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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-285

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Apr 27, 2023       Location HCR 0112

SB23-285 - Referred to House Appropriations
06:07:41 PM  
Co-sponsors, Representatives Dickson and McCormick gave an overview of Senate Bill 23-285 Energy and Carbon Management in Colorado.  The bill renames the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission as the Energy and Carbon Management Commission and expands the commission's regulatory authority to include emerging energy generation and storage technologies, specifically geothermal and underground gas storage.
06:15:01 PM  
The committee asked the sponsors questions.
06:15:16 PM  
Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in opposition to the bill. Valley Lopez, representing 350 Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:20:35 PM  
Mr. Ramesh Bhatt, representing Sierra Club, testified to amend the bill. Cindy Copeland, representing Boulder County, testified to amend the bill.  County Commissioner Randy  Wheelock, representing CCAT, testified to amend the bill. Anita Seitz, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA), testified to amend the bill.
06:41:40 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
06:41:57 PM  
Director Julie Murphy, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Robbins, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Department of Natural Resources, was available to answer committee questions. Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Deputy State Engineer Tracy Kosloff, representing Division of Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, was available to answer committee questions.  Additional written testimony is included as Attachment C.
06:57:03 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
07:12:18 PM  
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
07:12:41 PM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.

07:22:15 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-285 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Dickson
Seconded Vigil
DeGraaf Yes
Dickson Yes
Froelich No
Mabrey No
Valdez Yes
Velasco No
Vigil Yes
Weinberg No
Winter T. Yes
Willford No
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS