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58A177B3FE437715872589100079C161 Hearing Summary




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BILL SUMMARY For DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Date Dec 6, 2022      
Location SCR 357



Department of Natural Resources - Committee Discussion Only

03:09:58 PM  
Alice Horgan, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Heather Dugan, Acting Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), Margaret Taylor, Capital Development Program Manager for DNR, and Justin Rutter, Chief Financial Officer for CPW, presented the department's FY 2023-24 capital requests and three action items. Ms. Dugan provided an overview of DNR's ongoing capital requests, the funding sources for these capital projects, and the programming funded by it. Ms. Dugan first discussed the Property Acquisitions and Improvements line item, and then moved to the Infrastructure and Real Property Maintenance line item. Ms. Horgan responded to questions regarding funding sources for Infrastructure and Real Property Maintenance. Discussion ensued regarding a marina at Lake Pueblo State Park. Ms. Horgan responded to questions regarding revenue for DNR from the Keep Colorado Wild pass program. Discussion ensued regarding the acquisition of water rights by CPW.
03:24:17 PM  
Ms. Horgan provided
background on property transactions, and presented the Ralston Creek State
Wildlife Area-Conservation Fund Fee Title Acquisition property transaction
proposal. Committee members received a written description of the proposal,
assembled by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment L).  Ms. Horgan
provided an overview of the proposal.  Discussion ensued regarding
the type of landscape being acquired.  Mark Lamb, CPW Area Wildlife
Manager, provided input on this issue.  Discussion followed regarding
water rights on the property, and a pond on the property.


03:35:29 PM
 Motion Recommend support for the acquisition in fee title of the Mount Tom Conservation Corridor property (1,176 acres for
$7,564,500).
Moved Hinrichsen
Seconded
Catlin Yes
McLachlan Yes
Simpson Yes
Mullica (Sen-elect) Excused
Hinrichsen Yes
Story (Rep-elect) Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:35:44 PM  
Ms. Horgan provided
an overview of the Centennial Valley State Wildlife Area-Trimar Farms Right-of-way
Easement property transaction proposal.  Committee members received
a written description of the proposal, assembled by Legislative Council
Staff (Attachment M).


03:39:45 PM
 Motion Recommend support for the perpetual right-of-way easement for Centennial Valley State Wildlife Area on the Trimar Farms
parcel (1 acre for $0).
Moved Hinrichsen
Seconded
Catlin Yes
McLachlan Yes
Simpson Yes
Mullica (Sen-elect) Excused
Hinrichsen Yes
Story (Rep-elect) Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:40:09 PM  
Ms. Horgan provided
an overview of the Chatfield SFU-Centennial Water & Sanitation District
Water Lease property transaction proposal.  Committee members received
a written description of the proposal, assembled by Legislative Council
Staff (Attachment N). Discussion ensued regarding the amount of water involved
in the transaction, and an environmental pond on at Chatfield.  Discussion
followed regarding the need to close on the transaction by the end of the
year.  The chair laid over the proposal until December 7.
03:53:21 PM  
The committee recessed.






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