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House adopts bill enabling local review of certain fencing projects in historic land‑grant area after heated debate
Summary
House Bill 10‑23, which requires local permitting for certain fencing projects affecting historic land‑grant access, passed on third reading after extended debate about local control, treaty rights and statewide precedent.
The Colorado House on Feb. 6 approved House Bill 10‑23, a bill requiring review by local governments for certain fencing projects affecting access in the San Luis Valley’s historic land‑grant area. Supporters described the measure as a local‑control tool to address long‑running access disputes tied to a communal land grant; opponents warned the bill could establish a statewide precedent and argued existing court remedies and enforcement mechanisms should be pursued first.
Representative Martinez, the bill’s House sponsor, told the chamber the measure responds to a…
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