PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date |
03/16/2023 |
Attendance |
DeGraaf |
X |
Dickson |
X |
Evans |
X |
Froelich |
E |
Valdez |
X |
Velasco |
X |
Vigil |
X |
Weissman |
X |
Winter T. |
X |
Willford |
X |
Kipp |
X |
|
Time |
01:33:04 PM to 02:10:00 PM |
Place |
LSB A |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Kipp |
This Report was prepared by |
Samantha Falco |
|
Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hHB23-1234 |
Amended, referred to House Appropriations |
|
|
HB23-1234 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
|
|
|
01:35:41 PM |
Representatives Soper
and Brown, co-sponsors of the bill, gave a brief overview of House Bill
23-1234 Streamlined Solar Permitting and Inspection Grants. The bill creates
the streamlined solar permitting and inspection grant program.
|
|
01:39:38 PM |
The sponsors answered questions from the committee on the bill.
|
|
01:39:54 PM |
Mr. Mike Kruger, representing Colorado Solar & Storage Association, testified in support of the bill. Keith Hay, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Richard Hubler, representing Alamosa County Land Use & Building, testified in support of the bill.
|
|
01:53:04 PM |
The panel answered
questions from the committee.
Additional written
testimony is included as Attachment A.
|
|
01:53:23 PM |
The bill sponsors
introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.003 (Attachment B).
|
01:55:55 PM
|
Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 |
|
Moved |
Valdez |
|
Seconded |
Willford |
|
|
|
|
DeGraaf |
|
|
|
Dickson |
|
|
|
Evans |
|
|
|
Froelich |
Excused |
|
|
Valdez |
|
|
|
Velasco |
|
|
|
Vigil |
|
|
|
Weissman |
|
|
|
Winter T. |
|
|
|
Willford |
|
|
|
Kipp |
|
|
|
|
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
|
|
|
01:55:57 PM |
The bill sponsors
introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.005 (Attachment C).
|
01:56:46 PM
|
Motion |
Adopt amendment L.005 |
|
Moved |
Valdez |
|
Seconded |
Willford |
|
|
|
|
DeGraaf |
|
|
|
Dickson |
|
|
|
Evans |
|
|
|
Froelich |
Excused |
|
|
Valdez |
|
|
|
Velasco |
|
|
|
Vigil |
|
|
|
Weissman |
|
|
|
Winter T. |
|
|
|
Willford |
|
|
|
Kipp |
|
|
|
|
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
|
|
|
01:56:49 PM |
The bill sponsors
introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.006 (Attachment D).
|
01:57:32 PM
|
Motion |
Adopt amendment L.006 |
|
Moved |
Valdez |
|
Seconded |
Willford |
|
|
|
|
DeGraaf |
|
|
|
Dickson |
|
|
|
Evans |
|
|
|
Froelich |
Excused |
|
|
Valdez |
|
|
|
Velasco |
|
|
|
Vigil |
|
|
|
Weissman |
|
|
|
Winter T. |
|
|
|
Willford |
|
|
|
Kipp |
|
|
|
|
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
|
|
|
01:57:34 PM |
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
|
|
01:58:27 PM |
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.
|
02:02:48 PM
|
Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1234, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
|
Moved |
Willford |
|
Seconded |
Valdez |
|
|
|
|
DeGraaf |
Yes |
|
|
Dickson |
Yes |
|
|
Evans |
Yes |
|
|
Froelich |
Excused |
|
|
Valdez |
Yes |
|
|
Velasco |
Yes |
|
|
Vigil |
Yes |
|
|
Weissman |
Yes |
|
|
Winter T. |
Yes |
|
|
Willford |
Yes |
|
|
Kipp |
Yes |
|
|
Final |
YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
|
|
02:10:00 PM |
The committee adjourned. |