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Bill Summary for Bill Number HB17-1152 Date: 02/15/2017
Location: HCR 0112
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1152

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion p
Refer House Bill 17-1152, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:31 PM -- HB 17-1152

Representatives Willett and Mitsch Bush introduced House Bill 17-1152. The bill allows a federal mineral lease district (FML district) the option to invest up to 50 percent of the funding the district receives from distributions from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA). Under current law, all distributions from DOLA to an FML district must be distributed to areas within the district that are socially or economically impacted by the development of minerals or oil and gas operations on federal land. The bill sets certain parameters that the board of an FML district must follow if it chooses to invest a portion of this funding. Representative Willett distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and amendment L.002 (Attachment B).

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01:40 PM -- Mr. Andrew Gorgey, representing the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District, testified remotely in support of the bill. He testified in support of amendments L.001 and L.002.

01:44 PM -- Mr. Christopher McAnany, representing the Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District, testified remotely in support of the bill. He noted several projects funded through the district.

01:47 PM -- Mr. Craig Springer, representing the Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District, testified remotely in support of the bill and amendments L.001 and L.002.

01:48 PM -- Mr. David Ludlam, representing the Western Slope Oil and Gas Association, testified remotely in support of the bill.

01:50 PM -- Mr. John Justman, representing Mesa County, testified remotely in support of the bill and amendments L.001 and L.002.

01:51 PM -- Mr. Tim Foster, representing Colorado Mesa University, testified remotely in support of the bill.

01:52 PM -- Mr. Jim Cole, from the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified in support of the bill.

01:54 PM -- Ms. Dianna Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill. She distributed a letter of support to the committee (Attachment C).

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01:54 PM --

Rep. Willett distributed letters from the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce (Attachment D) and Mesa County (Attachment E).

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BILL: HB17-1152
TIME: 01:55:36 PM
MOVED: Mitsch Bush
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Jackson
VOTE
Becker J.
Buck
Carver
Esgar
Ginal
Hansen
Jackson
Kennedy
Lawrence
McLachlan
Nordberg
Winter
Mitsch Bush
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL: HB17-1152
TIME: 01:55:55 PM
MOVED: Mitsch Bush
MOTION: Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED: Buck
VOTE
Becker J.
Buck
Carver
Esgar
Ginal
Hansen
Jackson
Kennedy
Lawrence
McLachlan
Nordberg
Winter
Mitsch Bush
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


01:56 PM

Representatives Willett and Mitsch Bush gave some closing remarks on the bill.
BILL: HB17-1152
TIME: 01:56:54 PM
MOVED: Mitsch Bush
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1152, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED: Buck
VOTE
Becker J.
Yes
Buck
Yes
Carver
Yes
Esgar
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Hansen
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Kennedy
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
McLachlan
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Winter
Yes
Mitsch Bush
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS