90449669C5AB3B4487258242007582BF Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SUNSET REVIEW: CERTIFICATION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HOLDERS AND THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEEHOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGYDate Feb 28, 2018 Location HCR 0112 Sunset Review: Certification of Conservation Easements Holders and the Conservation Easement Oversight Committee - Introduce draft legislation Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/00D4DAE2773E...$File/180228 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachF.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/6AF772F2D0F0...$File/180228 AttachJ.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachJ.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/85B3AB7B0EA6...$File/180228 AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachH.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/8791CA2552D1...$File/180228 AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachI.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/954BB054D1AE...$File/180228 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachE.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/CCB7E7F21AE9...$File/180228 AttachK.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachK.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/E5D67ACC6699...$File/180228 AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachG.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/E8DBD97840B4...$File/180228 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachD.pdf 02:23:35 PM Mr. Brian Tobias, representing the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), came to the table to discuss the DORA sunset review of the certification of conservation easement holders and the Conservation Easement Oversight Commission. Committee members recived a copy of Mr. Tobias' report [Attachment C] and a handout [Attachment D]. He discussed the scope of his review, the contents of the report, and the report's recommendations. He answered several committee questions. Attachment C 02:45:00 PM Mr. Mark Weston, representing DORA, came to the table to answer committee questions. Mr. Tobias also continued to answer committee questions. 02:51:51 PM Mr. Erik Glenn, representing the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust and the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts; Mr. Matt Moorhead, representing the Nature Conservancy; and Mr. Larry Kewter, representing himself, came to the table together to answer committee questions. 03:10:48 PM Ms. Jillane Hixson, representing herself, the Guire Family, and Land Owners United, discussed her experiences with conservation easements. She distributed three handouts [Attachment E, F, & G]. 03:31:38 PM Committee discussion with Ms. Hixson continued. 03:45:56 PM Mr. Kewter came back to the table to answer committee questions. 03:53:33 PM Mr. Weston returned to the table to answer committee questions. 03:53:54 PM Mr. David Anderson, representing Colorado State University (CSU), came to the table to explain a project CSU is working on to map all easements in Colorado. 04:03:39 PM Mr. Andrew Seidl and Mr. Michael Meneffee, representing CSU and COMAP, came to the table to answer committee questions. 04:06:52 PM Mr. Tobias returned to the table to answer several additional questions. 04:07:22 PM Mr. Gregg Fraser, Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to describe the sunset draft bills [Attachment H and I]. 04:10:32 PM Mr. Tobias returned to answer committee questions. 04:17:04 PM Motion Introduce Draft Bill 18-0836.01. Moved Esgar Seconded Jackson Becker J. No Bridges Yes Buck No Carver No Esgar Yes Ginal Yes Hansen Yes Jackson Yes Lawrence No Lewis No Roberts Yes McLachlan Yes Winter Yes YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:21:20 PM Motion Designate Rep. Thurlow, in addition to Rep. Roberts, as a sponsor of draft bill 18-0836.01 Moved Roberts Seconded Becker J. Becker J. Yes Bridges Yes Buck No Carver Yes Esgar Yes Ginal Yes Hansen Yes Jackson Yes Lawrence Yes Lewis No Roberts Yes McLachlan Yes Winter Yes YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:22:04 PM Mr. Gregg Fraser, Legislative Legal Services, discussed draft bill 18-0394, amendment #1 [Attachment J], and amendment #2 [Attachment K]. 04:24:28 PM Motion Introduce draft bill 18-0394, as amended. Moved Hansen Seconded Esgar Becker J. Yes Bridges Yes Buck No Carver Yes Esgar Yes Ginal Yes Hansen Yes Jackson Yes Lawrence Yes Lewis No Roberts Yes McLachlan Yes Winter Yes YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:27:03 PM Motion Adopt Amendment #1 to 18-0394 Moved Hansen Seconded McLachlan Becker J. No Bridges Yes Buck No Carver No Esgar Yes Ginal Yes Hansen Yes Jackson Yes Lawrence No Lewis No Roberts Yes McLachlan Yes Winter Yes YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:33:37 PM Motion Adopt Amendment #2 to 18-0394. Moved Jackson Seconded McLachlan Becker J. No Bridges Yes Buck No Carver No Esgar Yes Ginal Yes Hansen Yes Jackson Yes Lawrence No Lewis No Roberts Yes McLachlan Yes Winter Yes YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 04:38:54 PM Motion Designate Rep. Thurlow, in addition to Rep. Winter, as sponsor of draft bill 18-0394. Moved Esgar Seconded Roberts Becker J. Yes Bridges Yes Buck Yes Carver Yes Esgar Yes Ginal Yes Hansen Yes Jackson Yes Lawrence Yes Lewis No Roberts Yes McLachlan Yes Winter Yes YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS