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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
| Date |
04/11/2019 |
| Attendance |
| Froelich |
X |
| Geitner |
* |
| Kipp |
X |
| Landgraf |
* |
| Liston |
X |
| Saine |
* |
| Sirota |
X |
| Valdez A. |
X |
| Weissman |
X |
| Hooton |
* |
| Jackson |
X |
| X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call |
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| Time |
11:00:19 AM to 01:16:36 PM |
| Place |
HCR 0112 |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Representative Jackson |
| This Report was prepared by |
Andrea Denka |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hHB19-1284 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
| hHB19-1279 |
Referred to House Appropriations |
| hHB19-1298 |
Referred to House Transportation & Local Government |
| hHB19-1260 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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HB19-1284 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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11:02:35 AM |
Representatives Titone and Beckman, co-prime
bill sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1284. This bill repeals statutory
requirements regarding the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District board
of directors size and meeting time frames.
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11:05:38 AM |
Representative Beckman responded to questions from the committee.
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11:06:47 AM |
Ken MacKenzie, Executive Director of the
Flood Control District, testified in support of the bill and distributed
a handout (Attachment A).
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11:08:12 AM |
Michael Valdez, representing the Special District Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
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11:09:52 AM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 19-1284 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Saine |
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| Seconded |
Hooton |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Geitner |
Yes |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Landgraf |
Yes |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Saine |
Yes |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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|
Weissman |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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|
Jackson |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB19-1279 - Referred to House Appropriations
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|
11:10:28 AM |
Representatives Landgraf and Exum, co-prime
bill sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1279 and distributed three handouts
(Attachments B, C, and D). This bill prohibits the use of class B
firefighting foam that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances for training purposes and includes civil
penalties. It also requires the Department of Public Health and Environment
(CDPHE) to survey fire departments about issues related to PFAS foam.
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11:17:44 AM |
Representatives Exum and Landgraf responded to questions from the committee.
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11:27:55 AM |
Renee Lani, representing the American Chemical
Council, testified in support of the bill.
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11:32:47 AM |
Liz Rosenbaum, representing the Fountain
Valley Clean Water Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
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11:36:08 AM |
Steve Clapham, representing Colorado Professional Firefighters, testified in support of the bill.
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11:37:08 AM |
Emily Gideon, representing the Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.
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11:40:05 AM |
Ms. Lani, Ms. Gideon, Mr. Clapham, and Ms. Rosenbaum responded to questions from the committee.
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12:00:58 PM |
Fran Silva-Blayney, representing herself,
testified in support of the bill.
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12:05:41 PM |
Ken Lykens, representing the Centennial
Water and Sanitation District, testified in support of the bill.
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12:08:05 PM |
Curtis Mitchell, Utility Director of the City of Fountain, testified in support of the bill.
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12:09:19 PM |
Sharon Tompson, City of Fountain council
member, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment
E).
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12:12:00 PM |
Mary Bradfield, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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12:13:32 PM |
Dianna Orf, representing the Colorado Water Congress, testified in support of the bill.
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12:13:52 PM |
Council Member Thompson and Ms. Orf responded to questions from the committee.
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12:29:31 PM |
Committee members made concluding remarks.
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12:38:09 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 19-1279 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Landgraf |
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| Seconded |
Froelich |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Geitner |
Yes |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Landgraf |
Yes |
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Liston |
No |
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Saine |
No |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Weissman |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Jackson |
Excused |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB19-1298 - Referred to House Transportation & Local Government
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12:39:58 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 19-1298 to the Committee on Transportation & Local Government. |
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| Moved |
Liston |
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| Seconded |
Valdez A. |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Geitner |
Yes |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Landgraf |
Yes |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Saine |
Yes |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Weissman |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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|
Jackson |
Excused |
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Final |
YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB19-1260 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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12:40:16 PM |
Representatives Kipp and Valdez, co-prime
bill sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1260 to the committee and distributed
three handouts (Attachments F, G and H). This bill requires counties
and municipalities to adopt and enforce one of the three most recent versions
of the international energy conservation code.
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12:44:12 PM |
Dianna Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified against the bill.
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12:45:41 PM |
Ms. Orf responded to questions from the committee.
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12:47:23 PM |
Susan McFadden, representing herself, testified
in support of the bill and distributed two handouts (Attachments I and
J).
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12:51:16 PM |
Kim Burke, representing the Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill.
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12:53:38 PM |
Jeff Hindman, Mayor pro-tempore of Berthoud,
testified in support of the bill and distributed a packet of handouts to
the committee (Attachment K).
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12:56:46 PM |
Ms. Burke responded to questions from the committee.
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12:57:24 PM |
Samantha Lichtin, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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01:00:37 PM |
Christine Brinker, representing Southwest
Energy Efficiency Project, testified in support of the bill.
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01:02:49 PM |
Bruce Ray, Director of Regulatory Affairs
at Johns Manville, testified in support of the bill.
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01:04:42 PM |
Nikolaus Remus, representing the American
Insutite of Architects, testified in support of the bill.
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01:05:06 PM |
John Beltrone, representing the City of
Edgewater, testified in support of the bill.
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01:08:06 PM |
Ashley Stolzmann, representing Colorado
Citizens 4 Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.
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01:10:22 PM |
Sam Gilchrist, representing the Natural Resources Defense Council, testified in support of the bill.
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01:11:12 PM |
Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties Incorporated, testified on the bill.
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01:12:31 PM |
Representatives Kipp and Valdez made concluding remarks.
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01:15:59 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 19-1260 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Valdez A. |
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| Seconded |
Kipp |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Geitner |
No |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Landgraf |
No |
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Liston |
No |
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Saine |
No |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Weissman |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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|
Jackson |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 01:16:36 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
