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The 2005 Colorado State Legislature passed a joint resolution with overwhelming bipartisan support. The resolution calls on Congress to enact legislation to address RS 2477 claims. The state legislature calls on legislation to provide heightened protection for conservation areas such as: national parks, wilderness and roadless areas.

The San Miguel County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution on 9/29/04 that calls on Congress to solve the RS 2477 problem with legislation and calls for heightend protection of special places such as national parks, monuments and wilderness.

The Public lands committee of Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI) on 8/6/04 adopted a new policy from the RS 2477 sub-committee on a unanimous vote. The new policy calls for a federal solution for RS 2477 and also calls for heightened protection for national parks, wilderness and roadless areas.

The Routt County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution on 7/27/04 that calls on Congress to solve the RS 2477 problem with legislation and calls for heightend protection of special places such as national parks, monuments and wilderness.

Moffat County states the route was created by Indians to move from water to water and the route was built by "use." Photo courtesy of Colorado Environmental Coalition

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution on 6/23/04 that calls on Congress to solve the RS 2477 problem with legislation and calls for heightend protection of special places such as national parks, monuments and wilderness.

The Summit County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution on 6/14/04 that calls on Congress to solve the RS 2477 problem with legislation.

While Gov. Owens is pushing a state-wide solution to RS 2477, the Colorado State Senate has other ideas. In March 2004, it endorsed a resolution calling on Congress to craft a solution. Read the resolution and press about it

Read a June 16 letter from Rep. Diana DeGette in which she labels the Governor's approach to right-of-way claims in National Parks, National Monuments, National Wildlife Refuges and proposed wilderness areas "a radical construction that is clearly contrary to the broad support these lands [including ] enjoy in Colorado and across the nation."

View Rep. Mark Udall's June 3 response to Director Walcher's letter, expressing "serious concerns" with Director Walcher's approach.