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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1070

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Jan 27, 2020       Location HCR 0107

HB20-1070 - Postponed Indefinitely
01:39:05 PM  
Representative Buck, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 20-1070, Local Government Liable Fracking Ban Oil and Gas Moratorium, to the committee.

The bill requires that local governments that place a moratorium on oil and gas development compensate mineral owners for the cost, damages, or loss of fair market value that result from the moratorium.
01:44:42 PM  
Representative Buck responded to questions from the committee.
01:51:37 PM  
Neil Ray, President of the Colorado Alliance of Mineral and Royalty Owners (CAMRO), testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment A).  Logan MacMillan, representing CAMRO, testified in support of the bill.  Jan Douglas, representing the Colorado Sierra Club, testified against the bill.  Jan Rose, representing herself, testified against the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

02:14:08 PM  
George Twigg, representing Boulder County, testified against the bill.  Andrew Forkes-Gudmundson, representing the League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans, testified against the bill.  Beau Kiklis, representing Conservation Colorado, testified against the bill.  Doug Henderson, representing the Larimer Alliance, testified against the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:26:42 PM  
Andrew J. O'Connor, representing himself, testified against the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment B).  Brandy DeLange, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified against the bill.  Steve Douglas, representing himself, testified against the bill.  Kristi Douglas, representing herself, testified against the bill.
02:45:26 PM  
Representative Buck made concluding comments on the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment C). Representative Buck responded to questions from the committee about the bill.
02:51:58 PM  
Committee members made concluding comments.

03:05:26 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 20-1070 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Saine
Seconded Geitner
Froelich No
Geitner Yes
Kipp No
Landgraf Yes
Liston Yes
Saine Yes
Sirota No
Valdez A. No
Weissman No
Hooton No
Jackson No
YES: 4   NO: 7   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

03:06:14 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 20-1070 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Hooton
Seconded Weissman
Froelich Yes
Geitner No
Kipp Yes
Landgraf No
Liston No
Saine No
Sirota Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Weissman Yes
Hooton Yes
Jackson Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS