643805E8063C1AC687258258006BA908 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB18-197SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGYDate Mar 22, 2018 Location SCR 357 SB18-197 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/B35CD24A8B00...$File/180322 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 180322 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/B6986C315331...$File/180322 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 180322 AttachB.pdf 01:35:57 PM Senator Crowder and Senator Sonnenberg, co-prime sponsors, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill 18-197 agriculture vehicles and ports of entry and distributed Amendment L.001 [Attachment B].. Under current law, motor vehicles with an empty weight of 16,000 or more pounds, or a vehicle that weighs 26,001 or more pounds fully loaded, must clear any port of entry within 5 miles of its route. This bill exempts motor vehicles hauling only agricultural products from this requirement. Senator Sonnenberg also distributed maps of ports of entries in Colorado [Attachment C]. 01:43:58 PM Lt. Colonel Barry Bratt, Colorado State Patrol, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the challenge of detecting unsafe vehicles and illegal materials being transported across the state line. He also responded to questions from the committee about his concerns with the bill and the requirements for obtaining a PrePass for commercial vehicles. 02:05:08 PM Andy Karsian, Legislative Liaison, Colorado Department of Transportation, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed an annual report concerning vehicle inspections prepared by the department that is submitted to the federal government. 02:08:16 PM Jerry Cooksey, Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, spoke in support of the bill and discussed the challenge of transporting commodities. 02:10:58 PM Terry Fankhauser, Colorado Cattlemens' Association, Colorado Corn Growers Association, spoke in support of the bill and discussed the challenge of transporting commodities. 02:13:52 PM Rod Pelton, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in support of the bill. 02:15:14 PM Rick Robbins, Colorado Mills, spoke in support of the bill. 02:18:25 PM Eric Depperschmidt, Prowers Economic Prosperity, spoke in support of the bill. 02:21:32 PM Gary Melcher, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in support of the bill. 02:23:44 PM The chair closed testimony. Senator Crowder and Senator Sonnenberg closed their remarks on the bill and discussed Amendment L.001. 02:28:48 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Sonnenberg Seconded Cooke Coram Donovan Fenberg Fields Garcia Kerr Marble Scott Baumgardner Sonnenberg YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:29:38 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 18-197, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Sonnenberg Seconded Cooke Yes Coram Yes Donovan No Fenberg Excused Fields Yes Garcia No Kerr No Marble Yes Scott Yes Baumgardner Yes Sonnenberg Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS