0933AC065BA6466A87258B070079F7C1 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-126HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCESDate Apr 22, 2024 Location HCR 0107 SB24-126 - Amended, referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/6FDEF4EF51D3...$File/Attachment D - SB126_L.017.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D - SB126_L.017.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/779A341649F5...$File/Attachment E - SB126_L.018.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E - SB126_L.018.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/124014D83F75...$File/Attachment F - Mark Weston Written Testimony 0.22.2024 House Ag.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F - Mark Weston Written Testimony 0.22.2024 House Ag.pdf 04:12:14 PM Representative Lynch and Representative Lukens, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-126. The bill extends the Conservation Easement Oversight Commission and the program for certifying conservation easement holders indefinitely and increases the maximum amount of conservation easement tax credits that may be certified through 2031. The sponsors presented amendments L.017 and L.018 (Attachments D and E). 04:19:41 PM Erik Glenn, representing Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, testified in support of the bill. Maggie Hanna, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Brien Webster, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Erin Karney-Spaur, representing Colorado Cattlemen's Association, testified in support of the bill. 04:29:08 PM Mr. Jordan Beezley, representing Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Tim Brass, representing Department of Natural Resources, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Mr. Mark Weston, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Jillane Hixson, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Weston responded to questions from the committee. 04:40:20 PM Jed Franklin, Office of Legislative Legal Services, answered questions from committee members. 04:45:44 PM Mr. Aaron Welch, representing Colorado Division of Conservation, Department of Regulatory Agencies, answered committee questions. 04:53:08 PM Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Suzanne Roller, representing Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Brendan Witt, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. Gaspar Perricone, representing Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 04:53:09 PM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment F. 05:03:50 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.017 Moved Lukens Seconded Lynch Amabile Holtorf Lukens Lynch Martinez Marvin McLachlan Story Titone Velasco Winter T. Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:04:07 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.018 Moved Lukens Seconded Lynch Amabile Holtorf Lukens Lynch Martinez Marvin McLachlan Story Titone Velasco Winter T. Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:04:24 PM The bill sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. 05:07:03 PM Committee members gave closing comments on the bill. 05:09:30 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-126, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Lukens Seconded Lynch Amabile Yes Holtorf Yes Lukens Yes Lynch Yes Martinez Yes Marvin Yes McLachlan Yes Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS