HJR 22-1012 — United States Space Command Colorado

HOUSESecond JOINTRegular RESOLUTIONSession 22-1012Seventy-third BYGeneral REPRESENTATIVE(S)Assembly SnyderSTATE andOF Lynch,COLORADO Amabile,ENGROSSED Bacon,LLS Benavidez,NO. Bernett, Bird, Bockenfeld, Boesenecker, Bradfield, Caraveo, Carver, Catlin, Cutter, Daugherty, Esgar, Exum, Froelich, Geitner, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Gray, Hanks, Herod, Holtorf, Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp, Larson, Lindsay, Lontine, Luck, McCluskie, McCormick, McKean, McLachlan, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Neville, Ortiz, Pelton, Pico, Ransom, Rich, Ricks, Roberts, Sandridge, Sirota, Soper, Sullivan, Tipper, Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Van Beber, Van Winkle, Weissman, Will, Williams, Woodrow, Woog, Young, Garnett, Baisley, Duran;

alsoR22-0832.01 SENATOR(S)Katelyn Guderian x3205 HJR22-1012 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP SnyderandLynch, Amabile,Bacon,Benavidez,Bernett,Bird,Bockenfeld,Boesenecker, Bradfield, Caraveo, Carver, Catlin, Cutter, Daugherty, Esgar, Exum, Froelich, Garnett, Geitner, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Gray, Hanks, Herod, Holtorf, Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp, Larson,Lindsay,Lontine,Luck,McCluskie,McCormick,McKean,McLachlan,Michaelson Jenet,Mullica,Neville,Ortiz,Pelton,Pico,Ransom,Rich,Ricks,Roberts,Sandridge,Sirota, Soper, Sullivan, Tipper, Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Van Beber, Van Winkle, Weissman, Will, Williams, Woodrow, Woog, Young SENATE SPONSORSHIP Garcia and Hisey, Bridges,House Buckner,Committees Coleman,Senate Cooke,Committees Coram,Donovan,Fenberg,Fields,Gardner,Ginal,Gonzales,Hansen,Holbert,HOUSE JaquezJOINT Lewis,RESOLUTION Kirkmeyer,22-1012 Kolker,C Lee,ONCERNING Liston,REAFFIRMING Lundeen,COLORADO Moreno,TO Pettersen,BE Priola,THE Rankin,PERMANENT Rodriguez,LOCATION Scott,FOR Simpson,THE Smallwood,UNITED Sonnenberg,STATES Winter,SPACE Woodward,COMMAND ZenzingerAND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF D EFENSE TO KEEP THE U NITED STATES SPACE COMMAND IN C OLORADO .

CONCERNINGWHEREAS, REAFFIRMINGOur COLORADOnation TOand BEthe THEworld PERMANENThave LOCATIONsignificantly FORbenefitted THEfrom UNITEDtechnological STATESand SPACEscientific COMMAND,AND,INCONNECTIONTHEREWITH,URGINGTHEadvances DEPARTMENTresulting OFfrom DEFENSEspace TOexploration KEEPand THEaerospace UNITEDactivities, STATESand SPACEColorado COMMANDis INpaving COLORADO.the wayfor new discoveries in the frontiers of space byhaving a rich history in aerospace development and being at the forefront of space travel, exploration, and aerospace research;

WHEREAS, Our nation and theWHEREAS, world have significantly benefitted from technological and scientific advances resulting from space exploration and aerospace activities, and Colorado is paving the wayforacting newprovisional discoveriesSpace inCommand theg frontiers2 ofE spaced by2 havingS ae rich4 historyO inl aerospacea developmentShading anddenotes beingHOUSE atamendment. the forefront of space travel, exploration, and aerospace research;

andDouble WHEREAS,ColoradoistheactingprovisionalSpaceCommandBaseunderlining anddenotes itSENATE willHminrment. remain the provisional base until 2023.

ColoradoCapital isletters alsoor thebold centerforUnitedStatesmilitaryspaceoperationsandstrategy.According& totheColoradoSpaceCoalition(CSC),thestate'smilitarycommandsareitalic thenumbers primaryindicate customersnew formaterial space-based research, development, acquisitions, and operations, representing nearly 90 percent of space-relatedexpenditurebythemilitary.MovingtheUnitedStatesSpace Command (USSPACECOM) to Huntsville, Alabama, will be incrediblyaddFdFto disruptiveexisting tostatute. the National Defense Strategy.

InDashes addition,through itthe willwords causeindicate adeletions majorupheavalinexistinginfrastructureandjobsinthestate,whichwillfrom resultexisting instatute. higher costs and less efficient outcomes for the United States military;

Base and WHEREAS,it Coloradowill isremain strategically located at the centerprovisional ofbase ouruntil nationalandspacedefense.Wearethehometofivekeystrategicmilitary2023. commands:

Colorado is also the center for United States military space operations and strategy.

According to the Colorado Space Coalition (CSC), the state's military commands are the primary customers for space-based research, development,acquisitions,andoperations,representingnearly90percent of space-related expenditure by the military.

Moving the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) to Huntsville, Alabama, will be incrediblydisruptivetotheNationalDefenseStrategy.Inaddition,itwill cause a major upheaval in existing infrastructure and jobs in the state, which will result in higher costs and less efficient outcomes for the United States military;

and WHEREAS, Colorado is strategicallylocated at the center of our nationalandspacedefense.Wearethehometofivekeystrategicmilitary commands:

and five military installations,installations,includingUnitedStatesAirForcebasesBuckley,Cheyenne includingMountain, United States Spacerce bases Buckley, Peterson, and Schriever, United States Space Force Station Cheyenne Mountain, as well as Fort Carson Army Base;

and WHEREAS, The 460th Space DeltaWing Four at Buckley SpaceAir Force Base provides operational command and control of three constellations to space-based infrared missile warning systems, has been defending America continuouslysince 1970, and is a critical part of global defense and national security;

and WHEREAS,ColoradoleadsthechargeinbringingcurrentandfutureWHEREAS, Colorado leads the charge in bringing current and future global positioning system (GPS) assets to life, a service provided free to the world by Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs.

FromFromtheoperationof theGPSsatellitesbySchrieverAirForceBasetoGPS operationofGPSsatellitesbySchrieverSpaceIII, ForceBasetoGPSIII,thethe most powerful GPS satellite to date - being designed and built by LockheedMartinandlaunchedbyUnitedLaunchAlliancewithRaytheon developing the command and control capabilities, and with companies such as Boeing, Harris Corporation, Braxton Technologies, and Infinity Systems Engineering also supporting GPS development and operations PAGE 2-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 22-1012 from locations in Colorado, GPS technologies enable an integral part of ourglobaleconomytohaveanincalculableimpactthathasimprovedthe everyday lives of billions of people around the world;

and -2- 1012 WHEREAS, Colorado's aerospace industry is home to a broad range of companies that create products and systems for commercial, military,military,andcivilspaceapplications,suchasspacecraft,launchvehicles, andcivilspaceapplications,suchasspacecraft,launchvehicles,satellites,satellites, commandandcontrolsoftware,sensors,andnavigationoperations.Thesecommand companiesand includecontrol Ballsoftware, Aerospace,sensors, Boeing,and DigitalGlobe,navigation Harrisoperations. Corporation, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon,SierraNevadaCorporation,TeledyneBrownEngineering,and United Launch Alliance, which make up a large portion of the aerospace sector;

andThese WHEREAS,companies Coloradoinclude hasBall anAerospace, existingBoeing, educatedDigitalGlobe, workforce,Harris rankedCorporation, secondinthenationwithresidentswithabachelor'sdegreeorhigher,andLockheed aMartin pipelineSpace ofSystems, higherNorthrop educationGrumman, institutionsRaytheon, toSierra sustainNevada futureCorporation, growth.Teledyne BrownEngineering,andUnitedLaunchAlliance,whichmakeupalarge portion of the aerospace sector;

and WHEREAS,Coloradohasanexistingeducatedworkforce,ranked secondinthenationwithresidentswithabachelor'sdegreeorhigher,and a pipeline of higher education institutions to sustain future growth.

and WHEREAS,Coloradoishometosomeamazingresearchinstitutions.WHEREAS, Colorado is home to some amazing research institutions.

TheseinstitutionsincludetheprestigiousLaboratoryforAtmosphericandThese SpacePhysics(LASP)attheUniversityofinstitutions ColoradoBoulder.Itbeganininclude 1948,adecadebeforeNASA,andistheworld'sonlyresearchinstitutetothe haveprestigious sentLaboratory instrumentsfor toAtmospheric all eight planets and toSpace Pluto,Physics combining(LASP) allat aspectsthe University of spaceColorado explorationBoulder.Itbeganin1948,adecadebeforeNASA,andistheworld'sonly throughresearchinstitutetohavesentinstrumentstoalleightplanetsandtoPluto, science,combiningallaspectsof engineering,spaceexplorationthroughscience,engineering, mission operations, and scientific data analysis;

and PAGEWHEREAS, 3-HOUSEVarious JOINTorganizations RESOLUTIONare 22-1012key WHEREAS,VariousorganizationsarekeytoColorado'sprominenceto Colorado's prominence in aerospace, such as the Colorado Space Coalition, a group ofofindustrystakeholdersworkingtomakeColoradoacenterofexcellence industryforaerospace;theColoradoSpaceBusinessRoundtable,workingtobring together aerospace stakeholders workingfrom tothe makeindustry, Coloradogovernment, aand center-3- of1012 excellenceacademia for aerospace;roundtable discussions and business development and to encourage grassroots citizen participation in aerospace issues;

the Colorado Space Business Roundtable, working to bring together aerospace stakeholders from the industry, government, and academia for roundtable discussions and business development and to encourage grassroots citizen participation in aerospace issues;

and WHEREAS,Fortheaforementionedreasons,itisinthebestinterestsWHEREAS, ofFor the Americanaforementioned taxpayerreasons, toit keepis USSPACECOM in the statebest becauseinterests ColoradoisalreadyfulfillingthemissionoftheUSSPACECOM;becauseof ColoradoSpringshasinplacethecommunityinfrastructurecapacityand communitysupporttochampionanexpandingmission;becausethemove will cost the UnitedAmerican Statestaxpayer billionsto ofkeep dollarsUSSPACECOM toin relocate the facility;state becauseColoradoisalreadyfulfillingthemissionoftheUSSPACECOM;

because Colorado Springs has in place the community infrastructure capacity and community support to champion an expanding mission;

becausethemovewillcosttheUnitedStatesbillionsofdollarstorelocate the facility;

now, therefore, BeBeItResolvedbytheHouseofRepresentativesoftheSeventy-third It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third GeneralAssemblyoftheStateofColorado,theSenateconcurringherein:

(1) RecognizingColorado'suniqueblendofmilitaryinstallationsandRecognizingColorado'suniqueblendof militaryinstallations and major commands, private aerospace companies, academic and researchresearchinstitutions,andgovernmententities,andthevaluablesynergies institutions,thisecosystemproduces,stronglyurgetheDepartmentofDefenseandthe andBiden-Harrisadministrationto governmentreevaluatethemeritsof entities,thisirresponsible and the valuable synergies this ecosystem produces, strongly urge the Department of Defense and the Biden-Harrisadministrationtoreevaluatethemeritsof this irresponsible PAGE 4-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 22-1012 decisionandshouldrightlyconcludethatitisthecorrectdecisiontokeep the existing United States Space Command in Colorado;

(2) Furthermore,Furthermore,stronglyurgetheDepartmentofDefenseandthe strongly urge the Department of Defense and the presidential administration to permanently base USSPACECOM in Colorado, recognizing that Colorado provides the existing command -4- 1012 structure, base infrastructure, and communications platforms necessary to successfully host additional national security initiatives and ensure coordination of efforts without committing additional funds;

(3) ProudlyexpressProudly express that Colorado has deep ties with the Department of Defense and immense patriotic commitment to providing for the nation's security and bolstering our defense;

(4) Express our most sincere and deepest appreciation to our service members and civilian employees working in and supporting militaryandmilitaryandcivilianaerospacecompanies,militaryinstallations,andcivil civilian aerospace companies, military installations, and civil organizations in Colorado;

BeItBeItFurtherResolved,ThatcopiesofthisHouseJointResolution Furtherbe Resolved,Thatcopiesof thisHouseJointResolutionbe sent to President Joseph R.

Zelibor, Chief Executive PAGE 5-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 22-1012 Officer, Space Foundation;

_________________________________________________________-5- Alec1012 Garnett Leroy M.

Garcia SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Robin Jones Cindi L.

Markwell CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE PAGE 6-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 22-1012