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BILL SUMMARY For HB19-1292

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Apr 8, 2019       Location HCR 0112

HB19-1292 - Referred to House Appropriations


01:31:30 PM  
Representatives Singer and Galindo, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1292.  This bill repeals sections of statute requiring grant funding for the Colorado Resiliency Office in the Department of Local Affairs (DLA) and provides a General Fund appropriation in FY 2019-20 to fund the office.
01:34:19 PM  
Representative Galindo responded to questions from the committee.
01:39:54 PM  
Nikolaus Remus, representing the American Institute of Architects - Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
01:41:52 PM  
Rick Garcia, representing DLA, testified in support of the bill and distributed letters of support (Attachments A, B, and C).
01:42:28 PM  
Kevin Klein, representing the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management within the Department of Public Safety, testified in support of the bill.
01:45:44 PM  
Mr. Klein and Mr. Garcia responded to committee questions.
01:52:49 PM  
Connie Sullivan, Mayor of the Town of Lyons, testified in support of the bill.
01:56:03 PM  
Leslie Irwin, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.
01:59:07 PM  
Lori Hodges, representing Larimer County, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D).
02:02:30 PM  
Representatives Singer and Galindo provided closing comments on the bill.

02:12:56 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 19-1292 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Froelich
Seconded Kipp
Froelich Yes
Geitner No
Kipp Yes
Landgraf Yes
Liston Excused
Saine No
Sirota Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Weissman Yes
Hooton Yes
Jackson Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 2   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS