283F19DEC744C5F68725894300795778 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1005

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Jan 26, 2023
Location LSB A

HB23-1005 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

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03:05:50 PM

Co-Sponsors, Representatives
Willford and Titone, introduced their bill House Bill 23-1005 New Energy
Improvement Program Changes. The bill expands the Commercial Property Assessed
Clean Energy Program and modifies notification requirements when special
assessments are levied under the program.

03:20:57 PM

The committee asked
questions about the placement of assessment liens, CPACE loans compared
to traditional loans, financing for new developments, and lien processes.

03:27:14 PM

Mr. Michael Turner,
representing the Colorado Energy Office within the Governor's Office, testified
in support of the bill. Mr. Tracy Phillips, representing the Colorado Commercial
Property Assessed Clean Energy Program, testified in support of the bill.
Alison Morgan, representing Colorado Bankers Association, testified in
a neutral position on the bill. Mr. Nikolaus Remus, representing the Colorado
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, testified in support of
the bill.

03:37:44 PM

The committee asked
the panel how counties will be funded for accommodating services and about
default on liens.

03:41:12 PM

Ms. Lynn Padgett, representing Ouray County and Colorado Communities For Climate Action (CC4CA), testified in support of the bill.

03:45:52 PM

The committee asked questions on using ebay for solar panels.

03:48:21 PM

Ms. Sarah Snead,
representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.

Written testimony
is included as Attachment C.

03:50:53 PM

The sponsors of the bill have closing statements on the bill. The committee gave closing comments on the bill.

03:57:23 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 23-1005 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Willford
	Seconded	Weissman

	DeGraaf	No
	Dickson	Yes
	Evans	No
	Froelich	Yes
	Valdez	Yes
	Velasco	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Weissman	Yes
	Winter T.	No
	Willford	Yes
	Kipp	Yes
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB23-1005 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly