**Final**  
Confirmation of Wildlife Commission  
SENATECOMMITTEE ONAGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES  


  
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Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Dor  
Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Joh  
Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Ken  
Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Rob| PASS  
PASS  
PASS  
PASS  
  
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01:50 PM -- Confirmation of Appointees to the Wildlife Commission  
** Harris Sherman, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, introduced the Governor's appointments to the Wildlife Commission including Robert G. Streeter to serve as a representative of Wildlife District 3, appointed; Dorothea Farris to serve as a representative of the public at large, as a representative of wildlife organizations, appointed; Kenneth M. "Mark" Smith, a resident of Wildlife District 2, a livestock producer, appointed; and John W. Singletary of Pueblo, Colorado, a resident of Wildlife District 4,a sportsman, and a Democrat, appointed.  
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01:53 PM  
  
** Dorothea Farris to serve as a representative of the public at large, as a representative of wildlife organizations, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2012, and a Democrat, described her qualifications and interest in serving on the Wildlife Commission.  
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01:55 PM  
  
** Robert G. Streeter to serve as a representative of Wildlife District 3, appointed, for a term expiring March 1, 2012, and a Republican, described his qualifications and interest in serving on the Wildlife Commission.  
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01:58 PM  
  
** Kenneth M. "Mark" Smith, a resident of Wildlife District 2, a livestock producer, and a Republican, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2013, described his qualifications and interest in serving on the Wildlife Commission.  
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02:00 PM  
  
** John W. Singletary of Pueblo, Colorado, a resident of Wildlife District 4, a sportsman, and a Democrat, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2013, described his qualifications and interest in serving on the Wildlife Commission.  
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02:05 PM  
  
** The appointees responded to questions from the committee about wildlife organizations of which they are members and their views on policy issues including public access to hunting and fishing opportunities, game damage, and the rights of landowners. They described their experience hunting and fishing and identified policies to increase the number of hunters and anglers through public education and other programs.   
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02:26 PM  
  
** The appointees responded to questions about the role of the Wildlife Commission in addressing the impacts from oil and gas development on wildlife and how to balance the rights of mineral and surface landowners with the duty to protect wildlife resources.  
  
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**BILL:**| **Conf 09-Wildlife Commission**|   
**TIME:**| **02:41:34 PM**  
**MOVED:**|  Hodge  
**MOTION:**|  Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Kenneth M. "Mark" Smith, a resident of Wildlife District 2, a livestock producer, and a Republican, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2013. The motion passed on a vote of 6 to 1.  
**SECONDED:**|   
| **VOTE**  
|  Brophy| No  
| Gibbs| Yes  
| Harvey| Yes  
| Kester| Yes  
| Schwartz| Yes  
| Hodge| Yes  
| Isgar| Yes  
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**Final****YES:** 6 **NO:** 1**EXC:** 0**ABS:** 0**FINAL ACTION:****PASS**  
  
  
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**BILL:**| **Conf 09-Wildlife Commission**|   
**TIME:**| **02:44:04 PM**  
**MOVED:**|  Hodge  
**MOTION:**|  Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, John W. Singletary of Pueblo, Colorado, a resident of Wildlife District 4, a sportsman, and a Democrat, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2013. The motion passed on a vote of 7 to 0.  
**SECONDED:**|   
| **VOTE**  
|  Brophy| Yes  
| Gibbs| Yes  
| Harvey| Yes  
| Kester| Yes  
| Schwartz| Yes  
| Hodge| Yes  
| Isgar| Yes  
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**Final****YES:** 7 **NO:** 0**EXC:** 0**ABS:** 0**FINAL ACTION:****PASS**  
  
  
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**BILL:**| **Conf 09-Wildlife Commission**|   
**TIME:**| **02:45:02 PM**  
**MOVED:**|  Hodge  
**MOTION:**|  Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Robert G. Streeter, to serve as a representative of Wildlife District 3, appointed, for a term expiring March 1, 2012, and a Republican. The motion passed on a vote of 7 to 0.  
**SECONDED:**|   
| **VOTE**  
|  Brophy| Yes  
| Gibbs| Yes  
| Harvey| Yes  
| Kester| Yes  
| Schwartz| Yes  
| Hodge| Yes  
| Isgar| Yes  
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**Final****YES:** 7 **NO:** 0**EXC:** 0**ABS:** 0**FINAL ACTION:****PASS**  
  
  
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**BILL:**| **Conf 09-Wildlife Commission**|   
**TIME:**| **02:45:29 PM**  
**MOVED:**|  Hodge  
**MOTION:**|  Moved to refer with favorable recommendations, Dorothea Farris, to serve as a representative of the public at large, as a representative of wildlife organizations, appointed for a term expiring March 1, 2012, and a Democrat. The motion passed on a vote of 4 to 3.  
**SECONDED:**|   
| **VOTE**  
|  Brophy| No  
| Gibbs| Yes  
| Harvey| No  
| Kester| No  
| Schwartz| Yes  
| Hodge| Yes  
| Isgar| Yes  
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**Final****YES:** 4 **NO:** 3**EXC:** 0**ABS:** 0**FINAL ACTION:****PASS**  
  
  
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02:47 PM  
  
** The committee recessed.