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1671205C1A9F872087258AD900062DB8 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1235

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date Mar 6, 2024      
Location Old State Library



HB24-1235 - Amended, referred to House Finance

06:11:37 PM  
Representatives Brown and Bird introduced House Bill 24-1235 to the committee. The bill creates new requirements concerning adverse airport impacts for the State Aviation System Grant Program and the Division of Aeronautics, and establishes the Unleaded Aviation Gasoline Enterprise in the division.
06:20:09 PM  
Bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
06:23:52 PM  
Dr. Bruce Lanphear,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Austin Norausky, representing themself, testified in support of the
bill. Ms.

Noelle Roni Gebre-Mariam, representing themself, testified in support of
the bill.
06:30:30 PM  
Dr. Robert Boutelle, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:33:14 PM  
Attorney General
Phil Weiser, representing the Department of Law, testified in support of
the bill.
06:33:32 PM  
Ms. Ashley Stolzmann, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Jessica Campbell-Swanson, representing Arapahoe County, testified in support of the bill.
06:44:34 PM  
Guyleen Castriotta, representing Broomfield City Council, testified in support of the bill.
06:45:03 PM  
Chris Swathwood, representing the Colorado Aviation Business Association, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Brad Elliott, representing the Colorado Aviation Business Association, testified to amend the bill.
Gary Tobey, representing the Colorado Pilots Association, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Adrian Nye, representing the Colorado Pilots Association, testified to amend the bill.
07:02:20 PM  
Mr. Cooper Anderson, representing the Colorado Airport Operators Association, testified to amend the bill.
David Ulane, representing the Colorado Department of Transportation, testified to amend the bill.
07:05:27 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
07:08:19 PM  
Mr. Joel Sayres, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Michael Burek, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Vance Wagenknecht, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Brooks Wagenknecht, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
07:25:57 PM  
Mr. Kevin Ryan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Bette Todd, representing Quiet Skies, testified in support of the bill.
Carolyn Farbman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Charlene Willey, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
07:35:01 PM  
Amy Turner, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
07:39:06 PM  
Mr. Brad Schuster, representing Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Thomas McIntosh, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Brad Walker, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Skip Schoen, representing Rio Grande County, testified in opposition to the bill.
07:52:03 PM  
Chris Leh, representing the City of Louisville, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. David Jurist, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Dr. Anne Wilson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Heather Hansen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
08:02:05 PM  
Mr. Randy Johnson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Jason Hopfer, representing Jefferson County, testified to amend the bill.
08:14:38 PM  
Ms. Kristi Ivey,
representing the National Business Aviation Association, testified to amend
the bill.

Ms. Karen Huggard, representing the National Air Transportation Association,
testified to amend the bill.

Mr. Robert Hackman, representing EAA - Experimental Aircraft Association,
testified to amend the bill.

Joshua Burger, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
08:23:16 PM  
Sara Blackhurst, representing Action Colorado, testified to amend the bill.
Ms. Makayla Galler, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
08:29:57 PM  
Heidi Jaros, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Dr. Morteza Karimzadeh, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Sherry Sommer, representing Preserve Louisville, testified in support of the bill
08:37:35 PM  
Ms. Kirsten Frysinger,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Donna Urban, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Urban provided printed materials to the committee and can be found
as Attachment I.
08:44:56 PM  
Ms. Alison Smits-Milnes, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
08:48:06 PM  
Mr. Theodore Rogers, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Gary Reynolds, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
08:54:20 PM  
Mr. Weston Greene, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Jeff Clark, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
09:00:05 PM  
Mr. Gordon Feliciano, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Roger Burnett, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.Mr.
Kyle Heckman, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
09:04:39 PM  
Dr. Carolyn Schulte,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Larry Bass, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.

Mr. Colin Dielmann, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.

09:14:58 PM  
John Stewart, representing himself, testified to amend the bill.
09:17:28 PM  
Mr. Chris Henderson, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
09:20:06 PM  
Mr. Alan Frohbieter, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. James Kranich, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Kristopher Schehr, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
09:26:00 PM  
Mr. Michael Kuss, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Nick Cirincione, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Ray Beck, representing CLUB 20, testified to amend the bill.
Mr. Trevor Edie, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
09:34:40 PM  
Mr. Stephan Cavarra, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.
09:40:42 PM  
Ms. Brianna Lehman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
09:41:08 PM  
Bill sponsors discussed
amendment L.005, which can be found as Attachment J.



09:42:40 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment J)
Moved Lindsay
Seconded Frizell
Boesenecker
Catlin
Frizell
Jodeh
Mauro
Parenti
Valdez
Vigil
Wilson
Lindsay
Froelich
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
09:42:54 PM  
Bill sponsors provided
final comments on the bill. All written public testimony can be founds
as Attachment K.


09:45:56 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 24-1235, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Lindsay
Seconded Frizell
Boesenecker Yes
Catlin Yes
Frizell Yes
Jodeh Yes
Mauro Yes
Parenti Yes
Valdez Yes
Vigil Yes
Wilson Yes
Lindsay Yes
Froelich Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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