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      SENATE BILL 10-211
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Morse and Gibbs, Harvey, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy,
      Foster, Heath, Hodge, Johnston, Kester, King K., Kopp, Lundberg,
      Mitchell, Penry, Renfroe, Romer, Scheffel, Schultheis, Shaffer B., Tapia,
      Tochtrop, White, Whitehead, Williams, Cadman, Keller, Schwartz, Spence;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Looper and Scanlan, Apuan, Balmer,
      DelGrosso, Kerr J., Nikkel, Priola, Swalm, Acree, Gerou, Kefalas, Labuda,
      Lambert, McFadyen, Merrifield, Pace, Roberts, Soper, Vigil.
      
      
      Concerning big game hunting licenses for members of the United
           States armed services wounded warrior programs who have
           sustained severe combat-related injuries while serving in
           post-September 11, 2001, overseas contingency operations.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  33-4-102, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY
      THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
      
           33-4-102.  Types of licenses and fees - rules - repeal. 
      (1.9) (a) (I)  The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and
      declares that:
      
           (A)  Service members returning from post-September 11, 2001,
      overseas contingency operations who have been injured during
      combat face a challenging period of rehabilitation upon their
      return to the United States;
      
           (B)  Many of these service members are so severely injured
      that they require medical assistance for many years, or even the
      rest of their lives, as they reenter mainstream life;
      
           (C)  Although the scope of care provided by the United
      States armed services wounded warrior programs varies with
      each service member, based on the needs of the individual, these
      service members may be assigned, upon return to Colorado, to a
      medical treatment facility such as Evans army hospital at Fort
      Carson, Colorado;
      
           (D)  Wounded warrior programs are direct efforts by the
      United States armed services to care for service members during
      their long transition from combat-related injury to civilian life
      and to provide assistance to those service members in recovery,
      rehabilitation, and reintegration that is worthy of their service
      and sacrifice; and
      
           (E)  For those wounded warriors who suffer injuries so
      severe that they will require intense, ongoing care or assistance
      for many years or the rest of their lives, a significant part of the
      healing process is enabling and encouraging these service members
      to experience some of the recreational activities they enjoyed
      prior to their service-related injuries.
      
           (II)  The general assembly therefore recognizes the need to
      provide opportunities for Colorado's severely injured "wounded
      warriors" to enjoy the natural resources of the state as part of
      their rehabilitative care.  Furthermore, offering reduced-cost or
      free big game hunting licenses to such recovering service members
      is a small, but recognizable, acknowledgment of their selfless
      service and sacrifice.
      
           (b)  The commission may promulgate rules to reduce or
      eliminate big game license fees and establish a big game hunting
      license preference for members of the United States armed
      services wounded warrior programs who are residents of, or
      stationed in, Colorado and who have been so severely injured that
      they will require years of intense, ongoing care or assistance.
      
           (c)  As used in this subsection (1.9), "United States armed
      services wounded warrior programs" means:
      
           (I)  The Army wounded warrior (AW2) program;
      
           (II)  The Air Force wounded warrior (AFW2) program;
      
           (III)  The Navy safe harbor program;
      
           (IV)  The Coast Guard wounded warrior regiment; and
      
           (V)  Any successor program administered by a branch of the
      United States armed services to provide individualized support for
      service members who have been severely injured in overseas
      contingency operations undertaken since September 11, 2001.
      
           (d)  The commission may adopt rules to implement this
      subsection (1.9), including rules defining "severely injured" and
      establishing residency requirements for service members eligible
      under this subsection (1.9).
      
           SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Brandon C. Shaffer                Terrance D. Carroll
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Karen Goldman                          Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO