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96B0B070F21644C987258B08006B912E Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB24-184

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date Apr 23, 2024      
Location LSB A



SB24-184 - Referred to House Finance


01:34:56 PM  
Speaker McCluskie
and Representative Boesenecker, bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 24-184
to the committee. The bill establishes requirements for the Department
of Transportation, the Regional Transportation District, and the Front
Range Passenger Rail District to promote the expansion and development
of surface transportation infrastructure networks.
01:44:51 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
01:54:46 PM  
Herman Stockinger, representing the Colorado Department of Transportation, testified in support of the bill.
Danny Katz, representing CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group), testified in support of the bill.
John Putnam, representing the Colorado Department of Transportation, testified in support of the bill.
Wade Buchanan, representing the Colorado Office of Just Transition, testified in support of the bill.
Elise Jones, representing the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), testified in support of the bill.
02:11:17 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
02:24:25 PM  
Josh Pens, representing
the Colorado Department of Revenue, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Rob Perlman, representing Alterra Mountain Company and Steamboat Ski
& Resort Corp., testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Sonja Macys, representing Routt County and The Mountain Rail Coalition
, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Renee Larrarte, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support
of the bill.
02:34:05 PM  
Mr. Aaron Brockett, representing the City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill.
Jacob Belgrad, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill.
02:44:19 PM  
Scott James, representing Weld County, testified in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Gregory Scott, representing the American Car Rental Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
Summer Hill, representing the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified to amend the bill.
Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified to amend the bill.
02:53:41 PM  
Mr. Lance Waring, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified to amend the bill.
02:56:22 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
03:06:06 PM  
June Churchill, representing
Greater Denver Transit, testified to amend the bill.

Ms. Claire Levy, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the
bill.

George Marlin, representing Clear Creek County, testified to amend the
bill.

Dianna Orf, representing the Associated Governments of NW Colorado, testified
to amend the bill.
03:18:03 PM  
Mr. Andy Karsian, representing the Front Range Passenger Rail District, testified in support of the bill.
Kristin Stephens, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:23:13 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
03:27:19 PM  
Bill sponsors provided final comments on the bill.
03:32:14 PM  
Committee members
provided final comments on the bill.



Written public testimony can be found as Attachment A.


03:34:52 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-184 to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Boesenecker
Seconded Mauro
Boesenecker Yes
Catlin No
Luck No
Marvin Yes
Mauro Yes
Parenti Yes
Valdez Yes
Vigil Yes
Wilson No
Lindsay Yes
Froelich Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS