A99D5C66AAA0FF4C872583D9005E55E0 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB19-1279HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate Apr 11, 2019 Location HCR 0112 HB19-1279 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/2ECCDA88F844...$File/190411 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 190411 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/74DE4859E13A...$File/190411 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 190411 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/CD1F2DE50FD6...$File/190411 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 190411 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/CF6357E9B076...$File/190411 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 190411 AttachE.pdf 11:10:28 AM Representatives Landgraf and Exum, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1279 and distributed three handouts (Attachments B, C, and D). This bill prohibits the use of class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances for training purposes and includes civil penalties. It also requires the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to survey fire departments about issues related to PFAS foam. 11:17:44 AM Representatives Exum and Landgraf responded to questions from the committee. 11:27:55 AM Renee Lani, representing the American Chemical Council, testified in support of the bill. 11:32:47 AM Liz Rosenbaum, representing the Fountain Valley Clean Water Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 11:36:08 AM Steve Clapham, representing Colorado Professional Firefighters, testified in support of the bill. 11:37:08 AM Emily Gideon, representing the Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. 11:40:05 AM Ms. Lani, Ms. Gideon, Mr. Clapham, and Ms. Rosenbaum responded to questions from the committee. 12:00:58 PM Fran Silva-Blayney, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 12:05:41 PM Ken Lykens, representing the Centennial Water and Sanitation District, testified in support of the bill. 12:08:05 PM Curtis Mitchell, Utility Director of the City of Fountain, testified in support of the bill. 12:09:19 PM Sharon Tompson, City of Fountain council member, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment E). 12:12:00 PM Mary Bradfield, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 12:13:32 PM Dianna Orf, representing the Colorado Water Congress, testified in support of the bill. 12:13:52 PM Council Member Thompson and Ms. Orf responded to questions from the committee. 12:29:31 PM Committee members made concluding remarks. 12:38:09 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1279 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Landgraf Seconded Froelich Froelich Yes Geitner Yes Kipp Yes Landgraf Yes Liston No Saine No Sirota Yes Valdez A. Yes Weissman Yes Hooton Yes Jackson Excused Final YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS