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BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1303

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date May 20, 2021       Location LSB A

HB21-1303 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations


03:33:08 PM  
Representative Bernett, co-prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 21-1303 to the committee.  The bill requires the Department of Personnel and Administration and the Department of Transportation to establish maximum acceptable global warming potentials for certain construction materials used in public projects.  Representative Bernett responded to questions from the committee.  
03:53:38 PM  
Andy Karsian, Department of Transportation, testified in support of the bill.  Mr. Karsian responded to questions from the committee.  Rod Vanderwall, representing Deptartment of Personnel & Administration, testified to amend the bill.  Mr. Vanderwall responded to questions from the committee.
04:01:00 PM  
Meghan Lewis, representing Carbon Leadership Forum, testified in a neutral position on the bill.  Ms. Lewis responded to questions from the committee.  David Diedrick, representing Low CO2 Construction Materials, testified in support of the bill.  Mr. Diedrick responded to questions from the committee.
04:20:13 PM  
Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill.  Jack Wylie, representing Department of Personnel & Administration, testified in a neutral position on the bill.  Mr. Wylie and Director Toor responded to questions from the committee.
04:25:44 PM  
Professor Ramesh Bhatt, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.  Scott Hatfield, representing Sierra Club, testified to amend the bill.  Professor Bhatt and Mr. Hatfield responded to questions from the committee.
04:35:00 PM  
Tom Peterson, representing Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association, testified in support of the bill.  Mr. Peterson responded to questions from the committee.
04:44:29 PM  
Ron Bennett, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Chris Markuson, representing BlueGreen Alliance, testified in support of the bill.
04:49:15 PM  
Quinn Antus, representing Signal Tech Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Todd Ohlheiser, representing Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete Association, testified to amend the bill. Rick Chandler, representing Signal Tech, testified in support of the bill.
04:57:55 PM  
Michael Gifford, representing AGC Colorado, testified in a neutral position on the bill.  Angela Folkestad, representing American Concrete Pavement Association, testified to amend the bill.
05:04:22 PM  
Christopher Votoupal, representing Colorado Cleantech Industries Association, testified in support of the bill.  Mr. Votoupal responded to questions from the committee.
05:06:25 PM  
Amy Brooks, representing Castle Rock Construction Company of Colorado, LLC, testified to amend the bill.
05:09:21 PM  
Paul Hutton, representing Colorado Chapter American Institute of Architects, testified in support of the bill.  Kevin  Eronimous, representing SA+R Architects, testified in support of the bill.  Tien Peng, representing National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, testified to amend the bill.  Mr. Peng responded to questions from the committee.
05:18:04 PM  
Matthew Fonte, representing Castle Rock Construction Company, testified to amend the bill.
05:21:11 PM  
Representative Bernett distributed and discussed amendments L.001 (Attachment A) and L.002 (Atachment B).

05:22:58 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
Moved Bernett
Seconded Titone
Bernett
Froelich
Jackson
Pico
Sirota
Soper
Titone
Van Beber
Weissman
Will
Woog
Hooton
Valdez A.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

05:23:58 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
Moved Bernett
Seconded Hooton
Bernett
Froelich
Jackson
Pico
Sirota
Soper
Titone
Van Beber
Weissman
Will
Woog
Hooton
Valdez A.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:23:59 PM  
Representative Bernett made concluding comments on the bill.

05:26:19 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 21-1303, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Bernett
Seconded Hooton
Bernett Yes
Froelich Yes
Jackson Yes
Pico No
Sirota Yes
Soper No
Titone Yes
Van Beber No
Weissman Yes
Will No
Woog No
Hooton Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS