Scanlan, bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 211. The bill authorizes the Wildlife Commission in the Department of Natural Resources to reduce or eliminate fees on big game hunting licences, and to establish a big game hunting license preference for members of the armed services' wounded warrior programs. Wounded warriors who are residents of, or stationed in Colorado who have been severely injured and require years of intense, ongoing care or assistance, would be eligible for the program as part of their rehabilitation process.

The following witness testified on the bill:

12:37 PM -- Henrietta Turner, Division of Wildlife, spoke in support of the bill. She explained the value of the program for wounded warriors. Ms. Turner answered questions from the committee about rule promulgation required by the Colorado Wildlife Commission. She also explained that the hunting licenses would be available to wounded warriors from all branches of the military.


BILL:	SB10-211
TIME:	12:39:28 PM
MOVED:	Looper
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-211 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
SECONDED:	Baumgardner
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Curry	Yes
	Gardner C.	Yes
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McKinley	Excused
	Ryden	Excused
	Solano	Excused
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Tipton	Yes
	Vigil	Excused
	Pace	Excused
	Fischer	Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 5 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:40 PM

The committee adjourned.