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4E99899354B84FDA8725897B006BD5E6 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1242

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 23, 2023      
Location LSB A



HB23-1242 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

01:37:58 PM  
Co-sponsors, Representatives
Boesenecker and Joseph, gave an overview of House Bill 23-1242 Water Conservation
in Oil and Gas Operations. The bill requires an oil and gas operator to
report to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regarding the
operator's use of water entering, utilized at, or exiting each of the operator's
oil and gas locations.
01:41:21 PM  
Mr. Justin Prendergast, representing American Petroleum Institute Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Angie Binder, representing Caerus Oil and Gas, testified to amend the bill. Bill Groffy, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified to amend the bill.

The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
02:01:12 PM  
Harmony Cummings,
representing Colorado Rising, testified in support of the bill. Professor
Rachael Lehman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Irene Andress, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the
bill. Ms. Ruth Hund, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of
the bill. Ms. MaryBeth Downing, representing  Creation Justice Task
Force at Mountain Sky Conference of United Methodist Church, testified
in support of the bill. Karen Artell, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing themself, testified
in support of the bill. Ms. Leslie Robinson, representing Grand Valley
Citizens Alliance, testified in support of the bill.



The committee gave comments to the panel.
02:22:28 PM  
Mike Foote, representing
Colorado Rising, testified in support of the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing
GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kevin Chan, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Ayla Bullock, representing
Colorado People's Alliance, testified in support of the bill.



The committee made comments to the panel.
02:35:13 PM  
Greg Deranleau, representing
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), was available to
answer committee questions. Commissioner John Messner, representing COGCC,
was available to answer committee questions. Ms. Mimi  Larsen, representing
COGCC, was available to answer committee questions.




Additional written testimony is included
as Attachments A.1 and A.2.
02:37:20 PM  
The committee asked
the panel of witnesses questions.
03:02:59 PM  
The co-sponsors introduced and gave an overview
of their amendments L.001, L.002, and L.003 (Attachments B, C, and D)


03:04:57 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C)
Moved Willford
Seconded Weissman
DeGraaf
Dickson
Evans
Froelich
Valdez
Velasco
Vigil
Weissman
Winter T.
Willford
Kipp
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:05:34 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D)
Moved Willford
Seconded Weissman
DeGraaf
Dickson
Evans
Froelich
Valdez
Velasco
Vigil
Weissman
Winter T.
Willford
Kipp
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


03:06:39 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Amendment B)
Moved Willford
Seconded Weissman
DeGraaf No
Dickson Yes
Evans Yes
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Excused
Weissman Yes
Winter T. Yes
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
YES: 9   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:06:51 PM  
The co-sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.

The committee gave closing comments on the bill.


03:15:36 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 23-1242, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Willford
Seconded Weissman
DeGraaf No
Dickson Yes
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Excused
Weissman Yes
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 3   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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