S_HHS_2021A 01/26/2021 09:08:29 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT SENATE HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Date 01/26/2021 Attendance Bernett X Buckner X Froelich X Ginal X Hooton X Jackson X Jaquez Lewis E Kirkmeyer * Pico X Simpson X Sirota X Smallwood X Soper X Titone X Van Beber X Weissman X Will X Woog X Fields X Valdez A. X Time 09:08:29 AM to 10:46:24 AM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Valdez A. This Report was prepared by Andrea Denka Hearing Items Action Taken hSMART Act Hearing for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Air Pollution Control Division, Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, and Water Quality Control Division) Committee Discussion Only SMART Act Hearing for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Air Pollution Control Division, Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, and Water Quality Control Division) - Committee Discussion Only 08:31:26 AM Representative A. Valdez introduced the meeting agenda. All of the materials for this hearing can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/content/hene2021asmartact 09:10:25 AM Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), gave an overview of CDPHE, an update on what the department has achieved this past year, and what its 2021 goals are using a PowerPoint presentation. 09:57:53 AM Director Hunsaker Ryan responded to questions from the committee about COVID-19 vaccine distribution, environmental equity, rural distribution, and the governor's vaccine distribution plan, 10:24:40 AM Mark McMillan, representing the Air Pollution Control Division within CDPHE, continued the presentation with an overview of Senate Bill 20-204, which increased the cap for stationary source fees. 10:35:14 AM Garry Kaufman, Director of the Air Pollution Control Division within CDPHE, and Mr. McMillan responded to questions from the committee about carbon dioxide emissions in Colorado, natural gas versus coal emissions, ozone creation and ozone mitigation plans, the focus of the Air Quality Control Commission, and alternative energy in Colorado. 10:46:24 AM The committee adjourned.