7F162B03988505378725850D0071C71B Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB20-135SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCESDate Feb 13, 2020 Location SCR 357 SB20-135 - Referred to Senate Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/4396190D8F27...$File/200213 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 200213 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/4B0C270F707B...$File/200213 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 200213 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/DC3F720C9E92...$File/200213 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 200213 AttachA.pdf 01:42:54 PM Senators Sonnenberg and Donovan, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 20-135, which makes several changes to the Conservation Easement Tax Credit program. 01:49:41 PM Jillane Hixson testified in support of the bill and provided a handout to the committee (Attachment A). 01:53:13 PM Jessica Jay, House Bill 19-1264 working group member, testified on the bill. 01:59:59 PM Aaron Citron, The Nature Conservancy, testified on the bill. 02:01:49 PM Alan Gentz, co-chair of the House Bill 19-1264 working group, testified on the bill. Mr. Gentz responded to committee questions. 02:14:06 PM Tom Grasmick, Prowers County Commissioner, testified remotely from Lamar in support of the bill. Belinda Groner testified remotely from Lamar in support of the bill. Jim Guire testified remotely from Grand Junction in support of the bill. JD Wright, Landowners United Advocacy Foundation, testified remotely from La Junta in support of the bill. Ed Fisa testified remotely from La Junta in support of the bill. Rick Markus testified remotely from La Junta in support of the bill. 02:30:37 PM Ariel Steele, Tax Credit Connection, testified on the bill. Dianna Orf, Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jodie Barbour read written testimony for Janice Hotchkiss in support of the bill. Erik Glenn, co-chair of the House Bill 19-1264 working group, testified in support of the bill. 02:40:00 PM Jim Butcher testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment B). Melissa Daruna, Keep It Colorado, testified in support of the bill. John Eichorn testified in support of the bill. Todd Lambert, GP Ranches and Prowers Aggregates, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment C). 02:55:55 PM Bill Boortz testified against the bill. Kevin McCarty testified against the bill. Greg Gerke testified on the bill. The panel responded to committee questions. 03:10:43 PM Emily Ibach, Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill. Don Brown testified in support of the bill. 03:22:29 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 20-135 to the Committee on Finance. Moved Sonnenberg Seconded Coram Yes Rodriguez Excused Sonnenberg Yes Danielson Yes Donovan Yes Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
