I_WMRC_2023A 11/01/2023 09:34:03 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGINTERIM COMMITTEE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE Date 11/01/2023 Attendance Dickson X Ginal X Jaquez Lewis X Lynch X Simpson X Snyder X Weinberg X Will X Cutter X Velasco X Time 09:34:03 AM to 11:14:57 AM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Velasco This Report was prepared by Samantha Falco Hearing Items Action Taken hPublic Testimony Committee Discussion Only hCommittee Vote to Approve Final Bills Committee Discussion Only Committee Vote to Approve Final Bills - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CE3E25F9D335...$File/231101 Wildfire Attachment A - Amendment 2.pdf?OpenElement 231101 Wildfire Attachment A - Amendment 2.pdf 09:34:30 AM Pierce Lively, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed the process to approve committee bills. 09:36:12 AM Representative Velasco withdrew Bill 4, regarding incentives for collaboration between different fire mitigation efforts, from consideration by the committee. 09:37:33 AM Representative Lynch withdrew Bill 3, regarding firefighter benefits, from consideration by the committee. 09:37:58 AM Senator Cutter withdrew Bill 7, regarding standards for wildfire mitigation, from consideration by the committee. 09:39:18 AM Senator Cutter presented Bill 1, regarding a biochar study. Committee discussion ensued. 09:41:50 AM Representative Snyder presented Bill 2, regarding pet-friendly shelters during emergencies. Representative Snyder responded to questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued. 09:48:32 AM Representative Velasco presented Bill 5, regarding assistance for rural communities with grant program applications. Representative Velasco responded to questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued. 09:51:11 AM Senator Cutter and Representative Snyder presented Bill 6, regarding local government disaster-related programs, and introduced Amendment 2 (Attachment A). Senator Cutter and Representative Snyder responded to questions from the committee. Mr. Lively responded to questions from the committee. 09:59:04 AM Representative Lynch presented Bill 8, regarding incentives to promote the Colorado timber industry. Representative Lynch responded to questions from the committee. 10:04:43 AM Representative Story presented Bill 9, regarding an extension to the wildfire risk mitigation outreach campaign. Committee discussion ensued. Public Testimony - Committee Discussion Only 10:09:54 AM Dana Duggan, representing Westside Watch, testified on the need for more evacuation modeling to identify choke points in widlfire readiness plans. 10:13:47 AM Bill Wysong, representing Westside Watch, testified on the need for evacuation modeling. 10:18:05 AM Representative Snyder discussed the concerns of Ms. Duggan and Mr. Wysong. 10:19:34 AM Omar Wyman, representing Preserve Pine Creek, testified on the need for evacuation modeling standards. 10:21:03 AM The committee recessed. 10:52:11 AM The committee reconvened. Committee Vote to Approve Final Bills - Committee Discussion Only 10:54:57 AM Motion Move to forward Bill 1 as a committee bill. Moved Cutter Seconded Will Dickson Yes Ginal Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Lynch Yes Simpson Yes Snyder Yes Weinberg No Will Yes Cutter Yes Velasco Yes YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:56:03 AM Motion Move to forward Bill 2 as a committee bill. Moved Snyder Seconded Cutter Dickson Yes Ginal Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Lynch No Simpson No Snyder Yes Weinberg No Will No Cutter Yes Velasco Yes YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:56:52 AM Motion Move to forward Bill 5 as a committee bill. Moved Velasco Seconded Cutter Dickson Yes Ginal Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Lynch Yes Simpson Yes Snyder Yes Weinberg No Will Yes Cutter Yes Velasco Yes YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:58:51 AM Motion Adopt Amendment 2 (Attachment A) to Bill 6. Moved Snyder Seconded Cutter Dickson Yes Ginal Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Lynch Yes Simpson Yes Snyder Yes Weinberg Yes Will Yes Cutter Yes Velasco Yes YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 10:59:39 AM Motion Move to forward Bill 6, as amended, as a committee bill. Moved Cutter Seconded Snyder Dickson Yes Ginal Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Lynch Yes Simpson Yes Snyder Yes Weinberg No Will Yes Cutter Yes Velasco Yes YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 11:00:33 AM Motion Move to forward Bill 8 as a committee bill. Moved Lynch Seconded Weinberg Dickson No Ginal Yes Jaquez Lewis No Lynch Yes Simpson Yes Snyder No Weinberg Yes Will Yes Cutter No Velasco No YES: 5 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 11:01:20 AM Motion Move to forward Bill 9 as a committee bill. Moved Dickson Seconded Cutter Dickson Yes Ginal Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Lynch No Simpson No Snyder Yes Weinberg No Will No Cutter Yes Velasco Yes YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 11:01:21 AM Mr. Lively discussed the process of assigning sponsors to the committee bills. 11:02:16 AM Prime sponsors for Bill 1 are Senator Cutter, Senator Will, Representative Dickson, and Representative Velasco. The bill will start in the Senate. Co-sponsors are Senator Jaquez Lewis, Senator Ginal, and Representative Snyder. 11:03:36 AM Prime sponsors for Bill 2 are Representative Snyder, Representative Velasco, Senator Cutter, and Senator Jaquez Lewis. The bill will start in the House. Co-sponsors are Senator Ginal and Representative Dickson. 11:04:44 AM Prime sponsors for Bill 5 are Representative Velasco, Representative Snyder, Senator Will, and Senator Cutter. The bill will start in the House. Co-sponsors are Senator Jaquez Lewis, Senator Ginal, and Representative Dickson. 11:06:37 AM Prime sponsors for Bill 6 are Senator Cutter, Senator Jaquez Lewis, Representative Snyder, and Representative Dickson. The bill will start in the Senate. Co-sponsor is Representative Velasco. 11:08:22 AM Prime sponsors for Bill 9 are Representative Story, Representative Velasco, and Senator Cutter. The bill will start in the House. Co-sponsors are Representative Snyder, Representative Dickson, and Senator Jaquez Lewis. 11:12:18 AM Representative Velasco, Representative Snyder, and Senator Cutter gave closing remarks. 11:14:57 AM The committee adjourned.