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E366D3024EF5D7DB87258526007B3A04 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1265

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 9, 2020      
Location HCR 0107



HB20-1265 - Amended, referred to House Finance


04:26:02 PM  
The committee recessed.
04:37:01 PM  
The committee came back to order.  Representatives
Valdez A. and Benavidez, co-prime bill sponsors,  presented House
Bill 20-1265 to the committee.  The bill requires the Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment to regulate the emissions of air toxics
by certain stationary sources.
04:54:14 PM  
Representatives Benavidez and Valdez A.
responded to questions from the committee.
04:57:57 PM  
Nathan Goodman, representing Conservation
Colorado, testified remotely from Fort Lewis College in support of the
bill.  Hayden Shaw, representing himself, testified remotely from
Fort Lewis College in support of the bill.  Derek Abts, representing
himself, testified remotely from Fort Lewis College in support of the bill.
 JoJo Matson, representing herself, testified remotely from Fort Lewis
College in support of the bill.  Nicholas Waller, representing himself,
testified remotely from Fort Lewis College in support of the bill.
05:12:08 PM  
Emma Pinter, Adams County Commissioner, testified in support of the bill.
05:14:12 PM  
Erin Riccio, representing Conservation
Colorado, testified remotely from Colorado Mountain College - Glenwood
Springs in support of the bill.  Jennifer Moore, representing herself,
testified remotely from Colorado Mountain College - Glenwood Springs in
support of the bill.
05:19:52 PM  
Mike Kingsberry, representing Healthy Air
and Water Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
05:23:43 PM  
Ian Roche read the testimony of Jillian
Klinger remotely from Colorado Mesa University-Grand Junction in support
of the bill.  Ian Roche, representing Citizens for Clean Air, testified
remotely from Colorado Mesa University - Grand Junction in support of the
bill.
05:29:08 PM  
Becca Curry, representing Earth Justice,
testified in support of the bill.  Lucy Molina, representing herself,
testified in support of the bill.  Jim Lockhard, representing himself,
testified in support of the bill.
05:40:04 PM  
Garry Kaufman, representing CDPHE, came
to the table to respond to committee questions.  

The panel responded to questions from
the committee.

06:11:29 PM  
Kevin Peterson, representing Eco Alliance,
testified in support of the bill.  Kristi Douglas, representing herself,
testified in support of the bill.
06:17:22 PM  
Jan Rose, representing herself, testified
in support of the bill.  Erika Cervantes, representing the Colorado
People's Alliance, testified in support of the bill.
06:22:13 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
06:23:29 PM  
Sunni Benoit, representing 350 Colorado,
testified in support of the bill.  Shaina Oliver, representing herself,
testified in support of the bill.  Maria Najera, representing Western
Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill.
06:35:07 PM  
Barbara Donachy, representing PSR Colorado,
testified in support of the bill.  Ms. Donachy read the testimony
of Evelyn Hutt, who is in support of the bill.  Ann Jordan, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill.
06:41:29 PM  
Karen Speed, representing herself, testified
in support of the bill.  Ms. Speed read the testimony of Brad Doss,
who is in support of the bill.  Jan Douglas, representing the Colorado
Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.  Nancy Gruschow, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill.
06:52:58 PM  
Dianna Orf, representing the Colorado Mining
Association, testified against the bill.  Scott Prestidge, representing
COGA, testified against the bill.  Bill Skewes, representing the Colorado
Chamber of Commerce, testified against the bill.  Jim Rodacy, representing
EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel, testified against the bill.

07:02:21 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
07:12:38 PM  
Trey Rogers, representing Suncor, testified
against the bill.  Ernie Martinez, representing Suncor, testified
against the bill.  Richard Orf, representing the Associated Governments
of Northwest Colorado, testified against the bill.  Dorothy Jones,
representing the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified against the
bill.
07:27:35 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
07:36:03 PM  
Tom Peterson, representing the Colorado
Asphalt Pavement Association, testified against the bill.  Carrie
Hackenberger, representing the American Petroleum Institute, testified
against the bill.  Angie Binder, Executive Director of the Colorado
Petroleum Association, testified against the bill.
07:46:05 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
07:54:52 PM  
Valentina Abril, representing COPA, testified
in support of the bill and distributed a packet of handouts (Attachment
I).  Marta Darby, representing Earth Justice, testified in support
of the bill.  Ean Thomas Tafoya, representing the Colorado Latino
Forum, testified in support of the bill.
08:03:55 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
08:04:25 PM  
Representatives Benavidez and Valdez A.
discussed and distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment J).



08:15:26 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment J).
Moved Valdez A.
Seconded Weissman
Froelich Yes
Geitner No
Kipp Yes
Landgraf No
Liston No
Saine No
Sirota Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Weissman Yes
Hooton Yes
Jackson Yes
YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


08:28:10 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 20-1265, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Valdez A.
Seconded Weissman
Froelich Yes
Geitner No
Kipp Yes
Landgraf No
Liston No
Saine No
Sirota Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Weissman Yes
Hooton Yes
Jackson Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS