H_SA_2016A 02/24/2016 10:15:34 AM Committee Summary

10:15 AM -- HB16-1138



Representative Brown, sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1138 to the committee. This bill lengthens the five-year block of statutory transfers from the General Fund to the Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF) and the Capital Construction Fund (CCF), in the event that one or more year(s) of transfers are reduced or not made because of a revenue surplus under Article X, Section 20, of the Colorado Constitution, known as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR). For each year in which transfers are reduced or not made, an additional year of transfers is required, in which 2 percent of General Fund revenue is transferred to the HUTF and 1 percent of General Fund revenue is transferred to the CCF. As in current law, transfers created in the bill may be reduced or not made because of the size of the TABOR surplus. The schedule of transfers is extended until five years of full transfers have taken place. The bill also allows up to 90 percent of General Fund revenue transferred to the HUTF to be spent on highway construction, reconstruction, repair, improvement, and maintenance, in addition to infrastructure projects identified in the Strategic Transportation Project Investment Program.



10:26 AM -- Nicholas Colglazier, representing the Colorado Competitive Council, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from committee members.



10:33 AM -- RJ Hicks, representing the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, testified in support of the bill.



10:37 AM -- Andy Karsian, representing the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), testified on the bill from a neutral position and answered questions from committee members.

























10:42 AM



Representative Brown wrapped up his presentation of the bill.

10:55 AM -- HB16-1181



Representative Buck presented House Bill 16-1181 to the committee. This bill provides for the compensation of a royalty owner when a local ordinance, resolution, or other policy prohibits the practice of hydraulic fracturing to recover oil and gas within a local government's jurisdiction. The local government is liable to the royalty owner for the value of royalties not received due to the prohibition.



Committee members discussed the bill with Representative Buck.



11:14 AM -- Dan Kramer, representing the City of Longmont and the Colorado Municipal League, testified against the bill and answered questions from committee members.



11:20 AM -- Michelle Smith, representing the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



11:25 AM -- Marilyn Hughes, representing herself, testified against the bill.



11:29 AM -- Neil Ray, representing NARO, testified in support of the bill and provided a written copy of his testimony (Attachment A).



16HouseState0224AttachA.pdf



11:35 AM -- Patricia Davis, representing herself, testified against the bill.



11:37 AM -- Jon Isaacs, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



11:41 AM -- Dan O'Connell, representing the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI), testified in support of the bill and answered questions from committee members.



11:45 AM -- Jim Cole, representing the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified in support of the bill.



11:52 AM -- Stan Dempsey, representing the Colorado Petroleum Association, testified in support of the bill.



11:55 AM -- Sophia San Miguel, representing herself, testified on the bill.



11:58 AM -- Emily Ibach, representing the Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill.































12:01 PM



Representative Buck wrapped up her presentation of the bill.

12:05 PM



The committee adjourned.