0E5FE4A8BBB2FB6C872586E7007EAB44 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-258

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Jun 1, 2021
Location LSB A

SB21-258 - Referred to House Appropriations

05:03:38 PM

The committee came
to order. Representatives Snyder and Hanks, co-prime bill sponsors,
presented Senate Bill 21-258 to the committee. The
bill expands the uses of wildfire mitigation funding, and allows for additional
staffing to support wildfire mitigation efforts .

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

05:09:22 PM

Dan Gibbs, representing Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Kelly Campbell, representing APCIA, testified in support of the bill. Director Gibbs responded to questions from the committee.

05:22:12 PM

Melissa Lineberger,
representing Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, was available
to answer committee questions.

05:23:17 PM

Heather Stauffer,
representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill.
George Twigg, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together
(CCAT), testified in support of the bill.

05:26:36 PM

Scott Sergerstrom, representing the Colorado Youth Corps Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Sergerstrom responded to questions from the committee.

05:31:25 PM

Aaron Citron, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill.

05:34:20 PM

The bill sponsors made concluding comments on the bill. Committee members made concluding comments on the bill.

05:40:18 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 21-258 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Hooton
	Seconded	Pico

	Bernett	Yes
	Froelich	Yes
	Jackson	Yes
	Pico	Yes
	Sirota	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Titone	Yes
	Van Beber	Yes
	Weissman	Yes
	Will	Yes
	Woog	Yes
	Hooton	Yes
	Valdez A.	Yes
	Final	YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB21-258 - Referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly