8480F503AFEC6C41872589810065EEEB Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB23-1247HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate Mar 29, 2023 Location LSB A HB23-1247 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/D97E5A8A69C1...$File/Attachment N.pdf?OpenElement Attachment N.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/9FDED3EBB3B2...$File/Attachment O Merged.pdf?OpenElement Attachment O Merged.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/B7265DE8B2FB...$File/Attachment P.pdf?OpenElement Attachment P.pdf 12:34:29 PM Representatives Lukens and Winter, co-prime sponsors, gave an overview of House Bill 23-1247 Access Advanced Energy Solutions in Rural Colorado. The bill requires the Colorado Energy Office to conduct studies of electric transmission and energy generation in rural Colorado. 12:36:50 PM Ms. Emerald Thomas, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Dr. Velma Campbell, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Lynn Segal, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Giselle Herzfeld, representing 350 Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Christopher Allred, representing Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, testified in opposition to the bill. 12:55:55 PM Ms. Leslie Glustrom, representing Clean Energy Action, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Richard Andrews, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Andrews provided the committee a handout (Attachment N). Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate (CCLC), testified to amend the bill. 01:04:00 PM Phil Ord, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Douglas Sandridge, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. D'Oreo, speaking on behalf of Mark Hinaman, representing Fire2Fission, testified in support of the bill. Tamara Haynes-Norton, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ryan Pickering, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Kevin Ross, representing Weld County, testified in support of the bill. Julia DeWahl, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 01:20:16 PM The committee asked the panel questions. 01:23:12 PM Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jacob Tellez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dean Krueger, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Wilson Harper, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Tiffany Dickenson, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 01:40:57 PM The committee asked the panel questions. 01:41:08 PM Mr. Timothy Coleman, representing Colorado Rural Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. Kathleen Nelson Romans, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Greg Brophy, representing The Western Way, testified in support of the bill. Director Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. 01:49:52 PM The committee asked the panel questions. Additional written testimony is included as Attachments O.1-O.7. 01:50:09 PM The sponsors introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.001 (Attachment P). 01:53:23 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Winter T. Seconded Froelich 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 01:53:24 PM The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. 01:53:43 PM The committee gave closing comments on the bill. 02:00:12 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1247, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Winter T. Seconded DeGraaf DeGraaf Yes Dickson Yes Evans Yes Froelich Yes Valdez Yes Velasco Yes Vigil Yes Weissman Yes Winter T. Yes Willford Excused Kipp Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS