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BILL SUMMARY For HB19-1218
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 25, 2019
Location HCR 0112
HB19-1218 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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01:32:54 PM |
Representative Roberts, prime bill sponsor,
presented House Bill 19-1218. This bill expands the number of years
within a ten-year period that water loaned for instream flow purposes may
be exercised from three years to five years and allows a loan to be renewed
for up to two additional ten-year periods.
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01:36:18 PM |
Representative Roberts responded to questions from the committee.
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01:37:29 PM |
Drew Peternell, representing Trout Unlimited,
testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment
A).
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01:42:48 PM |
Josh Kuhn, representing Conservation Colorado,
testified in support of the bill.
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01:46:19 PM |
Beau Kiklis read the testimony of David
Dragoo, who testified in support of the bill.
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01:49:04 PM |
Julie McKenna, representing Northern Water, testified in support of the bill.
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01:50:47 PM |
Mr. Peternell, Ms. McKenna and Mr. Kuhn
responded to questions from the committee.
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02:06:08 PM |
Linda Bassi, representing the Colorado
Department of Natural Resources (DNR), testified in support of the bill.
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02:07:29 PM |
Ms. Bassi responded to questions from the
committee. Kevin Rein, representing DNR, came to the table to respond
to questions from the committee.
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02:36:07 PM |
Kathleen Curry, representing the Ute Water
Conservation District, testified against the bill.
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02:38:34 PM |
Garin Vorthmann, representing the Colorado Farm Bureau, testified against the bill.
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02:40:03 PM |
Terry Faukhauser, Executive Vice President
of the Colorado Cattlemen's Association, testified against the bill.
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02:43:54 PM |
Bill Wombacher, representing the East Cherry
Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District, testified against the bill.
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02:49:02 PM |
Mr. Wombacher, Mr. Faukhauser, Ms. Vorthmann,
and Ms. Curry responded to questions from the committee.
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03:03:39 PM |
Karen Kalarity, representing herself, testified against the bill.
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03:07:52 PM |
Chris Piper, representing Denver Water, testified on the bill.
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03:09:31 PM |
Zane Kessler, representing the Colorado
River District, testified on the bill.
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03:12:27 PM |
Aaron Citron, representing The Nature Conservancy,
testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment
B).
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03:19:38 PM |
Mr. Citron and Mr. Kessler responded to questions from the committee.
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03:30:08 PM |
Ms. Bassi came to the table and responded
to questions from the committee.
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03:32:47 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). |
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Sirota |
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Hooton |
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Kipp |
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Landgraf |
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Valdez A. |
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Weissman |
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Hooton |
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Jackson |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:33:20 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). |
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Sirota |
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Weissman |
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Catlin |
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Froelich |
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Geitner |
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Kipp |
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Valdez A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:33:39 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). |
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Weissman |
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Sirota |
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Catlin |
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Froelich |
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Kipp |
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Valdez A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:33:41 PM |
Representative Roberts made concluding remarks.
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03:36:23 PM |
Committee members made concluding remarks.
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03:46:49 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 19-1218, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Froelich |
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Sirota |
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Catlin |
No |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Geitner |
No |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Landgraf |
No |
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Liston |
No |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Weissman |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Jackson |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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