2014
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14-018
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Lambert, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Brophy,
       Cadman, Crowder, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Herpin, Hill,
       Hodge, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, King, Lundberg, Marble,
       Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Rivera, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz,
       Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd, Ulibarri, Zenzinger, Carroll;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Ryden, Becker, Buck, Buckner, Conti,
       Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Exum, Fields, Fischer,
       Foote, Garcia, Gardner, Gerou, Ginal, Hamner, Hullinghorst, Humphrey,
       Joshi, Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee,
       May, McCann, McLachlan, McNulty, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno,
       Murray, Navarro, Nordberg, Pabon, Peniston, Pettersen, Primavera,
       Priola, Rankin, Rosenthal, Saine, Salazar, Schafer, Scott, Singer,
       Sonnenberg, Stephens, Swalm, Szabo, Tyler, Vigil, Waller, Williams,
       Wilson, Wright, Young, Ferrandino.
       
       
          CONCERNING CELEBRATION OF COLORADO CIVIL AIR
       PATROL DAY. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Civil Air Patrol is the Congressionally chartered
       auxiliary of the United States Air Force, and the Colorado Wing of Civil
       Air Patrol has over 900 adult volunteers and over 870 cadet volunteers
       serving their state in air and ground search and rescue, cadet programs,
       and aerospace education; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado Wing has 17 single-engine aircraft, 22
       vehicles, and a robust statewide multichannel communications network
       linking the 35 squadrons throughout the state; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado Wing conducted 26 search and rescue
       operations resulting in 18 successful finds and one life saved in 2013; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado Wing provided 10 aircraft, 12 vehicles, 94
       volunteers, 2,700 volunteer hours, and more than 9,000 photographs for
       the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of
       Colorado's flood rescue and recovery operations; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado Wing provided volunteers, aircraft, and
       ground vehicles to assist emergency responders with the Black Forest fire
       emergency and the Waldo Canyon/Highway 24 floods; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado cadet squadrons have won honors in drill and
       color guard competitions and continue to provide cadet volunteers to
       support community events and disaster exercises, thereby increasing their
       awareness of the importance of being good citizens; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          (1)  That March 10, 2014, be designated "Colorado Civil Air Patrol
       Day" at the Colorado State Capitol; and
       
          (2)  That the members of the Colorado Wing be congratulated on the
       significant accomplishments of their many missions during the past year
       and their continued excellence in providing leadership and guidance to
       cadet squadrons, fostering an attitude of selfless community service and
       an abiding interest in aerospace education; and
       
          (3)  That the Colorado Wing be congratulated for its demonstrated
       readiness and willingness to augment and assist sheriffs, search and
       rescue forces, and other emergency responders across Colorado and the
       nation.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor John Hickenlooper; Major General Charles L. Carr, Jr.,
       National Commander, Civil Air Patrol; Major General H. Michael
       Edwards, Adjutant General for Colorado; and Colonel Earl Sherwin,
       Commander, Colorado Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Morgan Carroll                       Mark Ferrandino
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES