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182F262C9102F38487258AFB007A446E Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB24-197

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES
Date Apr 10, 2024      
Location SCR 352



SB24-197 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

04:15:31 PM  
Senator Roberts and
Senator Will, bill co-prime sponsors, gave opening comments on Senate Bill
24-197. The bill implements several recommendations of the Colorado River
Drought Task Force, created by Senate Bill 23-295.
04:19:25 PM  
Ms. Jackie Brown,
representing Tri-State Generation & Transmission, testified in support
of the bill. Ms. Orla Bannan, representing Western Resource Advocates,
testified in support of the bill. Kelly Romero-Heaney, representing Department
of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded
to questions.
04:31:30 PM  
Tracy Kosloff, representing Division of Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, answered committee questions.
04:37:22 PM  
Richard Belt, representing Xcel Energy, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Tim Corrigan, representing Routt County, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Zane Kessler, representing Colorado River District, testified to amend the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

04:37:23 PM  
Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment C.
04:52:25 PM  
Senator Roberts discussed
amendments L.001 (Attachment D), L.002 (Attachment E), and L.003 (Attachment
F).


04:52:40 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Kolker
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Priola
Simpson
Marchman
Roberts
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:53:25 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Kolker
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Priola
Simpson
Marchman
Roberts
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:54:14 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Kolker
Pelton B.
Pelton R.
Priola
Simpson
Marchman
Roberts
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:54:30 PM  
The bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill.


04:56:40 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-197, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Kolker Yes
Pelton B. Yes
Pelton R. Yes
Priola Yes
Simpson Yes
Marchman Yes
Roberts Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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