CEE137950151AE42872584FC0071706B Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1070

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Jan 27, 2020
Location HCR 0107

HB20-1070 - Postponed Indefinitely

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment

200127 AttachC.pdf

Attachment

200127 AttachB.pdf

Attachment

200127 AttachA.pdf

01:39:05 PM

Representative Buck, prime sponsor, presented
House Bill 20-1070, Local Government Liable Fracking Ban Oil and Gas Moratorium,
to the committee.

The bill requires that local governments
that place a moratorium on oil and gas development compensate mineral owners
for the cost, damages, or loss of fair market value that result from the
moratorium.

01:44:42 PM

Representative Buck responded to questions
from the committee.

01:51:37 PM

Neil Ray, President of the Colorado Alliance
of Mineral and Royalty Owners (CAMRO), testified in support of the bill
and distributed a handout (Attachment A). Logan MacMillan, representing
CAMRO, testified in support of the bill. Jan Douglas, representing
the Colorado Sierra Club, testified against the bill. Jan Rose, representing
herself, testified against the bill.

The panel responded to questions from
the committee.

02:14:08 PM

George Twigg, representing Boulder County,
testified against the bill. Andrew Forkes-Gudmundson, representing
the League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans, testified against the bill.
Beau Kiklis, representing Conservation Colorado, testified against
the bill. Doug Henderson, representing the Larimer Alliance, testified
against the bill.

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

02:26:42 PM

Andrew J. O'Connor, representing himself,
testified against the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment
B). Brandy DeLange, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified
against the bill. Steve Douglas, representing himself, testified
against the bill. Kristi Douglas, representing herself, testified
against the bill.

02:45:26 PM

Representative Buck made concluding comments on the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment C). Representative Buck responded to questions from the committee about the bill.

02:51:58 PM

Committee members made concluding comments.

03:05:26 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 20-1070 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Saine
	Seconded	Geitner

	Froelich	No
	Geitner	Yes
	Kipp	No
	Landgraf	Yes
	Liston	Yes
	Saine	Yes
	Sirota	No
	Valdez A.	No
	Weissman	No
	Hooton	No
	Jackson	No
		YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

03:06:14 PM	Motion	Postpone House Bill 20-1070 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
	Moved	Hooton
	Seconded	Weissman

	Froelich	Yes
	Geitner	No
	Kipp	Yes
	Landgraf	No
	Liston	No
	Saine	No
	Sirota	Yes
	Valdez A.	Yes
	Weissman	Yes
	Hooton	Yes
	Jackson	Yes
	Final	YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB20-1070 - Postponed Indefinitely

Colorado General Assembly