Representatives Baisley and Kipp, co-prime sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1095 concerning excavation notification requirements for undergound facility location for county road maintenance.  The bill exempts county maintained roads from the requirements where work is being done by county employees performing maintenance or emergency work.  The bill specifies that the work must not lower the existing grade or elevation of the road or adjacent shoulder and ditch or disturb more than six inches of the ground.  A packet was provided to committee members (Attachment D).

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Carrie Hackenberger, representing the American Petroleum Institute Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

The witness panel responded to questions from the committee.

The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Rod Meredith, representing Douglas County Public Works, testified in support of the bill.  Commissioner Lori Saine, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. and Weld County, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Baisley explained amendment L.002 (Attachment E).

The bill sponsors made closing remarks.