S_HHS_2021A 01/26/2021 09:08:29 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT SENATE HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Date

01/26/2021

Time

09:08:29 AM to 10:46:24 AM

Place

Old State Library

This Meeting was called to order by

Valdez A.

This Report was prepared by

Andrea Denka

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hSMART Act Hearing for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Air Pollution Control Division, Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, and Water Quality Control Division)	Committee Discussion Only

SMART Act Hearing for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Air Pollution Control Division, Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, and Water Quality Control Division) - Committee Discussion Only


	08:31:26 AM	Representative A. Valdez introduced the meeting agenda. All of the materials for this hearing can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/content/hene2021asmartact
	09:10:25 AM	Jill Hunsaker Ryan, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), gave an overview of CDPHE, an update on what the department has achieved this past year, and what its 2021 goals are using a PowerPoint presentation.
	09:57:53 AM	Director Hunsaker Ryan responded to questions from the committee about COVID-19 vaccine distribution, environmental equity, rural distribution, and the governor's vaccine distribution plan,
	10:24:40 AM	Mark McMillan, representing the Air Pollution Control Division within CDPHE, continued the presentation with an overview of Senate Bill 20-204, which increased the cap for stationary source fees.
	10:35:14 AM	Garry Kaufman, Director of the Air Pollution Control Division within CDPHE, and Mr. McMillan responded to questions from the committee about carbon dioxide emissions in Colorado, natural gas versus coal emissions, ozone creation and ozone mitigation plans, the focus of the Air Quality Control Commission, and alternative energy in Colorado.

10:46:24 AM

The committee adjourned.