The Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee unanimously confirmed two nominees to the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners and advanced HB 26-1008, the Colorado Outdoor Opportunities Act, to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation after adopting Amendment L009, which strengthened local government engagement requirements and brought Colorado Counties, Inc. into support.
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Rio Blanco County Commissioner Callie Scritchfield argued the bill is 'in search of a problem,' stating that statute already establishes CPW as responsible for outdoor recreation planning and that CPW already operates the outdoor recreation and lands branch and regional partnership initiatives. Bill sponsors Senator Marchman and Senator Rich countered that the bill fills a coordination gap and formalizes CPW's role while building capacity for regional planning with local partners.
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“In 2023, outdoor recreation in Colorado contributed 65.8 billion in economic output, 36.5 billion or 8.5% of Colorado's GDP, 11.2 billion in local, state and federal tax revenue and and 400 or 404,000 jobs are 12.5% of the state's labor force.”
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Sign in to subscribeGood afternoon. The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will come to order on March 26th. Ms. Jackson, please call the roll. Senator Catlin. Excused. Senator Henrickson. Here. Senator Kip. Here. Senator B. Pelton. Excused. Senator R. Pelton. Here. Senator Danielson. Excused. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, we have a quorum, and I know our other senators will be joining us very shortly, but we're going to get started. The first item on our agenda is confirmation hearings for the state Board of Stock Inspection commissioners. And we have Director Engley here to introduce our nominees. Good afternoon. Whenever you're ready, please go ahead. Good afternoon. Thank you. Mr. Chairman. Again, my name is Todd Engley. I'm the state brand commissioner for the State Board of Stock Inspection. Our primary responsibility is to protect livestock industry from loss by theft, illegal butchering, or straying. We also research, record, and administer Colorado livestock brands, which they're about a little over 31,000 brands. We also license certified feedlots, public livestock markets, and alternative livestock facilities. Quick, just a quick little line of statistics here. Right now, we have 57 brand inspectors, three support staff in 10 districts throughout the state. We have…
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