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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1092

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & WATER
Date Feb 24, 2022       Location HCR 0107

HB22-1092 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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 district’s 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