S_AGR_2024A 03/28/2024 02:41:17 PM Committee Summary

Senator Jaquez Lewis and Senator Priola, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-159. The bill requires the state to phase out issuing new oil and gas permits before January 1, 2030, and prevents new permits for oil and gas after that date. It also modifies rules for mitigating adverse environmental impacts from oil and gas operations.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Committee discussion on the bill continued.

Patricia Garcia-Nelson, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Lisa McKenzie, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Robert Schuwerk, representing Carbon Tracker, testified in support of the bill.

Julie Murphy, representing Energy & Carbon Management Commission, Department of Natural Resources, testified in opposition to the bill. Director Murphy responded to questions from the committee.

Kait Schwartz, representing American Petroleum Institute Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Dan Haley, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Julia Rhine, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Chelsie Miera, representing West Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions for the committee.

Heidi Leathwood, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Sandra Steingraber, representing Science and Environmental Health Network, testified in support of the bill. Natasha Leger, representing Citizens for a Healthy Community, testified in support of the bill. The panelists answered questions from the committee.

Mike Foote, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Katherine Merlin, representing WildEarth Guardians, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Meghan Dollar, representing the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Carly West, representing Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Neil Ray, representing Colorado Alliance of Mineral and Royalty Owners, testified in opposition to the bill. Betsy Temkin, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Jason Maxey, representing Weld County Board of County Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill. Jaime Henning, representing Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance and the Greeley Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Rich Werner, representing Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance - Upstate Colorado Economic Development, testified in opposition to the bill.

Bill Hembree, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Robert Roseman, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Mark Flick, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Carlos Barron, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Richard Mulhern, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Ray Scott, representing Industrial Property Owners Consortium, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.

Ms. Rachael Lehman, representing Black Parents United Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Melissa Burrell, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mx. Ronald Booth, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kate Christensen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lauren Swain, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Clare Burchenal, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jane Allen, representing The Alliance for Collective Action, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Booth, Ms. Christensen, and Ms. Lehman responded to questions from the committee.

Mayor Adrienne Sandoval, representing the town of Platteville, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Lori Garcia Sander, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Deborah Olin, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Carol Baker, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Dr. Lois Vanderkooi, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Neil Allaire, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Madhvi Chittoor, representing Madhvi4EcoEthics, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ellen Buckley, representing Women's Lobby of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Charles Daldry, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Kay Lee, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Ruth Sobol, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. David Reitz, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. David Alley, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Ryan DeCrescent, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ruth Hund, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Scott Simmons, representing Climate Reality Project - Northern Colorado Chapter, Sustainable Windsor, and Citizens Climate Lobby Greeley, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ed Behan, representing Larimer Alliance for Health, Safety, and the Environment, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Eleanor Andrews, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mx. Shira Nathan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Evy Ray, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Tiffany Boyd, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Sarah Schulte, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ciara Guerrero, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Christiaan van Woudenberg, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jaime Giesen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Bobbie Mooney, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. El Sealey, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Rob Sterling, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Brittany Dixon, representing Club 20, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Edward Ingve, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Carrie Jordan, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Paul Culnan, representing Empower Our Future, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Brent Goodlet, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Giselle Arroyo, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Brian Loma, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Chris Brown, representing Common Sense Institute, testified in a neutral position on the bill and responded to questions from the committee.

Commissioner Lori Saine, representing Weld County Board of Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. David Juell, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Janet Juell, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Marc Alston, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mandy Magill, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Margaret Bobb, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Shaina Oliver, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kathleen Sands, representing Lyons Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jane Perkins, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jason Moses, representing Colorado Jewish Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Doug Henderson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Deb Bjork, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Dar-Lon Chang, representing GeoSolar Technologies, Inc., testified in a neutral position on the bill. Antoinette Starner, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Ms. Sandra Strobel, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Brian Roux, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Trevor Asche, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill.

Finn Jackson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Velma Campbell, representing Mothers Out Front Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lynne Sullivan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Fran Levine, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Nancy York, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jeri Shepherd, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Philip Beck, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Li Mattson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Carol Farmer, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Brian Hedden, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Perry Bellcourt, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

The committee recessed.

The committee reconvened.
Ms. Linda Kyle, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.




Additional written
testimony on the bill is available in Attachment A.

Senator Priola presented amendment L.001 (Attachment B) and discussed the amendment with the committee. Senator Jaquez Lewis commented on the amendment.