H_TLG_2021A 05/04/2021 01:35:51 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & LOCAL GOVERNMENT Date 05/04/2021 Attendance Boesenecker X Catlin X Froelich X Hooton X Pico E Rich X Sullivan X Valdez D. X Van Winkle X Gray X Exum X Time 01:35:51 PM to 03:40:30 PM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Exum This Report was prepared by April Bernard Hearing Items Action Taken hSJR21-019 Referred to the Full House hHB21-1278 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB21-1289 Amended, referred to House Appropriations SJR21-019 - Referred to the Full House 01:36:08 PM Representatives Pelton and Holtorf, co-prime sponsors, introduced SJR21-019 concerning designation of a portion of United States Highway 138 as the Jack Annan Mr. NJC Memorial Highway. 01:38:25 PM Committee members and bill sponsors discussed the bill. 01:43:05 PM Motion Refer SJR21-019 to the Full House with a favorable recommendation. Moved Gray Seconded Valdez D. Boesenecker Yes Catlin Yes Froelich Yes Hooton Yes Pico Excused Rich Yes Sullivan Yes Valdez D. Yes Van Winkle Yes Gray Yes Exum Yes YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1278 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/B6D6E57D8D44...$File/21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachA.pdf 01:43:20 PM Representative Exum, prime sponsor, introduced House Bill 21-1278 concerning meeting requirements for the boards of special districts. The bill outlines what a meeting is, as well as locations for meetings. Meetings held virtually before the effective date of the bill may not be challenged as not meeting the definition of a meeting according to the bill. The bill sponsor talked about the Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 01:43:33 PM Evan Goulding, representing the Special District Association of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 01:51:37 PM Motion Adopt Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Moved Exum Seconded Valdez D. Boesenecker Catlin Froelich Hooton Pico Excused Rich Sullivan Valdez D. Van Winkle Gray Exum YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:52:02 PM The bill sponsor made closing remarks. 01:52:11 PM Committee members made closing remarks about the bill. 01:55:21 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1278, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Valdez D. Seconded Sullivan Boesenecker Yes Catlin Yes Froelich Yes Hooton Yes Pico Excused Rich Yes Sullivan Yes Valdez D. Yes Van Winkle Excused Gray Yes Exum Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1289 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/1A95BEA91325...$File/21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachB.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/D3069D48A3CB...$File/21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachC.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/F4CB5B010E3E...$File/21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachD.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/DCF02498240F...$File/21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachE.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/BD6DFB97FED8...$File/21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseTranandLocal0504AttachF.pdf 01:55:40 PM The committee took a brief recess. 01:56:06 PM The committee came back to order. 01:59:39 PM Representatives Baisley and Kennedy, co-prime sponsors, introduced HB21-1289 concerning broadband deployment. The bill creates the Colorado Broadband Office in the Office of Information Technology; the digital inclusion grant program; the broadband stimulus grant program; and the interconnectivity grant program. The bill sponsors provided a packet (Attachment B). 02:04:58 PM The committee members made remarks about the bill. 02:05:26 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 02:05:49 PM Kate Sneed, representing the Office of Information Technology, testified in support of the bill. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill. 02:13:20 PM The witnesses responded to questions from the committee. 02:14:39 PM Meghan MacKillop, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Peter Kirchhof, representing the Colorado Telecommunications Association, testified in support of the bill. 02:26:19 PM Bruce Eisenhauer, representing the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, testified in support of the bill. Jon Saunders, representing Secom, testified in support of the bill. 02:31:40 PM The witnesses responded to questions from the committee. 02:32:42 PM The witnesses continued to respond to questions from the committee. 02:45:58 PM Jeff Weist, representing Colorado Cable Telecom Association, testified in support of the bill. Melvin Baker, representing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Engman, representing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe - Southern Ute Shared Services, testified in support of the bill. 03:07:04 PM Miriam Gillow-Wiles, representing Southwest Colorado Council of Goverments, testified in support of the bill. Rose Alvarado, representing Communications Workers of America, testified in support of the bill. Ken Fellman, representing CCUI, testified in support of the bill. 03:15:44 PM The witnesses responded to questions from the committee. 03:19:47 PM Representative Kennedy talked about the Amendments L.002, L.003, L.005, and L.006 (Attachments C, D, E, and F ). 03:24:53 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 03:25:34 PM Motion Adopt Amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Moved Valdez D. Seconded Hooton Boesenecker Catlin Froelich Hooton Pico Excused Rich Sullivan Valdez D. Van Winkle Excused Gray Exum YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:25:39 PM There was discussion about Amendment L.003 (Attachment D). 03:27:08 PM Motion Adopt Amendment L.003 (Attachment D). Moved Valdez D. Seconded Hooton Boesenecker Catlin Froelich Hooton Pico Excused Rich Sullivan Valdez D. Van Winkle Excused Gray Exum YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:27:12 PM There was discussion about Amendment L.005 (Attachment E). 03:28:07 PM Motion Adopt Amendment L.005 (Attachment E). Moved Valdez D. Seconded Hooton Boesenecker Catlin Froelich Hooton Pico Excused Rich Sullivan Valdez D. Van Winkle Excused Gray Exum YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:28:12 PM There was discussion about Amendment L.006 (Attachment F). 03:29:24 PM The bill sponsor answered questions from the committee. 03:35:23 PM Motion Adopt Amendment L.006 (Attachment F). Moved Gray Seconded Valdez D. Boesenecker Yes Catlin No Froelich Yes Hooton Yes Pico Excused Rich No Sullivan Yes Valdez D. Yes Van Winkle No Gray Yes Exum Yes YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:35:54 PM The bill sponsors made closing remarks. 03:36:43 PM The committee members made comments about the bill. 03:40:10 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1289, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Gray Seconded Valdez D. Boesenecker Yes Catlin Yes Froelich Yes Hooton Yes Pico Excused Rich Yes Sullivan Yes Valdez D. Yes Van Winkle No Gray Yes Exum Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:40:30 PM The committee adjourned.