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BILL SUMMARY For COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: ENERGY & CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION SMART ACT PRESENTATION

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT SENATE TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY AND HOUSE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Jan 17, 2024      
Location Old Supreme Court



Colorado Department of Natural Resources: Energy & Carbon Management Commission SMART Act Presentation - Committee Discussion Only
01:45:37 PM  
Dan Gibbs, DNR Executive
Director, and Julie Murphy, ECMC Director, with the DNR gave the following
presentation on their SMART Acts: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/dnr_smart_act_presentation.pdf
and provided the following handout: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/ozone_-_cdphe_and_dnr_2_0.pdf.
01:48:09 PM  
Director Gibbs started the presentation with an overview of the department and their wildly important goals.
02:07:47 PM  
Director Murphy continued
the presentation with information on ECMC rulemaking updates, cumulative
impacts, community engagement, study updates, implications of Senate Bill
19-181, permit trends, orphaned wells updates, and a Johnstown Well update.
02:26:57 PM  
The committee asked
questions regarding the water conservation plan, factors in deciding to
plug a well, orphaned wells and greenhouse gas emissions, expertise on
Colorado's alternative energy portfolio, staff and funding levels, permitting
levels, and carbon dioxide.