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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1242

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 23, 2023       Location LSB A

HB23-1242 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
01:37:58 PM  
Co-sponsors, Representatives Boesenecker and Joseph, gave an overview of House Bill 23-1242 Water Conservation in Oil and Gas Operations. The bill requires an oil and gas operator to report to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regarding the operator's use of water entering, utilized at, or exiting each of the operator's oil and gas locations.
01:41:21 PM  
Mr. Justin Prendergast, representing American Petroleum Institute Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Angie Binder, representing Caerus Oil and Gas, testified to amend the bill. Bill Groffy, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified to amend the bill. The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
02:01:12 PM  
Harmony Cummings, representing Colorado Rising, testified in support of the bill. Professor Rachael Lehman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Irene Andress, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ruth Hund, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. MaryBeth Downing, representing  Creation Justice Task Force at Mountain Sky Conference of United Methodist Church, testified in support of the bill. Karen Artell, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Neil, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Leslie Robinson, representing Grand Valley Citizens Alliance, testified in support of the bill.

The committee gave comments to the panel.
02:22:28 PM  
Mike Foote, representing Colorado Rising, testified in support of the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kevin Chan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ayla Bullock, representing Colorado People's Alliance, testified in support of the bill.

The committee made comments to the panel.
02:35:13 PM  
Greg Deranleau, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), was available to answer committee questions. Commissioner John Messner, representing COGCC, was available to answer committee questions. Ms. Mimi  Larsen, representing COGCC, was available to answer committee questions.

Additional written testimony is included as Attachments A.1 and A.2.
02:37:20 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
03:02:59 PM  
The co-sponsors introduced and gave an overview of their amendments L.001, L.002, and L.003 (Attachments B, C, and D)

03:04:57 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C)
Moved Willford
Seconded Weissman
DeGraaf
Dickson
Evans
Froelich
Valdez
Velasco
Vigil
Weissman
Winter T.
Willford
Kipp
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:05:34 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D)
Moved Willford
Seconded Weissman
DeGraaf
Dickson
Evans
Froelich
Valdez
Velasco
Vigil
Weissman
Winter T.
Willford
Kipp
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:06:39 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Amendment B)
Moved Willford
Seconded Weissman
DeGraaf No
Dickson Yes
Evans Yes
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Excused
Weissman Yes
Winter T. Yes
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
YES: 9   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:06:51 PM  
The co-sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. The committee gave closing comments on the bill.

03:15:36 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 23-1242, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Willford
Seconded Weissman
DeGraaf No
Dickson Yes
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Excused
Weissman Yes
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 3   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS