H_ALW_2022A 02/24/2022 12:10:45 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & WATER Date 02/24/2022 Attendance Holtorf X Lindsay X Lontine X McLachlan X Pelton * Roberts X Titone X Valdez D. X Will * Catlin X McCormick * Time 12:10:45 PM to 01:41:47 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by Catlin This Report was prepared by Alexa Kelly Hearing Items Action Taken hHB22-1092 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB22-1168 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hSJR22-002 Lay Over HB22-1092 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/A2F3DFD639DC...$File/Attachment A - HB22-1092 Submitted Testimony.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A - HB22-1092 Submitted Testimony.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/E1E5C3C5492E...$File/Attachment B - HB1092_L.001.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B - HB1092_L.001.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/9D4C2EE626A9...$File/Attachment C - HB1092_L.002.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C - HB1092_L.002.pdf 12:11:35 PM Representative Soper, bill co-prime, introduced HB22-1092. Under current law, the board of directors of an irrigation district may only enter into a contract to commit payments in excess of $500,000 if the contract is first ratified at a general or special election. This bill permits a board of directors to enter into any obligation or contract to borrow money, which the irrigation district may use to issue loans to landowners to make improvements to private water delivery systems, or for other types of projects that improve water delivery, drainage, conservation, or efficiencies on landowner property. The board may not assess district land in order to raise money to issue the loans; however, the board may use other sources of money to issue loans. The irrigation districtâs annual appropriation resolution to county commissioners must include the amounts needed to meet loan obligations and the amounts payable by landowners to the irrigation district. When assessing land within an irrigation district, the bill requires that the county assessor apply the information in the annual appropriation resolution concerning loans to landowners and assess the additional amount payable for each tract for which the landowner has received a loan. 12:15:31 PM Representative Roberts, bill co-prime, made opening comments on the bill. 12:15:50 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 12:16:10 PM Mr. Max Schmidt, representing Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, testified in support of the bill. Kirsten Kurath, representing Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, testified in support of the bill. 12:30:56 PM The witnesses responded to questions from the committee. 12:31:02 PM Alison Morgan, representing Colorado Bankers Association, testified to amend the bill. Mr. John Lefebvre, representing Colorado County Treasurer's and Public Trustees Association, testified to amend the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee. Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment A. 12:34:51 PM Representative Roberts spoke about L.001 (Attachment B) and L.002 (Attachment C). 12:38:33 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Roberts Seconded McLachlan Holtorf Lindsay Excused Lontine McLachlan Pelton Excused Roberts Titone Valdez D. Will Excused Catlin McCormick Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 4 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 12:39:19 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Roberts Seconded McCormick Holtorf Lindsay Excused Lontine McLachlan Pelton Excused Roberts Titone Valdez D. Will Excused Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 12:39:19 PM Representative Soper and Representative Roberts gave final comments on the bill. 12:40:48 PM Committee members made comments on the bill. 12:43:39 PM Motion Refer House Bill 22-1092, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Roberts Seconded McLachlan Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Lontine Yes McLachlan Yes Pelton Yes Roberts Yes Titone Yes Valdez D. Yes Will Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB22-1168 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/D3832B14850D...$File/HB22-1168 Submitted Testimony.pdf?OpenElement HB22-1168 Submitted Testimony.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/33EA2C702567...$File/HB22-1168_SUPPORT_LEGISLATION.pdf?OpenElement HB22-1168_SUPPORT_LEGISLATION.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/EDFDE0012C03...$File/Attachment E - HB1092_L.002.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E - HB1092_L.002.pdf 12:44:02 PM Minority Leader McKean, bill co-prime, introduced HB22-1168. The bill allows a local education provider (LEP) to offer a hunter education course as an elective to seventh grade students, as long as the LEP: enters into an agreement with an individual or entity to provide the course at no cost to the LEP or to the enrolled students; and receives gifts, grants, or private donations in an amount sufficient enough to pay any costs that arise from providing the course. A hunter education course must satisfy the same requirements as courses certified by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) in the Department of Natural Resources, and must be conducted by a CPW-certified instructor. The course need not include hands-on activities, but if hands-on activities are offered, students must receive parental permission to participate. The CPW may accept completion of a hunter education course at an LEP toward meeting the requirement to obtain a certificate of hunter education. 12:48:36 PM Representative Mullica, bill co-prime, gave opening comments on the bill. 12:49:37 PM Bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 12:57:27 PM Alice Cosgrove-Horgan, representing the Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Dan Prenzlow, representing Colorado Parks and Wildlife, testified in support of the bill. Jordan Likes, representing Colorado Parks and Wildlife, testified in support of the bill. The panel responded to questions from the committee. 01:04:51 PM Mr. Nephi Cole, National Shooting Sports Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Hayden White Eagle, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Greg Brophy, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee. 01:14:49 PM Mr. Kevin Allen, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Luke Wiedel, representing Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Robett Edmiston, representing The Firearms Coalition of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ellary Tucker Williams, representing Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee. 01:27:22 PM Mr. Hudson Mendez, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Wesley Mendez, representing Colorado Bowhunters Association, testified in support of the bill. Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment D. 01:35:03 PM Minority Leader McKean spoke about amendment L.002 (Attachment E). 01:36:00 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Pelton Seconded Will Holtorf Lindsay Lontine McLachlan Pelton Roberts Titone Valdez D. Will Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:36:02 PM Representative Mullica and Minority Leader McKean gave final comments on the bill. 01:36:58 PM Committee members made final comments on the bill. 01:40:41 PM Motion Refer House Bill 22-1168, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Catlin Seconded McLachlan Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Lontine Yes McLachlan Yes Pelton Yes Roberts Yes Titone Yes Valdez D. Yes Will Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SJR22-002 - Lay Over 01:41:40 PM The Chair laid over SJR22-022 for future meeting. 01:41:47 PM The committee adjourned.