H_AWN_2023A 02/16/2023 12:29:01 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES Date 02/16/2023 Attendance Holtorf * Lindsay X Luck X Lukens X Martinez X McLachlan X Parenti X Story X Titone * Velasco X Winter T. X Catlin E McCormick X Time 12:29:01 PM to 12:44:22 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by McCormick This Report was prepared by Alexa Kelly Hearing Items Action Taken hSB23-010 Referred to the Committee of the Whole SB23-010 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 12:29:12 PM Representative McLachlan, bill sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 23-010. Under current law, the Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee is an interim committee that meets up to eight times per year and may take up to two field trips per year. The bill instead makes it a year-round committee that must meet at least four times per year. The bill also removes the limit on the number of field trips the committee may take each year. 12:31:47 PM Mr. Jordan Beezley, representing Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of the bill. Kelly Romero-Heaney, representing Colorado Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Dianna Orf, representing Colorado Water Congress, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 12:38:38 PM Representative McLachlan gave final comments on the bill. 12:44:12 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-010 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved McLachlan Seconded Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Luck Yes Lukens Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Parenti Yes Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Winter T. Yes Catlin Excused McCormick Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 12:44:22 PM The committee adjourned.