H_BUS_2018A 02/22/2018 01:32:04 PM Committee Summary

Representatives Kraft-Tharp and Sias introduced House Bill 18-1083. The bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for the purchase, storage, use or consumption of an aircraft for use in interstate, intrastate, or foreign commerce by an on-demand air carrier if the aircraft is purchased by a person and then subsequently leased or subleased to an on-demand air carrier or if the aircraft is purchased by an on-demand air carrier.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. Several handouts were distributed to the committee. [Attachment A] [Attachment B] [Attachment C] [Attachment D] [Attachment E] [Attachment F] [Attachment G].

Chris Swathwood, Colorado Aviation Business Association, testified in support of the bill.

Ty Little, Mountain Aviation, testified in support of the bill.

Leigh Seeger, Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation and Jefferson County Business Lobby, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Little responded to questions from the committee regarding the tax treatment of aircraft.

Mr. Little continued to respond to committee questions regarding the potential economic benefits of the bill.

Dianna Orf, Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill.  Representative Kraft-Tharp distributed amendment L.002 [Attachment H].

Representative Kraft-Tharp and Van Winkle introduced House Bill 18-1237. Under current law, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) allows anyone to request that any agency proposing a new rule or revising an existing rule conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the rule.  This request must be made within five days after the notice of proposed rulemaking is published.  When a request is received by the Office of Policy, Research, and Regulatory Reform within the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), the office contacts the agency that proposed the new or amended rule to determine whether an analysis is needed.  Analyses must be completed 10 days before the rulemaking hearing.  The cost-benefit analysis must: include the reason for the new or amended rule; identify the anticipated economic costs and benefits of the rule; identify any adverse effects on consumers, small businesses, or the economy; and provide two alternatives to the proposed new or amended rule.

This bill continues the cost-benefit analysis process under the APA indefinitely.  It also requires each state agency with rulemaking authority to post certain information on its website.