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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1242
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY
Date May 1, 2023
Location SCR 352
HB23-1242 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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06:26:35 PM |
Senators Priola and Cutter, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained House Bill 23-1242 Water Conservation in Oil & Gas Operations. The bill places new reporting requirements on oil and gas operators concerning water use and requires the Department of Natural Resources to adopt rules to reduce, reuse, and recycle water used in oil and gas operations. The bill creates the Colorado Produced Water Consortium to analyze and report on the recycling and reuse of water produced as a byproduct of oil and gas operations.
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06:29:50 PM |
Rev. Jessica Abell,
representing Together Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner
Emma Pinter, representing Adams County and Colorado Communities for Climate
Action, testified in support of the bill. Valley Lopez, representing
350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jared Bynum, representing
Colorado Rising, testified in support of the bill. Harmony Cummings,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
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06:38:28 PM |
Ruth Hund, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kevin Chan, representing Save the Aurora reservoir, testified in support of the bill. Patricia Garcia Nelson, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Irene Andres, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.
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06:47:18 PM |
Colorado Oil and
Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) Commissioner John Messner, representing
COGCC, was available to answer committee questions. Gregory Deranleau,
representing the COGCC was available to answer committee questions.
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06:50:42 PM |
The sponsors moved
and explained Amendments L.016 and L.017 (Attachments E and F).
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06:51:00 PM |
The sponsors responded
to questions about L.016.
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06:51:20 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.016 |
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Priola |
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| Seconded |
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Cutter |
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Hansen |
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Jaquez Lewis |
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Pelton B. |
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Simpson |
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Priola |
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Winter F. |
Excused |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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06:51:38 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.017 |
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Priola |
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| Seconded |
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Cutter |
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Hansen |
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Jaquez Lewis |
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Pelton B. |
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Simpson |
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Priola |
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Winter F. |
Excused |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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06:51:39 PM |
Senators Priola and
Cutter gave closing remarks.
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06:52:43 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1242, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Pelton B. |
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| Seconded |
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Cutter |
Yes |
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Hansen |
Yes |
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Jaquez Lewis |
Yes |
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Pelton B. |
No |
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Simpson |
No |
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Priola |
Yes |
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Winter F. |
Excused |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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