Amendments for HB24-1309
House Journal, March 5
53 HB24-1309 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
54 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
55 recommendation:
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1 Amend printed bill, page 7, strike lines 6 through 15 and substitute:
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3 "SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-120 as
4 follows:
5 24-33.5-120. Airspace deconfliction working group - search
6 and rescue - repeal. (1) THERE IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE
7 AIRSPACE DECONFLICTION WORKING GROUP, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION
8 AS THE "WORKING GROUP".
9 (2) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2024, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
10 SHALL APPOINT THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO THE WORKING GROUP:
11 (a) TWO MEMBERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT;
12 (b) IN COORDINATION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COUNTY
13 SHERIFFS OF COLORADO, TWO COUNTY SHERIFFS WITH EXPERIENCE IN
14 CONDUCTING SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS; AND
15 (c) IN COORDINATION WITH THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE
16 DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, CREATED IN SECTION
17 24-1-127, TWO MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND
18 VETERANS AFFAIRS.
19 (3) (a) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL CALL THE FIRST MEETING
20 OF THE WORKING GROUP.
21 (b) THE WORKING GROUP SHALL MEET AS NECESSARY TO
22 ESTABLISH AIRSPACE DECONFLICTION GUIDELINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
23 SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION.
24 (4) (a) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2025, THE WORKING GROUP
25 SHALL ESTABLISH AIRSPACE DECONFLICTION GUIDELINES RELATED TO
26 SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.
27 (b) THE WORKING GROUP SHALL ENSURE THAT THE AIRSPACE
28 DECONFLICTION GUIDELINES ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED
29 IN AERIAL SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.
30 (5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SEND NOTICE TO ALL RELEVANT
31 ENTITIES, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THAT AIRSPACE
32 DECONFLICTION GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND PUBLISH THE
33 GUIDELINES ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
34 (6) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026.".
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36 Page 7, strike lines 26 and 27 and substitute "AIRSPACE DECONFLICTION
37 GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-33.5-120 WHEN
38 THERE COULD".
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