S_AGR_2016A 04/21/2016 01:33:00 PM Committee Summary
Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY
| Date: | 04/21/2016 |
ATTENDANCE
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| Time: | 01:33 PM to 02:38 PM |
Baumgardner
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Cooke
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| Place: | SCR 354 |
Donovan
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Garcia
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| This Meeting was called to order by |
Hodge
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| Senator Sonnenberg |
Jones
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Scott
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| This Report was prepared by |
Roberts
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| David Beaujon |
Sonnenberg
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
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| Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
| Conf 16-Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee Conf 16-Coal Mine Board Of Examiners Conf 16-Mined Land Reclamation Board Conf 16-Ground Water Commission Conf 16-Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund - State Board Of The Conf 16-Water Conservation Board — Colorado HB16-1276 HB16-1256 |
Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Favorably Refer to Full Senate - Consent Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar Amended, Referred to Appropriations |
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01:34 PM -- Confirmation of Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee
Steve Cassin, Division of Parks and Wildlife, introduced the Governor's appointments to the committee.
01:36 PM
John William Gale of Arvada, appointed for a term expiring December 31, 2019, to serve as a representative of national or regionally recognized conservation organizations whose missions are focused on nongame wildlife and whose membership is composed primarily of nongame wildlife, discussed his experience and interest in serving on the committee (Attachment A).
160421 AttachA.pdf
01:39 PM
Dan Christopher Prenzlow of Colorado Springs, reappointed for a term expiring December 31, 2019, to serve as an ex officio member representing the Division of Wildlife, discussed his experience and interest in serving another term on the committee (Attachment A).
| BILL: | Conf 16-Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee | |
| TIME: | 01:40:37 PM | |
| MOVED: | Baumgardner | |
| MOTION: | Refer the appointment of John Gale and Dan Prenzlow to the Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Hodge
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Excused
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Jones
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:41 PM -- Confirmation of Coal Mine Board Of Examiners
Ginny Brannon, Director, Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, discussed the role of the Coal Mine Board of Examiners and introduced the Governor's appointment to the board.
01:42 PM
Michael Gregg McFarland of Dolores, appointed for a term expiring July 1, 2017, as a coal mine owner, operator, manager, or other mine official actively engaged in underground mining, discussed his experience and interest in serving on the board (Attachment B).
160421 AttachB.pdf
| BILL: | Conf 16-Coal Mine Board Of Examiners | |
| TIME: | 01:43:19 PM | |
| MOVED: | Baumgardner | |
| MOTION: | Refer the appointment of Michael McFarland to the Coal Mine Board Of Examiners to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Hodge
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:46 PM -- Confirmation of Mined Land Reclamation Board
Ginny Brannon, Director, Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, discussed the role of the Mined Land Reclamation Board and introduced the Governor's appointments to the board.
01:46 PM
Thomas Earl Brubaker of Parker, reappointed for terms expiring March 1, 2019, and as an individual with substantial experience in the mining industry, discussed his experience and interest in serving another term on the board (Attachment C).
160421 AttachC.pdf
01:48 PM
John William Singletary of Pueblo, appointed for terms expiring March 1, 2019, and as an individual with substantial experience in the agricultural industry, discussed his experience and interest in serving on the board (Attachment C).
01:49 PM
| BILL: | Conf 16-Mined Land Reclamation Board | |
| TIME: | 01:51:33 PM | |
| MOVED: | Baumgardner | |
| MOTION: | Refer the appointment of Thomas Brubaker and John Singletary to the Mined Land Reclamation Board to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Hodge
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:51 PM -- Confirmation of Ground Water Commission
Kevin Rein, Deputy State Engineer, Division of Water Resources, discussed introduced the Governor's appointments to the Ground Water Commission.
01:53 PM
Daniel L. Farmer of Colorado Springs, appointed for terms expiring May 1, 2019, to serve as a resident agriculturist from the Upper Big Sandy Basin, discussed his experience and interest in serving on the commission (Attachment D).
160421 AttachD.pdf
01:55 PM
Blake Austin Gourley of Springfield, appointed for terms expiring May 1, 2019, to serve as a resident agriculturist from the Southern High Plains Basin, discussed his experience and interest in serving on the commission (Attachment D).
| BILL: | Conf 16-Ground Water Commission | |
| TIME: | 01:54:35 PM | |
| MOVED: | Baumgardner | |
| MOTION: | Refer the appointment of Daniel Farmer and Blake Gourley to the Ground Water Commission to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. | |
| SECONDED: | ||
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Hodge
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:56 PM -- Confirmation of State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund
Lise Aageenbrug, Executive Director of the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (GOCO), discussed the role of the GOCO board and introduced the Governor's appointments to the board.
01:56 PM
Jennifer Lynn Dice of Boulder, appointed for terms expiring April 15, 2019, and to serve as an Unaffiliated from the Second Congressional District, discussed her experience and interest in serving on the board (Attachment E).
160421 AttachE.pdf
01:58 PM
Thomas Michael Burke of Grand Junction, reappointed for terms expiring April 15, 2019, to serve as a Republican from the Third Congressional District, discussed his experience and interest in serving another term on the board (Attachment E).
01:59 PM
Chana Gail Reed of Lamar, reappointed for terms expiring April 15, 2019, to serve as a Republican from the Fourth Congressional District, discussed his experience and interest in serving another term on the board (Attachment E).
| BILL: | Conf 16-Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund - State Board Of The | |
| TIME: | 02:02:14 PM | |
| MOVED: | Baumgardner | |
| MOTION: | Refer the appointment of Jennifer Dice, Thomas Burke, and Chana Reed to the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Hodge
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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02:04 PM -- Confirmation of Colorado Water Conservation Board
James Eklund, Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board, introduced the Governor's appointments to the board.
02:07 PM
James R.L. “Jay” Gallagher of Steamboat Springs, reappointed for terms expiring February 12, 2019, and to serve as a representative from the Yampa-White drainage basin and as a Democrat, discussed his experience and interest in serving another term on the board (Attachment F).
160421 AttachF.pdf
02:09 PM
Patricia L. Wells of Denver, reappointed for terms expiring February 12, 2019, to serve as a representative from the City and County of Denver and as a Democrat, discussed her experience and interest in serving another term on the board (Attachment F).
02:11 PM
Russell Lloyd George of Rifle, reappointed for terms expiring February 12, 2019, and to serve as a representative from the main Colorado drainage basin and as a Republican, discussed his experience and interest in serving another term on the board (Attachment F).
| BILL: | Conf 16-Water Conservation Board — Colorado | |
| TIME: | 02:15:14 PM | |
| MOVED: | Baumgardner | |
| MOTION: | Refer the appointment of James “Jay” Gallagher, Patricia Wells, and Russell George to the Colorado Water Conservation Board to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Hodge
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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02:15 PM
The committee recessed.
02:18 PM -- HB 16-1276
The committee returned from recess. Senator Donovan, co-prime sponsors, discussed the provisions of House Bill 16-1276 concerning the conduction of emergency responses at legacy mine sites. Under current law, the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety in the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) may use funds from the Emergency Response Cash Fund to respond to hazardous conditions at a mining site only if the site is subject to the division's regulatory authority. This bill authorizes use of the fund to conduct an emergency response when circumstances exist at a legacy mine site that create a danger to public health or welfare, or to the environment. A legacy site is a mine where hard rock mining operations have been abandoned prior to July 1, 1976, and there is no continuing responsibility for reclamation under state or federal laws.
The following persons testified on the bill.
02:21 PM -- Ginny Brannon, Director, DRMS, spoke in support of the bill and discussed problem associated with legacy mines in Colorado.
02:22 PM
The chair closed testimony and Senator Donovan closed her remarks on the bill.
| BILL: | HB16-1276 | |
| TIME: | 02:23:24 PM | |
| MOVED: | Scott | |
| MOTION: | Adopt a conceptual amendment, Page 3, strike line 15 and 16. The motion passed without objection. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Cooke
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Donovan
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Garcia
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Hodge
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Jones
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Scott
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | HB16-1276 | |
| TIME: | 02:25:11 PM | |
| MOVED: | Scott | |
| MOTION: | Move to reconsider previous motion strike line 15 and 16 on Page 3. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Hodge
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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| BILL: | HB16-1276 | |
| TIME: | 02:26:43 PM | |
| MOVED: | Donovan | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 16-1276 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Hodge
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 8 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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02:27 PM -- HB 16-1256
Senator Sonnenberg, prime-sponsor, discussed the provisions of House Bill 16-1256, concerning a study regarding the creation of additional water storage in the South Platte River Basin. He also distributed Amendment L.008 (Attachment G). The bill instructs the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), in collaboration with the State Engineer, to conduct or commission a hydrology study of the South Platte River Basin to estimate, for each of the previous twenty years, the volume of water that has been delivered to Nebraska in excess of the amount required in the South Platte River Compact and that could have been otherwise stored in the Lower South Platte River Basin.
160421 AttachG.pdf
The following persons testified on the bill:
02:31 PM -- Emily Ibach, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in support of the bill.
02:31 PM -- Brett Moore, Colorado Association of Conservation Districts, spoke in support of the bill.
02:32 PM -- Dianna Orf, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.
02:35 PM
The chair closed testimony and Senator Sonnenberg closed his remarks on the bill.
| BILL: | HB16-1256 | |
| TIME: | 02:35:57 PM | |
| MOVED: | Sonnenberg | |
| MOTION: | Adopt amendment L.008. The motion passed without objection. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Cooke
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Donovan
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Garcia
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Hodge
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Jones
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Scott
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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| BILL: | HB16-1256 | |
| TIME: | 02:36:27 PM | |
| MOVED: | Sonnenberg | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 16-1256, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-1. | |
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VOTE
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Hodge
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Yes
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Jones
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No
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Scott
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Yes
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Roberts
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Excused
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 7 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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02:38 PM
The committee adjourned.