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BILL SUMMARY For SB21-072
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Apr 29, 2021
Location Old State Library
SB21-072 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
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04:21:48 PM |
Representatives A.
Valdez and Catlin, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate BIll 21-072
to the committee. The bill creates the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority,
requires transmission utilities to join organized wholesale markets, and
expands the authority to install broadband facilities on an electric utility
easement.
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04:37:11 PM |
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
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04:48:38 PM |
Mr. Mike Bordogna,
representing Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI) & San Miguel County, testified
in support of the bill. Commissioner Kris Holstrom, representing San Miguel
County and Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support
of the bill. Public testimony submitted for this bill can be found
in Attachment F.
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04:55:38 PM |
Mr. Timothy Coleman, representing Colorado Rural Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. Mark Gabriel, representing United Power, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gabriel responded to questions from the committee.
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05:03:20 PM |
Mike Kruger, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
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05:06:26 PM |
Jeff Baudier, representing Intermountain REA, testified in support of the bill.
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05:09:13 PM |
Rikki Seguin, representing Interwest Energy Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Seguin responded to questions from the committee.
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05:14:02 PM |
Mr. Cameron Yourkowski, representing EDP Renewables North America, testified in support of the bill.
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05:17:03 PM |
Emilie Olson, representing Advanced Energy Economy, testified in support of the bill.
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05:20:08 PM |
Virginia Harman, representing Delta-Montrose Electric Association, testified in support of the bill.
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05:22:44 PM |
Jeffery Hurd, representing Delta-Montrose Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hurd responded to questions from the committee.
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05:28:02 PM |
Terry Page, representing Enel North America, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Page responded to questions from the committee.
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05:29:58 PM |
Sam Shriver, representing Signal Tech Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
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05:31:38 PM |
Tyler Sym, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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05:34:24 PM |
Mr. Philip Hayes, representing IBEW 111, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
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05:37:17 PM |
Glen Rhodes, representing the EMP Commission testified on the bill.
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05:39:47 PM |
Gregory Glischinski, representing AARP, testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Irene Martinez Jordan, representing Colorado AARP, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Bill Levis, representing AARP Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
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05:47:04 PM |
Carrie Simpson, representing Xcel Energy, testified to amend the bill.
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05:50:24 PM |
Mr. Tyler Mansholt, representing Black Hills Energy, testified to amend the bill.
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05:53:26 PM |
Representative Valdez
discussed and distributed amendments L.016, L.017 and L.018 (Attachments
G,H,and I).
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05:54:52 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.016 (Attachment G). |
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Moved |
Valdez A. |
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Seconded |
Froelich |
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Bernett |
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Froelich |
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Jackson |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Van Beber |
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Weissman |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Valdez A. |
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Hooton |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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05:55:42 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment H). |
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Moved |
Valdez A. |
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Seconded |
Sirota |
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Bernett |
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Froelich |
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Jackson |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Van Beber |
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Weissman |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Valdez A. |
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Hooton |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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05:56:43 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.018 (Attachment I). |
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Moved |
Valdez A. |
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Seconded |
Sirota |
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Bernett |
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Froelich |
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Jackson |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Van Beber |
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Weissman |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Valdez A. |
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Hooton |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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05:57:01 PM |
Bill sponsors made concluding comments. Committee members made concluding comments.
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06:04:09 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 21-072, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Valdez A. |
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Seconded |
Soper |
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Bernett |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Jackson |
Yes |
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Pico |
No |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Soper |
Yes |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Van Beber |
Yes |
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Weissman |
Yes |
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Will |
Yes |
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Woog |
No |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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