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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For HB19-1199

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 4, 2019       Location HCR 0112

HB19-1199 - Amended, referred to House Finance
04:43:02 PM  
Representative A. Valdez, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1199 to the committee.  This bill allows a certain number of plug-in electric vehicles to access high-occupancy lanes for free and toll lanes or high-occupancy toll lanes at a reduced rate beginning on July 1, 2020.  
04:48:00 PM  
Will Toor, Executive Director of the Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill.
04:50:39 PM  
Shoshana Lew, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), testified in support of the bill.
04:54:07 PM  
Director Lew responded to questions from the committee.
04:56:12 PM  
Grier Bailey, representing CWPMA, testified against the bill.
05:01:29 PM  
Greg Fulton, representing the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, testified on the bill.
05:04:33 PM  
Mr. Fulton responded to questions from the committee.
05:08:40 PM  
Dennis Haberstrumpf, representing himself, testified against the bill.
05:11:29 PM  
Megan Rast, representing the Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.
05:14:08 PM  
Sophia Mayott-Guerrero, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
05:16:24 PM  
Chris Votoupal, representing Colorado Cleantech Industries Association, testified in support of the bill.
05:17:21 PM  
Matt Frommer, representing SWEEP, testified in support of the bill.
05:20:20 PM  
Susan Nedell, representing Environmental Entrepreneurs, testified in support of the bill.
05:22:13 PM  
Sam Gilchrist, representing the National Resource Defence Council, testified in support of the bill.
05:24:18 PM  
Don Marostica, representing CDOT, testified on the bill.
05:27:31 PM  
Mr. Frommer responded to questions from the committee.

05:34:42 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment F).
Moved Valdez A.
Seconded Froelich
Froelich
Geitner
Kipp
Landgraf
Liston
Saine Excused
Sirota
Valdez A.
Weissman
Hooton
Jackson
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:34:45 PM  
Jason Gelender, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions from the committee.

05:36:41 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G).
Moved Valdez A.
Seconded Weissman
Froelich
Geitner
Kipp
Landgraf
Liston
Saine Excused
Sirota
Valdez A.
Weissman
Hooton
Jackson
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:36:42 PM  
Representative A. Valdez answered questions from the committee, and distributed a memorandum concerning Amendment L.001 changing the fiscal note (Attachment H).
05:38:06 PM  
Representative Geitner provided a handout to the committee (Attachment I).

05:49:05 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 19-1199, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Valdez A.
Seconded Froelich
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