H_AWN_2023A 02/06/2023 01:34:52 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES Date 02/06/2023 Attendance Amabile X Holtorf X Lindsay X Luck * Lukens X Lynch X Martinez X Parenti X Story X Titone X Velasco X Catlin * McCormick X Time 01:34:52 PM to 05:43:57 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by McCormick This Report was prepared by Alexa Kelly Hearing Items Action Taken hHB23-1011 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB23-1060 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hHB23-1018 Amended, referred to House Finance HB23-1011 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/3A57E37280A7...$File/Attachment A - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A - Combined.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/548667DE14DB...$File/Attachment B - HB1011_L.002.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B - HB1011_L.002.pdf 01:35:02 PM Representative Titone, bill co-prime sponsor, introduced House Bill 23-1011. The bill adds agricultural equipment to the existing consumer right-to-repair statutes. It requires a manufacturer to provide necessary parts, software, firmware, tools, or documentation to independent repair providers and owners at a fair and reasonable price. The bill specifies that fair and reasonable price for these items cannot be greater than the suggested retail price indicated by the manufacturer or a dealer selling on behalf of the manufacturer. The bill creates a deceptive trade practice for manufacturers that do not comply with the requirements of the bill. 01:43:41 PM Representative Weinberg, bill co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill. 01:46:02 PM Bill sponsors responded to questions. 01:51:41 PM Ms. Kate Greenberg, representing Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Danny Katz, representing Colorado Public Interest Research Group, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Madhvi Chittoor, representing Madhvi4EcoEthics, testified in support of the bill. 02:00:57 PM The previous panel responded to questions. 02:11:16 PM Mr. Russell Ball, representing 21st Century Equipment and Far West Equipment Dealers Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Tim Stokes, representing Honnen Equipment Co., testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Brad Cofield, representing Wagner Equipment Co., testified in opposition to the bill. Damon McGeary, representing American Implement, testified in opposition to the bill. 02:22:54 PM The previous panel responded to questions from the committee. 02:34:49 PM Questions for the previous panel continued. 02:41:48 PM Mr. Corey Huwa, representing Miete LLC., testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. John Shearer, representing 4Rivers Equipment, testified in opposition to the bill. Luke Sharpe, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Joani Woelfel, representing Far West Equipment Dealers Association, testified in opposition to the bill. 02:52:46 PM Mr. Huwa, Mr. Shearer, and Ms. Woelfel responded to questions from the committee. 03:03:51 PM Questions for the previous panel continued. 03:08:40 PM Mr. Austin Vincent, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Mr. Kelly Sloan, representing Colorado Agricultural Aviation Association, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 03:14:14 PM Mr. Dale McCall, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Danny Wood, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kyler Brown, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 03:28:26 PM The previous panel responded to questions from the committee members. 03:38:25 PM The previous panel continued to respond to questions. 03:38:26 PM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment A. 03:44:07 PM Representative Titone introduced amendmnet L.002 (Attachment B) and discussed the amendment. 03:46:27 PM Committee members asked questions about amendment L.002. 03:48:38 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Titone Seconded McCormick Amabile Holtorf Lindsay Luck Lukens Lynch Martinez Parenti Story Titone Velasco Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:48:40 PM Representative Weinberg and Representative Titone gave closing comments on the bill. 03:50:17 PM Committee members made final comments on the bill. 04:03:13 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1011, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Titone Seconded Story Amabile Yes Holtorf No Lindsay Yes Luck No Lukens Yes Lynch No Martinez Yes Parenti Yes Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Catlin No McCormick Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1060 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/EB0C823A6DFE...$File/Attachment C - CSFS Handouts.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C - CSFS Handouts.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/739727F3E9F6...$File/Attachment D - HB23-1060 Written Testimony.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D - HB23-1060 Written Testimony.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/7F372AB46657...$File/Attachment E - HB1060_L.001.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E - HB1060_L.001.pdf 04:03:22 PM The committee recessed. 04:11:16 PM The committee reconvened. 04:12:44 PM Representative Story, bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 23-1060. The bill requires the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) to upgrade and improve its seedling tree nursery to expand capacity and contribute to reforestation efforts. Specifically, the nursery must: - upgrade fields where bare-root trees and shrubs are grown, including installing a new pump and pump house, overhauling the irrigation system, and improving the roads in the fields; - purchase a new seed storage cooler; and - purchase two refrigerated box trucks. The bill repeals the nursery upgrade requirements on January 1, 2026. 04:14:20 PM The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee. 04:18:17 PM Larimer County Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally, representing Colorado Forest Health Council, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Mark Morgan, representing Forest Health Council, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Donald Valdez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Morgan distributed handouts to the committee (Attachment C). 04:31:43 PM Mr. Rob Addington, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Matt McCombs, representing Colorado State Forest Service, testified in support of the bill. 04:38:59 PM The previous panel responded to questions from the committee. 04:40:00 PM The previous panel continued to respond to questions from the committee. 04:52:35 PM Questions continued. 04:52:36 PM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment D. 04:52:42 PM Representative Story introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment E) and described what the amendment does. 04:54:11 PM Committee members asked questions about the amendment. 05:07:11 PM Committee members continued to ask questions about the amendment. 05:09:51 PM Josh Abram, Legislative Council Staff, and Sarah Lozano, Office of Legislative Legal Services, introduced themselves. Mr. Abram and Ms. Lozano answered questions about the fiscal note and the changes made by amendment L.001. 05:22:27 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Story Seconded Titone Amabile Holtorf Lindsay Luck Lukens Lynch Martinez Parenti Story Titone Velasco Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:22:28 PM Representative Story gave final comments on the bill. 05:26:25 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1060, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Story Seconded Titone Amabile Yes Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Luck Yes Lukens Yes Lynch Yes Martinez Yes Parenti Yes Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB23-1018 - Amended, referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/38E840BBEB91...$File/Attachment F - HB1018_L.001.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F - HB1018_L.001.pdf 05:26:37 PM Minority Leader Lynch, bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 23-1018. The bill creates a state-supported internship program and an income tax credit to promote the economic development of the timber industry. 05:28:20 PM Minority Leader Lynch discussed a forthcoming amendment that will amend out the first part of the bill. 05:31:22 PM Minority Leader Lynch responded to questions from the committee. 05:36:34 PM Travis Smith, representing Colorado Water Congress & National Wild Turkey Federation, testified in support of the bill. 05:39:57 PM Minority Leader Lynch introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment F) and explained what the amendment does. 05:40:31 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Lynch Seconded Catlin Amabile Holtorf Lindsay Luck Lukens Lynch Martinez Parenti Story Titone Velasco Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:40:44 PM Minority Leader Lynch made final comments on the bill. 05:43:02 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1018, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Lynch Seconded Catlin Amabile Yes Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Luck No Lukens Yes Lynch Yes Martinez Yes Parenti Yes Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 05:43:57 PM The committee adjourned.