S_TRA_2021A 04/06/2021 02:04:52 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGSENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY Date 04/06/2021 Attendance Coram X Donovan X Hisey X Scott * Zenzinger X Pettersen * Winter X Time 02:04:52 PM to 04:29:42 PM Place SCR 357 This Meeting was called to order by Winter This Report was prepared by Annie Kitch Hearing Items Action Taken hSB21-170 Postponed Indefinitely hHB21-1131 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hSB21-108 Lay Over SB21-170 - Postponed Indefinitely 02:05:44 PM The committee came to order. Senators Hisey and Ginal, co-prime bill sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-170, which requires a cooperative electric association to adopt a wildland fire protection plan. Senator Hisey shared that they would like to postpone the bill indefinitely. Senators Hisey and Ginal responded to comments from the committee. 02:16:02 PM Motion Postpone Senate Bill 21-170 indefinitely. Moved Zenzinger Seconded Coram Yes Donovan Yes Hisey Yes Scott Yes Zenzinger Yes Pettersen Yes Winter Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1131 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/8947B7DAB7B6...$File/21SenTran0406AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 21SenTran0406AttachA.pdf 02:18:00 PM Senators Winter and Coram, co-prime bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1131, which concerns governance requirements for cooperative electric associations. Public comments on this bill can be found in Attachment A. 02:20:27 PM Mr. Dan Kowalski, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 02:22:45 PM Mr. Scott Fetchenheier, representing San Juan County Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 02:25:26 PM Mr. Eric Jacobson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 02:30:16 PM Greg Brophy, representing The Western Way, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Brophy responded to questions from the committee. 02:32:42 PM Allison Conwell, representing CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group), testified in support of the bill. 02:35:15 PM Ms. Virginia Harman, representing Delta Montrose Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. 02:37:35 PM Mr. Duane Highley, representing Tri-State Generation and Transmission, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Highley responded to questions from the committee. 02:42:25 PM Dr. Bryan Hannegan, representing Holy Cross Energy, testified in support of the bill. 02:47:03 PM Mr. Geoff Hier, representing Colorado Rural Electric Association , testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hier responded to questions from the committee. 02:49:46 PM Troy Whitmore, representing United Power, testified in support of the bill. 02:56:25 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1131 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Coram Seconded Coram Yes Donovan Yes Hisey Yes Scott Yes Winter Yes Pettersen Yes Zenzinger Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-108 - Lay Over Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/8FA8F388221F...$File/21SenTran0406AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 21SenTran0406AttachB.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/C081AC1EBFFB...$File/21SenTran0406AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 21SenTran0406AttachC.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/559D95A94F82...$File/21SenTran0406AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 21SenTran0406AttachD.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/2D52E57AB55B...$File/21SenTran0406AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 21SenTran0406AttachE.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/DB6AE906CA86...$File/21SenTran0406AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 21SenTran0406AttachF.pdf 02:56:41 PM The committee took a brief recess. 03:07:29 PM The committee reconvened. 03:07:44 PM Senator Story, prime bill sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 21-108, concerning gas pipeline safety, and, in connection therewith, increasing and clarifying the rule-making and enforcement authority of the public utilities commission. Senator Story distributed and explained amendments L.001, L.002, and L.003. (Attachments B-D). Public comments on this bill can be found in Attachment E. 03:11:40 PM Scott Prestidge, representing Colorado Oil & Gas Association, testified to amend the bill. Carrie Hackenberger, representing American Petroleum Institute Colorado, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Mr. Joe Molloy, representing self, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Mr, Prestidge responded to questions from the committee. 03:26:18 PM Mr. Eric Allen, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Allen distributed a fact sheet on the number of hours that surrounding stated spend inspecting pipelines (Attachment F). 03:32:16 PM Mr. Scott Jones, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jan Rose, representing self, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 03:43:20 PM Mr Dale Maple, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Edmund Knolmayer, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Jan Douglas, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 03:55:20 PM Ms. Ariana Gonzalez, representing NRDC, testified in support of the bill. Mr. George Twigg, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. Elizabeth Paranhos, representing Cities of Aurora and Lafayette and City and County of Broomfield, testified in support of the bill. 04:02:26 PM Mr. Gerald Arnold, representing Rocky Mountain Pipe Trades District Council #5, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Sara-Rose Tannenbaum, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 04:07:42 PM Andrew Forkes-Gudmundson, representing League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Forkes-Gudmundson responded to questions from the committee. 04:12:43 PM Mr. Jeffrey Moore, representing City of Aurora Oil & Gas Division, testified in support of the bill. 04:16:20 PM The committee took a brief recess. 04:25:46 PM The committee came back to order. Senator Story gave closing remarks and shared that she would like to lay the bill over for action only. Senator Winter laid the bill over for action only at a later time. 04:29:42 PM The committee adjourned.