PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date |
03/17/2022 |
Attendance |
Bernett |
X |
Cutter |
X |
Froelich |
X |
Hanks |
E |
Pico |
X |
Sirota |
E |
Soper |
X |
Titone |
X |
Weissman |
X |
Will |
* |
Woog |
X |
Hooton |
X |
Valdez A. |
X |
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Time |
01:37:32 PM to 03:14:58 PM |
Place |
LSB A |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Valdez A. |
This Report was prepared by |
Samantha Falco |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hHB22-1249 |
Amended, referred to House Appropriations |
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HB22-1249 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
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01:47:33 PM |
Co-sponsors of the
bill, Representatives Bernett and Hooton, gave a brief overview of House
Bill 22-1249. The bill requires the Colorado Energy Office to produce a
grid resilience and reliability roadmap.
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01:50:13 PM |
Representatives Bernett and Hooton answered questions from the committee.
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01:58:45 PM |
Mr. Keith Hay, representing Colorado Energy Office, Governor's Office, testified in support of the bill.
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02:05:29 PM |
Mr. Hay answered
questions from the committee.
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02:09:10 PM |
Mr. Glenn Rhoades,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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02:18:28 PM |
Mr. John Spence,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Additionally, he
brought two documents as handouts (Attachments A and B).
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02:22:57 PM |
Mr. Rhoades and Mr. Spence answered questions from the committee.
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02:31:30 PM |
Ms. Allie Detrio, representing Microgrid Resources Coalition, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
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02:32:46 PM |
Mr. Andre Gouin, representing Xcel Energy, testified to amend the bill.
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02:35:44 PM |
Ms. Suzann Kuhns,
representing International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, testified
in opposition to the bill.
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02:38:15 PM |
Ms. Kuhns, Mr. Gouin,
and Ms. Detrio answered questions from the committee.
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02:42:56 PM |
Ms. Jan Rose, representing
Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate (CCLC), testified in support of
the bill.
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02:44:55 PM |
Ms. Leslie Glustrom, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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02:50:31 PM |
Quinn Antus, representing Signal Tech Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
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02:53:07 PM |
Ms. Carolyn Elam, representing the City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill.
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02:55:05 PM |
Ms. Kari Burman, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.
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02:59:36 PM |
Mrs. Elysa Firestone, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
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03:00:30 PM |
Steve Szabo, representing
Colorado Renewable Energy Society, testified in support of the bill. This
concluded testimony. Additional written testimony was submitted (Attachment
C).
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03:04:47 PM |
Representatives Bernett
and Hooton introduce and give a brief overview of Amendment L.001 (Attachment
D).
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03:06:08 PM |
Representatives Bernett
and Hooton introduce and give a brief overview of Amendment L.003 (Attachment
E).
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03:07:33 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 that amends L.001. |
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Moved |
Hooton |
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Seconded |
Bernett |
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Bernett |
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Cutter |
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Froelich |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
Excused |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Weissman |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Hooton |
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Valdez A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:08:16 PM |
Representatives Bernett and Hooton answered questions from the committee on L.001.
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03:09:22 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 as amended by L.003. |
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Moved |
Hooton |
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Seconded |
Bernett |
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Bernett |
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Cutter |
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Froelich |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
Excused |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Weissman |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Hooton |
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Valdez A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:09:44 PM |
Representatives Bernett
and Hooton introduced and gave a brief overview of Amendment L.002 (Attachment
F).
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03:10:06 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 |
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Moved |
Hooton |
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Seconded |
Bernett |
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Bernett |
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Cutter |
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Froelich |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
Excused |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Weissman |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Hooton |
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Valdez A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:10:08 PM |
Representatives Bernett and Hooton gave closing comments on the bill.
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03:12:48 PM |
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.
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03:14:47 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1249, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Hooton |
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Seconded |
Bernett |
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Bernett |
Yes |
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Cutter |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Pico |
No |
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Sirota |
Excused |
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Soper |
No |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Weissman |
Yes |
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Will |
No |
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Woog |
No |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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03:14:58 PM |
The committee adjourned. |