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Bill Summary for Bill Number SB17-026 Date: 01/19/2017
Location: SCR 357
Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-026

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 17-026 to the Committee of the W PASS




01:35 PM -- SB 17-026

Senator Sonnenberg, Prime Sponsor, described the provisions of Senate Bill 17-026 concerning state statutes related to the State Engineer and the Division of Water Resources in the Department of Natural Resources. This bill, recommended by the interim Water Resources Review Committee, updates statutes related to the State Engineer and the division by removing obsolete provisions and modernizing language.

The following persons testified on the bill:

01:36 PM --
Scott Cuthbertson, Deputy State Engineer, Division of Water Resources, spoke in support of the bill.
01:40 PM -- Robert Longenbaugh, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and proposed an amendment to address rising ground water in the South Platte Basin.
01:46 PM --
Dianna Orf, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.

BILL: SB17-026
TIME: 01:47:20 PM
MOVED: Scott
MOTION: Refer Senate Bill 17-026 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cooke
Excused
Coram
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Fenberg
Yes
Fields
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Jones
Yes
Marble
Yes
Scott
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



01:50 PM

The committee adjourned.