2016
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 16-028
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Lambert, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke,
       Crowder, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill, Hodge,
       Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lundberg, Marble,
       Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel,
       Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Tate, Todd, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Carver, Arndt, Becker K., Brown, Buck,
       Buckner, Conti, Court, Danielson, DelGrosso, Duran, Esgar, Everett,
       Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Kagan, Klingenschmitt,
       Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock, Lee, Leonard, Lontine, McCann, Melton, Mitsch
       Bush, Moreno, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rosenthal, Roupe,
       Ryden, Salazar, Sias, Singer, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett,
       Williams, Windholz, Winter, Wist, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF THE 32ND SPACE
       SYMPOSIUM AND CELEBRATING THE PREMIER
       INTERNATIONAL SPACE POLICY AND PROGRAM FORUM. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The Space Foundation is a global, nonprofit leader in
       space awareness activities, educational programs, and major industry
       events; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Space Foundation was founded in 1983 with a
       mission to "advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel
       humanity"; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado is home to multiple space-oriented commands,
       including the United States Air Force Space Command, the United States
       Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic
       Command, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, and the
       United States Northern Command; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado supports the second largest space economy in
       the nation, with more than 400 space-related companies developing
       products and systems for commercial, civil, and military space activities;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's space companies and research institutions are
       leading some of the world's most notable and innovative missions and
       programs in human spaceflight, deep space exploration, and earth
       science; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Space Foundation's Space Symposium, held at the
       Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, annually brings together civil,
       commercial, and national security space leaders from around the world to
       discuss, address, and plan for the future of space; and
       
          WHEREAS, The inaugural Space Symposium in 1984 was attended
       by approximately 250 space enthusiasts, and participant numbers in recent
       years have surpassed 11,000; and
       
          WHEREAS, The annual Space Symposium results in approximately
       $30 million in economic impact to the local economy; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Space Symposium has become widely known as the
       premier space policy and program forum in the world; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          (1)  That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly,
       recognize April 11 as the opening day of the 32nd Space Symposium and
       its position as the premier international space policy and program forum;
       
          (2)  That we recognize the important contributions of the space
       industry to the economy of our state and the welfare of our citizens; and
       
          (3)  That we welcome the attendees from all sectors of the space
       community and from all parts of the world to our beautiful state.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor John Hickenlooper; Mr. Elliot Pulham, Chief Executive
       Officer, Space Foundation; General John E. Hyten, Commander of the
       Air Force Space Command; Lieutenant General David L. Mann,
       Commander of the United States Army Space and Missile Defense
       Command/Army Forces Strategic Command; and each member of
       Colorado's congressional delegation.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Effie Ameen                           Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES