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DB993A513466F5B887258C300075A895 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1040

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Feb 13, 2025      
Location Old State Library



HB25-1040 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

02:25:13 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
02:29:00 PM  
The committee came back to order.
02:29:14 PM  
Co-sponsors, Representative
Valdez and Representative Winter, introduced House Bill 25-1040 Adding
Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Resource. The bill specifies that nuclear
energy is a clean energy source for the renewable energy standard.
02:50:14 PM  
The committee asked the sponsors questions on the bill.
03:32:43 PM  
Sara Orrange, representing
Clen Air Task Force, testified in support of the bill. Charles Goodnight,
representing NuScale Power, testified in support of the bill. Mr. George
Luebkeman, representing Oklo, testified in support of the bill. Marc Nichol,
representing Nuclear Energy Institute, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Sarah Rosa, representing American Conservation Coalition Action, testified
in support of the bill. Dan West, representing Clean Air Task Force, testified
in support of the bill.
03:42:40 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
03:53:51 PM  

Mr. Matt Solomon, representing Northwest Colorado Energy Initiative, testified in support of the bill. Sara Blackhurst, representing Action Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Benjamin Elwood, representing Colorado Nuclear Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Perry Will, representing Garfield County Commissioners, Garfield County Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Sven Bader, representing Orano Federal Services LLC, testified in support of the bill.
04:06:13 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
04:15:23 PM  
Ms. Lucy Molina,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Kristi
 Douglas, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos Colorado, testified in opposition
to the bill. Jamie Valdez, representing Roots to Resilience, testified
in opposition to the bill. Renee Chacon, representing Women From The Mountain,
testified in opposition to the bill.
04:27:55 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
04:37:41 PM  
Commissioner James, representing Weld County Board of County Commissioners, testified in support of the bill. Heidi Gordon, representing American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Phil Ord, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Simon Tafoya, representing the Cleaner Coal Communities Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ruthie Barko, representing TechNet, testified in support of the bill.
04:55:54 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
04:58:56 PM  
Paul Sherman, representing
Conservation Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Megan Kemp,
representing Earthjustice, testified in opposition to the bill. Alana Miller,
representing Natural Resources Defense Council, testified in opposition
to the bill. Dr. Michael Kosnett, representing themself, testified in opposition
to the bill. Mr. John McDonagh, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified
in opposition to the bill. Mr. Brian Loma, representing GreenLatinos, testified
in opposition to the bill.
05:11:32 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
05:21:55 PM  

Mr. Dennis Dougherty, representing Colorado American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), testified in support of the bill. Julian Aguilar, representing International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 68, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gary Arnold, representing Rocky Mountain Pipe Trades District Council 5, testified in support of the bill. Sergio Cordova, representing Denver Pipefitters Local 208, testified in support of the bill.
05:29:41 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
05:43:53 PM  
Ms. Giselle Herzfeld,
representing Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, testified in opposition
to the bill. Heidi Leathwood, representing 350 Colorado, testified in opposition
to the bill. Rachael Lehman, representing Black and Brown Parents United
Foundation, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Christopher Allred,
representing Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, testified in opposition
to the bill.  Mr. JuanRoberto Madrid, representing GreenLatinos, testified
in opposition to the bill. Dr. Diane Mitsch Bush, representing themself,
testified in opposition to the bill.
05:52:50 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
05:55:19 PM  
William DeOreo, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Meghan Dollar, representing
Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill. Rich Werner,
representing Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance - Upstate Colorado
Economic Development, testified in support of the bill. Tamara Haynes-Norton,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Madison Schroder,
representing Generation Atomic, testified in support of the bill.
06:09:43 PM  
The committee asked the next panel of witnesses questions.
06:21:25 PM  
Jason Wardrip, representing
Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council, testified in support
of the bill. Victor Huston, representing themself, testified in opposition
to the bill. Christine Csizmadia, representing Nuclear Energy Institute,
testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition
for a Livable Climate, testified in opposition to the bill. Madison Cartaya,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Sara Kuntzler,
representing Mountain Mamas, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Jeri
Shepherd, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:34:52 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
06:45:44 PM  
Ms. Erin Meschke,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Douglas Sandridge,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Karl Koesser,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Ella Rose,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Peter Ewing, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Frank Lehnerz, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:57:47 PM  
Leslie Glustrom,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Emily Tracy,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Jeri Fry,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Ellen Buckley,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Velma Campbell,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Meg Reed,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Tamar Krantz,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
07:23:42 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
07:36:21 PM  
David Thielen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kathleen Nelson Romans, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Brandon Haegele, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mark Hinaman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Paul Szilagyi, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Brendan Pittman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Heather Hoff, representing Heather, Mothers for Nuclear, testified in support of the bill.
07:50:22 PM  
Taylor Stevenson,
on behalf of Dr. Rita Baranwal, representing Westinghouse, testified in
support of the bill.
07:52:09 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
07:52:49 PM  
Micah Parkin, representing
350 Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. George Wear, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Morey Wolfson, representing
Colorado Renewable Energy Society, testified in opposition to the bill.
Ciara Guerrero, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Joan Seeman, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Richard Andrews, representing themself, testified in opposition to
the bill.
08:10:33 PM  

Mark Nilson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Katy Gruenbaum, representing New Earth, LLC, testified in opposition to the bill.



Additional written testimony is included as Attachment C.

08:16:48 PM  
The sponsors introduced
amendment L.001 (Attachment D) and amendment L.005 (Attachment E).


08:18:19 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Valdez
Seconded Gonzalez R.
Barron
Brown
Camacho
DeGraaf
Gonzalez R.
Jackson
Joseph
Paschal
Rutinel
Weinberg
Willford
Velasco
Valdez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


08:19:28 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005
Moved Valdez
Seconded Gonzalez R.
Barron
Brown
Camacho
DeGraaf
Gonzalez R.
Jackson
Joseph
Paschal
Rutinel
Weinberg
Willford
Velasco
Valdez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
08:19:32 PM  
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
08:26:43 PM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.


08:44:01 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1040, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Valdez
Seconded Gonzalez R.
Barron Yes
Brown No
Camacho Yes
DeGraaf Yes
Gonzalez R. Yes
Jackson No
Joseph No
Paschal Yes
Rutinel Yes
Weinberg Yes
Willford No
Velasco No
Valdez Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS