643805E8063C1AC687258258006BA908 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB18-197

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY
Date Mar 22, 2018
Location SCR 357

SB18-197 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment

180322 AttachC.pdf

Attachment

180322 AttachB.pdf

01:35:57 PM

Senator Crowder and Senator Sonnenberg,
co-prime sponsors, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill 18-197 agriculture
vehicles and ports of entry and distributed Amendment L.001 [Attachment
B].. Under current law, motor vehicles with an empty weight of 16,000
or more pounds, or a vehicle that weighs 26,001 or more pounds fully loaded,
must clear any port of entry within 5 miles of its route. This bill
exempts motor vehicles hauling only agricultural products from this requirement.
Senator Sonnenberg also distributed maps of ports of entries in Colorado
[Attachment C].

01:43:58 PM

Lt. Colonel Barry Bratt, Colorado State Patrol, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the challenge of detecting unsafe vehicles and illegal materials being transported across the state line. He also responded to questions from the committee about his concerns with the bill and the requirements for obtaining a PrePass for commercial vehicles.

02:05:08 PM

Andy Karsian, Legislative Liaison, Colorado Department of Transportation, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed an annual report concerning vehicle inspections prepared by the department that is submitted to the federal government.

02:08:16 PM

Jerry Cooksey, Colorado Association of
Wheat Growers, spoke in support of the bill and discussed the challenge
of transporting commodities.

02:10:58 PM

Terry Fankhauser, Colorado Cattlemens' Association, Colorado Corn Growers Association, spoke in support of the bill and discussed the challenge of transporting commodities.

02:13:52 PM

Rod Pelton, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in support of the bill.

02:15:14 PM

Rick Robbins, Colorado Mills, spoke in support of the bill.

02:18:25 PM

Eric Depperschmidt, Prowers Economic Prosperity,
spoke in support of the bill.

02:21:32 PM

Gary Melcher, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in support of the bill.

02:23:44 PM

The chair closed testimony. Senator
Crowder and Senator Sonnenberg closed their remarks on the bill and discussed
Amendment L.001.

02:28:48 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001
	Moved	Sonnenberg
	Seconded

	Cooke
	Coram
	Donovan
	Fenberg
	Fields
	Garcia
	Kerr
	Marble
	Scott
	Baumgardner
	Sonnenberg
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:29:38 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 18-197, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Sonnenberg
	Seconded

	Cooke	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Donovan	No
	Fenberg	Excused
	Fields	Yes
	Garcia	No
	Kerr	No
	Marble	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Final	YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB18-197 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly