ALERT: COLORADO RIGHTS TO FLOAT AND FISH! PDF Print E-mail
Written by ANDREW TRAVERS, Aspen Daily Times   
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
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A student organization called Stream Access for All (SAFA) has formed to fight proposed legislation that would protect river outfitters but would effectively brand private boaters and anglers in Colorado as “criminal trespassers”

According to SAFA, here a few things wrong with the Colorado proposal – HB 1188

· It discriminates against private boaters and anglers by denying them legal access to Colorado rivers

· It invites criminal prosecution for trespass against private boaters and anglers

· It hinders Colorado tourism and recreation with the most restrictive river access laws in the United States

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Rep. Kathleen Curry has sponsored legislation in the state House of Representatives that would solidify the right of commercial rafting outfitters to float on rivers that pass through private property.  Read more...

Read opinion piece from NRLC Director Mark Squillace...

Read coverage of the hearing testimony...

3/1/10 UPDATE: Raft bill floats through committee.  Read more...

3/3/10 UPDATE: CO House approves bill 40-25 - bill now goes to CO Senate. Read more...

3/16/10 UPDATE: Colorado Senate reworks river-access legislation.  Read more...
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