3CC87E74FB4D7CA787258AF2006CC575 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB24-1343HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCESDate Apr 1, 2024 Location HCR 0107 HB24-1343 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/8A23805B06C8...$File/Attachment A - Written Testimony.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A - Written Testimony.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/8A6996FF0C5F...$File/Attachment B - HB1343_L.001.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B - HB1343_L.001.pdf 01:48:06 PM Representative Snyder, bill sponsor, introduced and gave opening comments on House Bill 24-1343. The bill creates the Wildfire Evacuation Modeling Grant Program in the Office of Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety (DPS). The program will award grants to common interest communities and non-profit organizations to conduct wildfire evacuation modeling and generate reports that include times, maps showing primary and secondary evacuation routes with identified refuge areas, and other metrics. The DPS must operate the program as a pilot and limit the number of participants and grant awards 01:57:46 PM Representative Snyder responded to questions from the committee. 01:57:55 PM Mr. Brad White, representing Colorado State Fire Chiefs Association, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Dana Duggan, representing Westside Watch, testified in support of the bill. Bill Wysong, representing Westside Watch, testified in support of the bill. Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment A. 02:15:10 PM Representative Snyder discussed amendment L.001 (Attachment B) with the committee. 02:17:49 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Titone Seconded McCormick Holtorf Lindsay Lukens Lynch Martinez Marvin Excused McLachlan Story Titone Velasco Winter T. Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:17:58 PM Representative Snyder provided closing comments on the bill. 02:22:17 PM Committee members provided closing comments on the bill. 02:27:12 PM Motion Refer House Bill 24-1343, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Titone Seconded McCormick Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Lukens Yes Lynch Yes Martinez Yes Marvin Yes McLachlan Yes Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Winter T. No Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
