2016
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16-1005
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Williams and Humphrey, Buckner,
       Danielson, Esgar, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Kraft-Tharp, Lee,
       Lontine, McCann, Melton, Moreno, Primavera, Roupe, Thurlow,
       Wist, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K., Brown, Buck, Carver, Conti,
       Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Hamner, Joshi,
       Kagan, Klingenschmitt, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Leonard,
       Lundeen, Mitsch Bush, Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon,
       Pettersen, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias,
       Singer, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Wilson, Windholz, Winter,
       Young, Hullinghorst;
       also SENATOR(S) Sonnenberg and Ulibarri, Hill, Jones, Scott,
       Aguilar, Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke, Crowder, Donovan, Garcia,
       Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Kefalas, Kerr,
       Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville
       T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Steadman, Tate, Todd, Cadman.
       
         CONCERNING THE U.S.S. COLORADO. 
       
          WHEREAS, Many Colorado men and women have honorably served
       in the United States Navy and other branches of the military in the
       defense of our country; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado is grateful to all members of the United States
       armed forces for their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their families; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Secretary of the Navy announced in April 2012 that
       a new Virginia-class submarine would be named the U.S.S. Colorado and
       designated SSN-788; and
       
          
       
       
       
       
       
          WHEREAS, The U.S.S. Colorado will stretch 377 feet and, in
       addition to its traditional attack submarine roles, will have
       accommodations for Navy SEALs and carry Tomahawk missiles with a
       striking distance of 900 miles; and
       
          WHEREAS, It has been nearly two generations since a United States
       naval warship has borne the proud name of the great state of Colorado;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, This will be the fourth United States naval warship so
       christened, following the great traditions of the battleship U.S.S.
       Colorado (BB 45), which proudly served from 1923 to 1947, earning
       seven battle stars during World War II; the armored cruiser U.S.S.
       Colorado (ACR 7), which was renamed the U.S.S. Pueblo and served
       during World War I; and the three-masted frigate U.S.S. Colorado, which
       saw service during the Civil War; and
       
          WHEREAS, This will be the first submarine to bear the name of the
       great state of Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Navy expects to christen the U.S.S. Colorado in
       early fall 2016 and plans to commission the submarine in spring 2017;
       now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventieth
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the General Assembly, express our greatest
       pride in the newest U.S.S. Colorado and wish the greatest successes for
       her crew.
       
          
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor John Hickenlooper; the U.S.S. Colorado Commissioning
       Committee; the Navy Leagues of Colorado Springs and Denver; and
       Colorado's Congressional delegation.
       
       
       
       
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       Dickey Lee Hullinghorst               Bill L. Cadman
       SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                    PRESIDENT OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                           Effie Ameen
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                SECRETARY OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE