27377CDEBA720B708725899F0000B241 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-285HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate Apr 27, 2023 Location HCR 0112 SB23-285 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/D0A685C57495...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf 06:07:41 PM Co-sponsors, Representatives Dickson and McCormick gave an overview of Senate Bill 23-285 Energy and Carbon Management in Colorado. The bill renames the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission as the Energy and Carbon Management Commission and expands the commission's regulatory authority to include emerging energy generation and storage technologies, specifically geothermal and underground gas storage. 06:15:01 PM The committee asked the sponsors questions. 06:15:16 PM Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in opposition to the bill. Valley Lopez, representing 350 Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. 06:20:35 PM Mr. Ramesh Bhatt, representing Sierra Club, testified to amend the bill. Cindy Copeland, representing Boulder County, testified to amend the bill. County Commissioner Randy Wheelock, representing CCAT, testified to amend the bill. Anita Seitz, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA), testified to amend the bill. 06:41:40 PM The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions. 06:41:57 PM Director Julie Murphy, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Robbins, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Department of Natural Resources, was available to answer committee questions. Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Deputy State Engineer Tracy Kosloff, representing Division of Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, was available to answer committee questions. Additional written testimony is included as Attachment C. 06:57:03 PM The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions. 07:12:18 PM The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. 07:12:41 PM The committee gave closing comments on the bill. 07:22:15 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-285 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Dickson Seconded Vigil DeGraaf Yes Dickson Yes Froelich No Mabrey No Valdez Yes Velasco No Vigil Yes Weinberg No Winter T. Yes Willford No Kipp Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
