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05:34:15 PM |
Senator Kipp and
Senator Simpson, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained House Bill
25-1165 Geologic Storage Enterprise & Geothermal Resources. The bill
creates an enterprise to support geologic storage operations and updates
regulations for certain geothermal resources. The sponsors distributed
a fact sheet on the bill (Attachment A). The sponsors responded to questions
from the committee.
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05:42:34 PM |
Aaron Ray, representing Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Mike Rigby, representing Energy & Carbon Management Commission, Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Kevin Donegan, representing Division of Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Sara Orrange, representing Clean Air Task Force and Colorado Water Congress, testified in support of the bill.
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05:52:43 PM |
Brien Webster, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mayor John Clark, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action and Town of Ridgway, testified in support of the bill. Christopher Neidl, representing The Direct Air Capture Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Quinn Antus, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill.
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06:00:58 PM |
Peggi OKeefe, representing
Hotsprings, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Alex DeGolia, representing
Environmental Defense Fund, testified in support of the bill. Tim Redmond,
representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action and Routt County,
testified in support of the bill.
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06:08:30 PM |
Benjamin Boudreaux, representing Department of Law, was available to answer committee questions.
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06:08:31 PM |
Written testimony is included as Attachment B.
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06:14:00 PM |
The sponsors distributed
and described Amendments L.015 (Attachment C), L.016 (Attachment D), and
L.017 (Attachment E).
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06:14:03 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.015 |
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Simpson |
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Catlin |
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Exum |
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Hinrichsen |
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Mullica |
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Pelton B. |
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Simpson |
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Sullivan |
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Cutter |
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Winter F. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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06:15:01 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.016 |
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Simpson |
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Catlin |
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Exum |
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Hinrichsen |
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Mullica |
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Pelton B. |
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Simpson |
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Sullivan |
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Cutter |
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Winter F. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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06:15:19 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.017 |
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Simpson |
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Catlin |
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Exum |
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Hinrichsen |
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Mullica |
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Pelton B. |
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Simpson |
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Sullivan |
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Cutter |
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Winter F. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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06:15:20 PM |
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
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06:17:10 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 25-1165, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Simpson |
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Catlin |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Hinrichsen |
Yes |
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Mullica |
Yes |
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Pelton B. |
No |
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Simpson |
Yes |
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Sullivan |
Yes |
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Cutter |
Yes |
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Winter F. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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