SENATE
                           Final Reading
                        May 3, 2011First Regular Session
              Sixty-eighth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
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 LLS NO. R11-0929.01 Patty Amundson               SJR11-036
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Tochtrop, 
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Soper, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                  SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 11-036 
       Concerning the Colorado legislative sportsmen's caucus.
       
       
            WHEREAS, Based on the most recent information available,
       hunting, fishing, and related outdoor activities are a tremendous boon to
       Colorado's economy, as an estimated $1.8 billion is spent on hunting and
       fishing activities in this state each year, an estimated $1.2 billion is spent
       on wildlife-watching activities in this state each year, and thousands of
       jobs in this state are supported by such activities; and
       
            WHEREAS, Hunting and fishing, in addition to being essential
       components of Colorado's rich heritage, enjoy widespread popularity in
       this state, as approximately 7% of Coloradans possess hunting licenses
       and approximately 25% of Coloradans possess fishing licenses; and
       
            WHEREAS, Wildlife activities are second only to skiing in terms
       of economic benefit to Colorado's tourism economy; and
       
            WHEREAS, Along with the money generated by their activities,
       sportsmen provide direct assistance in maintaining sound wildlife
       management and environmental conservation practices by assisting
       wildlife managers and enforcement officers at all levels of government,
       by providing incentives for the conservation of wildlife and the habitats
       and ecosystems on which wildlife depends, and by performing the
       essential function of helping to maintain healthy and sustainable wildlife
       numbers; and
       
            WHEREAS, The stated mission of the Colorado Legislative
       Sportsmen's Caucus, a nonpartisan caucus formed in 2002 by the
       Sixty-third General Assembly, is to:
       
                 Preserve and promote the traditional rights of American
                 citizens to hunt, fish, and pursue outdoor activities;
                 Ensure that America's sportsmen have reasonable access to
                 public lands to enjoy outdoor pursuits;
                 Protect the investment of sportsmen in wildlife and
                 fisheries management by safeguarding the integrity of
                 user-fee trust funds;
                 Support efforts to enhance multiple-use habitat
                 management for wildlife and fisheries;
                 Recognize the importance of hunting, fishing, and other
                 outdoor activities to our nation's economy and support the
                 maintenance and growth of outdoor-related industries and
                 activities; and
                 Work as a collaborative partner with the agricultural
                 community in providing and protecting wildlife habitat;
                 now, therefore,
       
            Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly
       of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
            (1)  That the General Assembly urges its members to join the
       Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus and, therefore, any member
       who sponsors this Joint Resolution is declared to be a member of the
       Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus; and
       
            (2)  That the General Assembly urges Colorado's institutions, both
       public and private, to work with the Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's
       Caucus as it strives to assist sportsmen to uphold their critical role in
       maintaining an economically vibrant and environmentally healthy
       Colorado.