Representatives Baisley and Saine, co-prime sponsors, introduced House Bill 20-1173, concerning excavation notification requirements for underground facility location in connection with county road maintenance, specifiying that excavation does not include routine or emergency maintenance of the right-of-way on county-owned gravel or dirt roads that does not lower the existing grade or elevation of the road, shoulder, and ditches and that does not disturb more than six inches in depth.  The sponsors provided Amendment L.001 (Attachment F).

Rod Meredith, representing Douglas County, testified in support of the bill.

Todd Juergens, representing Larimer County, testified in support of the bill.  A packet was provided (Attachments G and H).

The witnesses answered questions from the committee.

Norm Steen, representing Teller County and Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill.  Mr. Steen provided a handout (Attachment I).

Hilary Cooper, representing San Miguel County, testified in support of the bill.

Roger Partridge, representing Douglas County, testified in support of the bill.

The committee made comments to the witnesses.

Darrell Roberts, representing Douglas County Public Works Engineering, testified in support of the bill

Carrie Hackenberger, representing the American Petroleum Institute of Colorado and the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified in opposition to the bill.

Dale Miller, representing the Colorado Association of Road Supervisors and Engineers, answered committee questions.

The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

The committee made closing remarks.