H_ENE_2019A 03/04/2019 01:33:19 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Date 03/04/2019 Attendance Froelich X Geitner X Kipp X Landgraf X Liston X Saine * Sirota X Valdez A. X Weissman X Hooton * Jackson X X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call Time 01:33:19 PM to 05:49:22 PM Place HCR 0112 This Meeting was called to order by Representative Jackson This Report was prepared by Andrea Denka Hearing Items Action Taken hHB19-1204 Postponed Indefinitely hHB19-1188 Referred to House Appropriations hHB19-1198 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB19-1199 Amended, referred to House Finance HB19-1204 - Postponed Indefinitely Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/54EFE7A1F04D...$File/190304 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 190304 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/673D3B5E5055...$File/190304 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 190304 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/F2D7E3366D3D...$File/190304 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 190304 AttachB.pdf 01:40:23 PM Representatives Beckman and Sandridge, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1204 to the committee. This bill prohibits camping within 100 feet of an urban environmentally sensitive area and requires local public health agencies to conduct environmental impact studies and develop mitigation plans for all environmentally sensitive areas within their jurisdictions. Representative Beckman provided a handout for the committee (Attachment A). 01:56:26 PM Representatives Beckman and Sandridge responded to questions from the committee. 02:10:34 PM Jim Rada, representing the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials, testified against the bill. 02:15:50 PM Terese Howard, representing Denver Homeless Out Loud, testified against the bill. 02:18:37 PM Jerry Burton, representing himself, testified against the bill. 02:22:36 PM Aubrey Hasvolo, representing the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, testified against the bill. 02:25:54 PM Ms. Hasvolo responded to questions from the committee. 02:33:18 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) Moved Saine Seconded Liston Froelich Geitner Kipp Landgraf Liston Saine Sirota Valdez A. Weissman Hooton Jackson YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:36:50 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) Moved Geitner Seconded Liston Froelich Geitner Kipp Landgraf Liston Saine Sirota Valdez A. Weissman Hooton Jackson YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:36:54 PM Representative Beckman and Representative Sandridge made concluding remarks about the bill. 02:42:51 PM Committee discussion ensued. 02:55:59 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1204, as amended, 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 02:56:38 PM Motion Postpone House Bill 19-1204 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 Sirota 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 HB19-1188 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/B090FE43CCEB...$File/190304 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 190304 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/D053F19CC682...$File/190304 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 190304 AttachE.pdf 02:57:07 PM Representatives Sirota and Snyder, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1188 to the committee. This bill requires Legislative Council Staff to assess whether legislation results in an increase or decrease in greenhouse gas emissions as a part of every fiscal note. 03:03:30 PM Representatives Sirota and Snyder responded to questions from the committee. 03:10:48 PM Dianna Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified against the bill. 03:14:12 PM Cory Vandenberg, representing Keep Colorado Green, testified in support of the bill. 03:17:18 PM Megan Rast, representing the Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. 03:20:14 PM Jan Rose, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:24:07 PM Mr. Vandenberg, Ms. Orf, and Ms. Rast responded to questions from the committee. 03:30:03 PM Amelia Myers, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 03:43:49 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). Moved Landgraf Seconded Liston 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 03:46:51 PM Ariel Hammerquist, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions from the committee. 03:57:02 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). Moved Landgraf Seconded Saine 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 03:57:06 PM Committee discussion ensued. 04:02:31 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1188 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Sirota Seconded Valdez A. 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 HB19-1198 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 04:02:48 PM Representative A. Valdez and Representative D. Valdez, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1198 to the committee. This bill allows certain flexibility in the use of the Electric Vehicle Grant Fund administered by the Colorado Energy Office. 04:07:00 PM Representative A. Valdez responded to questions from the committee. 04:09:31 PM Christian Williss, representing the Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. 04:12:32 PM Matt Frommer, representing the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), testified in support of the bill. 04:15:37 PM Matt Shmigelsky, representing Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), testified in support of the bill. 04:18:10 PM Sheela Mahnke, representing Colorado Communities 4 Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. 04:21:00 PM Mr. Williss responded to questions from the committee. 04:22:40 PM Grier Bailey, representing the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association (CWPMA), testified on the bill. 04:25:28 PM Megan Rast, representing the Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. 04:27:57 PM Adam Fung, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 04:29:44 PM Chris Votoupal, representing Charge Point, testified in support of the bill. 04:31:22 PM Mr. Bailey and Mr.Votoupal responded to questions from the committee. 04:41:35 PM Committee discussion ensued. 04:42:37 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1198 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Valdez A. Seconded Weissman Froelich Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Landgraf No Liston Yes Saine Excused Sirota Yes Valdez A. Yes Weissman Yes Hooton Yes Jackson Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB19-1199 - Amended, referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/170FAAADD298...$File/190304 AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 190304 AttachI.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/C6063A6C51BC...$File/190304 AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 190304 AttachH.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/E1D9C0DA95CB...$File/190304 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 190304 AttachF.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/E4FDDCB50590...$File/190304 AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 190304 AttachG.pdf 04:43:02 PM Representative A. Valdez, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1199 to the committee. This bill allows a certain number of plug-in electric vehicles to access high-occupancy lanes for free and toll lanes or high-occupancy toll lanes at a reduced rate beginning on July 1, 2020. 04:48:00 PM Will Toor, Executive Director of the Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. 04:50:39 PM Shoshana Lew, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), testified in support of the bill. 04:54:07 PM Director Lew responded to questions from the committee. 04:56:12 PM Grier Bailey, representing CWPMA, testified against the bill. 05:01:29 PM Greg Fulton, representing the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, testified on the bill. 05:04:33 PM Mr. Fulton responded to questions from the committee. 05:08:40 PM Dennis Haberstrumpf, representing himself, testified against the bill. 05:11:29 PM Megan Rast, representing the Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. 05:14:08 PM Sophia Mayott-Guerrero, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 05:16:24 PM Chris Votoupal, representing Colorado Cleantech Industries Association, testified in support of the bill. 05:17:21 PM Matt Frommer, representing SWEEP, testified in support of the bill. 05:20:20 PM Susan Nedell, representing Environmental Entrepreneurs, testified in support of the bill. 05:22:13 PM Sam Gilchrist, representing the National Resource Defence Council, testified in support of the bill. 05:24:18 PM Don Marostica, representing CDOT, testified on the bill. 05:27:31 PM Mr. Frommer responded to questions from the committee. 05:34:42 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment F). Moved Valdez A. Seconded Froelich Froelich Geitner Kipp Landgraf Liston Saine Excused Sirota Valdez A. Weissman Hooton Jackson YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:34:45 PM Jason Gelender, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions from the committee. 05:36:41 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). Moved Valdez A. Seconded Weissman Froelich Geitner Kipp Landgraf Liston Saine Excused Sirota Valdez A. Weissman Hooton Jackson YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:36:42 PM Representative A. Valdez answered questions from the committee, and distributed a memorandum concerning Amendment L.001 changing the fiscal note (Attachment H). 05:38:06 PM Representative Geitner provided a handout to the committee (Attachment I). 05:49:05 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1199, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Valdez A. Seconded Froelich 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 05:49:22 PM The committee adjourned.