s_agr_2017a_2017-01-19t13:30:59z1 Hearing Summary
Date: 01/19/2017
Location: SCR 357
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-026
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY
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| Refer Senate Bill 17-026 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
01:35 PM -- SB 17-026
Senator Sonnenberg, Prime Sponsor, described the provisions of Senate Bill 17-026 concerning state statutes related to the State Engineer and the Division of Water Resources in the Department of Natural Resources. This bill, recommended by the interim Water Resources Review Committee, updates statutes related to the State Engineer and the division by removing obsolete provisions and modernizing language.
The following persons testified on the bill:
01:36 PM -- Scott Cuthbertson, Deputy State Engineer, Division of Water Resources, spoke in support of the bill.
01:40 PM -- Robert Longenbaugh, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and proposed an amendment to address rising ground water in the South Platte Basin.
01:46 PM -- Dianna Orf, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.
| BILL: | SB17-026 | |
| TIME: | 01:47:20 PM | |
| MOVED: | Scott | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-026 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | |
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Cooke
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Excused
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Coram
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Fenberg
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Yes
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Fields
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Marble
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:50 PM
The committee adjourned.