S_AGR_2016A 04/14/2016 Committee Summary

01:29 PM -- State Board of Confirmation of Land Commissioners



Bill Ryan, Director of the State Board of Land Commissioners, discussed the role of the board and introduced the Governor's appointments to the board.



01:31 PM



Barbara King Bynum of Montrose, appointed for a term expiring June 30, 2019, to serve as a representative of public, primary, or secondary education, and as a Democrat, discussed her experience and interest in serving on the board (Attachment A).



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01:33 PM



Honorable Greg Moffet of Vail, appointed for a term expiring June 30, 2019, to serve as a representative of local government and land use planning, and as a Republican, discussed his experience and interest in serving on the board (Attachment A).

01:34 PM -- Confirmation of Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund - State Board Of The



Lise Aageenbrug, Executive Director of the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (GOCO), discussed the role of the GOCO board and introduced the Governor's appointments to the board.



01:34 PM



David Joseph Palenchar of Colorado Springs, reappointed for a term expiring April 15, 2019, to serve as a Republican from the Fifth Congressional District, discussed his experience and interest in serving another term on the board (Attachment B).



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01:36 PM



Jacy Tyler Jasmer Rock of Golden, reappointed for a term expiring April 15, 2019, to serve as an Unaffiliated from the Seventh Congressional District, discussed her experience and interest in serving another term on the board (Attachment B).













01:38 PM



Anthony Scott Lewis of Longmont, appointed for a term expiring April 15, 2019, to serve as a Democrat from the Second Congressional District, discussed his experience and interest in serving on the board (Attachment B).

01:41 PM -- HB 16-1339



Senator Baumgardner, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of House Bill 16-1339 concerning agriculture property foreclosures. Under current law, the number of calendar days that must elapse between the date of the foreclosure notice and the foreclosure sale is between 110 and 125 days for residential property, and between 215 and 230 days for agricultural property. Current law requires that agricultural property be entirely agricultural in foreclosure proceedings. This bill allows property that is any part agricultural to be considered agricultural and entitled to the longer time frame. In addition, the bill requires that a determination of whether a property is agricultural made by the assessor of the county where the property is located, be made independent of the county tax assessor's classification of a residential improvement as not being integral to the agricultural operation.



The following persons testified on the bill:



01:44 PM -- Brita Horn, Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee about the bill.



01:46 PM -- Keith Erthmeyer, Colorado Assessors Association, Assessor for City and County of Denver, spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee foreclosure process for agricultural properties.











01:47 PM



The chair closed testimony and Senator Baumgardner closed his remarks on the bill.

01:52 PM -- 2015 Resource Rich Colorado Energy Report



Chris Hansen, Co-Chair of the Colorado Energy Coalition (CEC), distributed copies of the Resource Rich Colorado - Seventh Edition, and highlighted provisions of the report (Attachment C). This report is prepared by the CEC, an industry affiliate of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation. This report provides statistic on Colorado energy economy and analyzes Colorado’s competitive position in the global energy economy. The report is also available online at http://www.metrodenver.org/media/536365/RRC7_Binder1.pdf



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02:08 PM



The committee adjourned.