DE28309FFC85D9E5872584F1005D9726 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For COLORADO OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION SMART ACT PRESENTATIONJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT SENATE TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY AND HOUSE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate Jan 16, 2020 Location Old State Library Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission SMART Act Presentation - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/1E7EFAA99975...$File/200116 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 200116 AttachC.pdf 10:02:18 AM Dan Gibbs, Director of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), presented the department's 2020 performance plan using a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment C). 10:11:26 AM Director Gibbs responded to questions from the committee about DNR search and rescue funding. 10:13:51 AM Jeff Robbins, Director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) continued the presentation with an overview of the COGCC, its budget, and a 2019 rule-making update. Director Robbins discussed the new mission of the COGCC, the different units within the COGCC, and how the COGCC is working towards implementing the new rules as required by Senate Bill 19 -181. 10:41:34 AM Director Robbins responded to questions from the committee about: well permits, the new COGCC objective criteria, the air monitoring program within the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE), well inspection employees, the COGCC commissioners, the status of Colorado in the oil and gas industry, the orphan well program, the number of wells being permitted per month, COGCC stakeholders, financial assurances, rule-making updates, the CDPHE health impact study, small operators' ability to follow new rules, combined rule-makings, the progress of the COGCC, and the scheduling of the air monitoring rule-making. 11:39:47 AM Director Gibbs made concluding comments.