NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/4/2016.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 16-137
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Johnston and Sonnenberg, Baumgardner, Carroll,
      Crowder, Donovan, Heath, Holbert, Kefalas, Merrifield, Roberts, Scott,
      Todd, Woods;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Dore, Arndt, Becker K., Brown, Ginal,
      Kagan, Lontine, Pettersen, Priola, Vigil.
      
      
      Concerning a clarification of the authority of the parks and
           wildlife commission to enter into an agreement with a
           private landowner.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-1-105, amend (1)
      (g) as follows:
      
           33-1-105.  Powers of commission. (1)  The commission has power
      to:
      
           (g)  Enter into agreements with landowners for public hunting and
      fishing areas. Such agreements shall be negotiated by the commission or its
      authorized agent and shall provide that, if the landowner opens the land
      under his control to public hunting and fishing, the commission shall
      compensate him in an amount to be determined by the parties to the
      agreement. Under the agreement, the commission shall control public
      access to the land to prevent undue damage and to properly manage
      attendant wildlife populations. In no event shall The commission shall
      not be liable for damages caused by the public other than those specified
      in the agreement. Nothing in section 33-4-103 limits the authority of
      the commission both to enter into an agreement and to include
      the issuance of a hunting license in the agreement. Nothing in
      section 33-3-103.5 limits the authority of the commission to
      negotiate the waiver of game damage eligibility in an agreement.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2016); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Bill L. Cadman                Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Effie Ameen                            Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO