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S_AGR_2016A 03/30/2016 11:25:00 AM Committee Summary

Final

STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING



SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY

Date: 03/30/2016
ATTENDANCE
Time: 11:25 AM to 11:56 AM
Baumgardner
X
Cooke
X
Place: SCR 354
Donovan
X
Garcia
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Hodge
X
Senator Sonnenberg
Jones
*
Scott
X
This Report was prepared by
Roberts
X
David Beaujon
Sonnenberg
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB16-1004

HB16-1005

HB16-1109
Postponed Indefinitely

Referred to Appropriations

Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar





11:25 AM -- HB 16-1004



Senator Kefalas, prime sponsor, closed his remarks on House Bill 16-1004 concerning measurable goals and deadlines in the Colorado Climate Action Plan and requested that the committee adopt Amendment L.010 (Attachment A). Testimony on House Bill 16-1004 occurred on March 24, 2016. The bill was unamended and laid over for action only.



160330 AttachA.pdf160330 AttachA.pdf

BILL: HB16-1004
TIME: 11:36:50 AM
MOVED: Jones
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.010 The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
Cooke
Donovan
Garcia
Hodge
Jones
Scott
Roberts
Sonnenberg
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection






BILL: HB16-1004
TIME: 11:37:42 AM
MOVED: Jones
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1004, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
No
Cooke
No
Donovan
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Jones
Yes
Scott
No
Roberts
No
Sonnenberg
No
YES: 4 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL: HB16-1004
TIME: 11:38:24 AM
MOVED: Roberts
MOTION: Postpone House Bill 16-1004 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
Cooke
Donovan
Garcia
Hodge
Jones
Scott
Roberts
Sonnenberg
Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION:











11:39 AM -- HB 16-1005



Senator Merrifield, prime sponsor, closed his remarks on House Bill 16-1005 concerning residential precipitation collection. Testimony on House Bill 16-1005 occurred on March 24, 2016. The bill was unamended and laid over for action only.

BILL: HB16-1005
TIME: 11:41:12 AM
MOVED: Jones
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1005 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-3.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
No
Cooke
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Jones
Yes
Scott
No
Roberts
Yes
Sonnenberg
No
Final YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



11:43 AM -- HB 16-1109



Senator Sonnenberg and Senator Donovan, co-prime sponsors, discussed the provisions of House Bill 16-1109 concerning the application of state water law to federal agencies. The reengrossed bill states that Colorado water is a transferable property right and that the federal government must comply with state law, through the water court process, to acquire water rights. The bill prohibits the State Engineer and the division engineers in the Department of Natural Resources from enforcing or administering efforts by the United States Forest Service (USFS) or Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that require a full or partial transfer of ownership in a water right to the USFS or the BLM; restricts the use or alienability of the water right as a condition for an authorization to use federally owned lands; or requires a third party that supplies water to a federal special use permit holder to supply the water for a set period of time or in a set amount.



The following person testified on the bill:



11:45 AM --
Kristen Moseley, representing Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, Clinton Ditch and Reservoir Company, Eagle Park Reservoir Company, and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, spoke in support of the bill. She also discussed Colorado's water law the process for the federal government to obtain water rights under federal and Colorado water law.





11:53 AM



The chair closed testimony and Senator Sonnenberg and Senator Donovan closed their remarks on the bill.

BILL: HB16-1109
TIME: 11:54:30 AM
MOVED: Donovan
MOTION: Refer House Bill 16-1109 to the Committee of the Whole, and with a recommendation that it be added to the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Cooke
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Jones
Yes
Scott
Yes
Roberts
Excused
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



11:56 AM



The committee adjourned.




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