S_AGR_2018A 02/28/2018 10:24:50 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY Date 02/28/2018 Attendance Cooke X Coram X Donovan X Fenberg X Fields E Garcia * Jones X Marble * Scott X Baumgardner X Sonnenberg X Time 10:24:50 AM to 11:41:47 AM Place SCR 357 This Meeting was called to order by Sonnenberg This Report was prepared by David Beaujon Hearing Items Action Taken hSB18-170 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hSB18-176 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar hSB18-172 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole SB18-170 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/2E18D1C7F3DA...$File/180228 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/72D75ACF2D75...$File/180228 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachB.pdf 10:26:35 AM Senator Sonnenberg, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill18-170 concerning reservoir releases for fish and wildlife mitigation. He also distributed Amendment L.001 [Attachment A]. The introduced bill establishes a water court process by which a storage water right owner may dedicate releases from new capacity in a reservoir to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) in order to reasonably avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on fish and wildlife within a qualifying stream reach, if certain conditions are met. 10:27:52 AM Eric Wilkinson, General Manager, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, spoke in favor of the bill and distributed a map of the Northern Integrated Supply Project [Attachment B]. He explained that a similar bill, Senate Bill17-282 was postponed indefinitely by the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee. He explained that state law requires fish and wildlife mitigation plans for certain water projects and discussed the mitigation plan for the Northern Integrated Supply Project, also known as NISP. He also responded to questions from the committee about NISP and measures to protect other water users on Cache la Poudre River. 10:36:42 AM Peggy Montano, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, spoke in support of the bill and announced that Colorado Water Congress supports the bill. She also spoke in support of Amendment L.001. 10:39:20 AM Lee Miller, Southeastern Water Conservancy District, spoke in support of the bill. He also discussed fish and wildlife mitigation plans for the district's water diversions. 10:43:17 AM Donna Brosemer, Greeley Water, North Weld County Water District, spoke in support of the bill. 10:52:28 AM The chair closed testimony and Senator Sonnenberg closed his remarks on the bill. 10:54:16 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Sonnenberg Seconded Cooke Coram Donovan Fenberg Fields Excused Garcia Jones Marble Scott Baumgardner Sonnenberg YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 10:56:00 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 18-170 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Sonnenberg Seconded Cooke Yes Coram Yes Donovan Yes Fenberg Yes Fields Excused Garcia Yes Jones No Marble Yes Scott Yes Baumgardner Yes Sonnenberg Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:24:51 AM SB18-176 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/7EA35BE8D45C...$File/180228 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/8C7DF69F062B...$File/180228 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachC.pdf 10:56:54 AM Senator Coram, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill 18-176 concerning board meeting dates for the Southwestern Water Conservation District. Under current law, the board of the Southwestern Water Conservation District is required to meet on the fourth Tuesday of January, April, July, and October. This bill requires that the board meet once every three months, and removes the specific date requirements. There was no testimony on the bill. 10:58:18 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 18-176 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Moved Coram Seconded Cooke Yes Coram Yes Donovan Yes Fenberg Yes Fields Excused Garcia Yes Jones Yes Marble Yes Scott Yes Baumgardner Yes Sonnenberg Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB18-172 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole 10:58:30 AM The committee recessed. 10:59:18 AM The committee returned from recess. Senator Gardner, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of SB18-172 concerning horse racing license alcohol and drug testing. He also distributed Amendment L.001 [Attachment C]. The introduced bill allows the Racing Division in the Department of Revenue to perform random drug tests on human horse racing licensees. The Colorado Racing Commission must promulgate rules to identify the license categories subject to testing and to identify a list of prohibited substances. The bill authorizes the division or its certified contractors to collect testing samples. Senator Gardner responded to questions from the committee about the bill and potential amendments to the bill. The chair closed testimony and Senator Gardner closed his remarks on the bill. 11:08:46 AM Committee discussion followed about potential amendments to the bill including striking provisions of the legislative declaration on Page 2 of the printed bill lines 19 through 21. Senator Sonnenberg distributed Amendment L.002 [Attachment D]. 11:14:27 AM Bruce Seymore, Arapahoe Park, spoke in support of the bill. He also responded to questions from the committee about the bill's legislative declaration and Amendment L.002. 11:15:29 AM Mark Hillman, Colorado Horse Racing Association, spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L.001. He also responded to questions from the committee about drug testing for riders and horses and the bill's legislative declaration. 11:17:02 AM Dan Hartman, Division of Racing Events, spoke in support of the bill and discussed drug testing conducted by the division. He responded to questions from the committee about the bill's legislative declaration and Amendment L.002. He also identified the number of positive drug tests the division obtained in the past five years. 11:38:05 AM The chair closed testimony and Senator Garnder closed his remarks on the bill. 11:40:24 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Coram Seconded Cooke Coram Donovan Fenberg Fields Excused Garcia Jones Marble Scott Baumgardner Sonnenberg YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 11:41:37 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 18-172, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Coram Seconded Cooke Yes Coram Yes Donovan Yes Fenberg Yes Fields Excused Garcia Yes Jones Yes Marble No Scott Yes Baumgardner Yes Sonnenberg Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 11:41:47 AM Committee Adjourned