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H_ENE_2023A 03/29/2023 10:03:11 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date 03/29/2023
Attendance
DeGraaf *
Dickson X
Evans *
Froelich X
Valdez X
Velasco *
Vigil X
Weissman *
Winter T. X
Willford X
Kipp X
Time 10:03:11 AM to 02:00:36 PM
Place LSB A
This Meeting was called to order by Kipp
This Report was prepared by Samantha Falco
Hearing Items Action Taken
HB23-1216 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
HB23-1252 Amended, referred to House Appropriations
HB23-1233 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
HB23-1080 Postponed Indefinitely
HB23-1247 Amended, referred to House Appropriations

HB23-1216 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


10:04:15 AM  

Sponsor of the bill, Representative Story, gave an overview of House Bill 23-1216 Natural Gas Pipeline Safety. The bill directs the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules regarding the positioning, inspection, and maintenance liability for natural gas pipelines.

10:07:05 AM  
The sponsor answered questions from the committee.
10:20:04 AM  

Brian Lopez, representing Xcel Energy, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Tom Warnes, representing Black Hills Energy, testified to amend the bill. Eric Allen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

10:26:43 AM  

The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.

 

10:39:23 AM  

The sponsor introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.001 (Attachment A)

10:42:09 AM  
The committee asked
the sponsor questions about the amendment.


The sponsor gave
comments on the stakeholder process of the bill.


10:45:36 AM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Willford
Seconded Dickson
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
10:45:41 AM  
The sponsor gave closing comments on the bill.
10:46:04 AM  
The committee gave closing comments to the bill.


10:49:33 AM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1216, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Willford
Seconded Froelich
DeGraaf No
Dickson Yes
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Weissman Yes
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB23-1252 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

10:49:49 AM  
The committee took a brief recess.
10:53:13 AM  
The committee came back to order.
10:53:22 AM  
Co-sponsors of the bill, Representatives Lieder and Kipp, gave an overview of House Bill 23-1252 Thermal Energy. The bill implements measures to advance thermal energy service.
10:55:51 AM  
The committee asked the co-sponsors questions on the bill.
10:56:57 AM  
Ms. Elena Santarella, representing BlueGreen Alliance, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate (CCLC), testified to amend the bill. Director Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill.
11:05:40 AM  
The committee asked the panel questions.
11:10:53 AM  
Phil Hayes, representaing
the United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters and the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, testified in a neutral position on the
bill.

Additional written testimony is included as Attachments B.1- B.3.

11:13:06 AM  

The bill sponsors introduced and gave a brief overview of amendment L.001 (Attachment C).



11:13:39 AM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Kipp
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
11:13:40 AM  

The bill sponsors introduced and gave a brief overview of amendment L.002 (Attachment D).



11:14:17 AM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Kipp
Seconded Valdez
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
11:14:34 AM  

The co-sponsors introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The committee asked questions on the amendment.



11:16:40 AM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Kipp
Seconded Valdez
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
11:16:41 AM  
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
11:17:02 AM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.


11:19:17 AM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1252, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Kipp
Seconded Willford
DeGraaf No
Dickson Yes
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Weissman Yes
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB23-1233 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

11:19:25 AM  

Co-sponsors gave an overview of House Bill 23-1233 Electric Vehicle Charging and Parking Requirements. The bill includes a number of provisions concerning elecctric vehicle charging stations, including electric code requirements, local parking regulations, property tax provisions, and potential charging stations at rest areas.

11:28:59 AM  

Mr. Grier Bailey, representing Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association, testified to amend the bill. Rachel Lee, representing Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified to amend the bill. Mollie Steinemann, representing Colorado Muncipal Leage, testified in opposition to the bill.

11:35:59 AM  
The committee asked the panel questions.
11:45:13 AM  
Chris Votoupal, representing ChargePoint, testified in support of the bill. Dr Ryan DeCrescent, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. David Alley, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for Livable Climate (CCLC), testified in support of the bill. Mr Erik Johnson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
11:59:20 AM  
Director Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Christian Williss, representing Colorado Energy Office, was available to answer committee questions. Adam Berry, representing Colorado Energy Office, was available to answer committee questions.
12:03:01 PM  
The committee asked the panel questions.
12:19:38 PM  
Erin Menshke, representing
themself, testified in a neutral position.

Additional written testimony is included as Attachments F.1-F.6.

12:19:39 PM  
The bill sponsors
introduced and gave a brief overview of amendment L.001 (Attachment G).


12:24:43 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Valdez
Seconded Willford
DeGraaf No
Dickson Yes
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Weissman Yes
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
12:24:55 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced and gave a
brief overview of amendment L.002 (Attachment H).


12:25:15 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Valdez
Seconded Willford
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
12:25:16 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced and gave a
brief overview of amendment L.003 (Attachment I).


12:25:48 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Valdez
Seconded Willford
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
12:25:50 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced and gave a
brief overview of amendment L.004 (Attachment J).


12:26:44 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004
Moved Valdez
Seconded Willford
DeGraaf No
Dickson Yes
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Weissman Yes
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
12:26:45 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced and gave a
brief overview of amendment L.005 (Attachment K).


12:27:14 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005
Moved Valdez
Seconded Willford
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
12:27:15 PM  

The bill sponsors introduced and gave a brief overview of amendment L.007 (Attachment L).



12:27:50 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.007
Moved Valdez
Seconded Willford
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
12:28:20 PM  
The sponsors gave
closing comments on the bill.
12:28:51 PM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.


12:29:58 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1233, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Valdez
Seconded Willford
DeGraaf No
Dickson Yes
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Weissman Yes
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB23-1080 - Postponed Indefinitely


12:30:49 PM  
Representative Winter,
prime sponsor, asked the committee to postpone the bill indefinitely.



Written testimony that was submitted is included as Attachments M.1-M.6.



12:32:57 PM
Motion Postpone House Bill 23-1080 indefinitely.
Moved Winter T.
Seconded Willford
DeGraaf Excused
Dickson Yes
Evans Yes
Froelich Yes
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



HB23-1247 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

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


02:00:36 PM   The committee adjourned.






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