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BILL SUMMARY For SB18-170
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY
Date Feb 28, 2018
Location SCR 357
SB18-170 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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10:26:35 AM |
Senator Sonnenberg, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill18-170 concerning reservoir releases for fish and wildlife mitigation. He also distributed Amendment L.001 [Attachment A]. The introduced bill establishes a water court process by which a storage water right owner may dedicate releases from new capacity in a reservoir to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) in order to reasonably avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on fish and wildlife within a qualifying stream reach, if certain conditions are met.
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10:27:52 AM |
Eric Wilkinson, General Manager, Northern
Colorado Water Conservancy District, spoke in favor of the bill and distributed
a map of the Northern Integrated Supply Project [Attachment B]. He
explained that a similar bill, Senate Bill17-282 was postponed indefinitely
by the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee. He
explained that state law requires fish and wildlife mitigation plans for
certain water projects and discussed the mitigation plan for the Northern
Integrated Supply Project, also known as NISP. He also responded
to questions from the committee about NISP and measures to protect other
water users on Cache la Poudre River.
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10:36:42 AM |
Peggy Montano, Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District, spoke in support of the bill and announced that Colorado
Water Congress supports the bill. She also spoke in support of Amendment
L.001.
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10:39:20 AM |
Lee Miller, Southeastern Water Conservancy
District, spoke in support of the bill. He also discussed fish and
wildlife mitigation plans for the district's water diversions.
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10:43:17 AM |
Donna Brosemer, Greeley Water, North Weld County Water District, spoke in support of the bill.
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10:52:28 AM |
The chair closed testimony and Senator Sonnenberg closed his remarks on the bill.
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10:54:16 AM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Sonnenberg |
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Cooke |
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Coram |
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Donovan |
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Fenberg |
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Fields |
Excused |
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Garcia |
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Jones |
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Marble |
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Scott |
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Baumgardner |
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Sonnenberg |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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10:56:00 AM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 18-170 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Sonnenberg |
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Cooke |
Yes |
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Coram |
Yes |
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Donovan |
Yes |
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Fenberg |
Yes |
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Fields |
Excused |
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Garcia |
Yes |
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Jones |
No |
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Marble |
Yes |
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Scott |
Yes |
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Baumgardner |
Yes |
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Sonnenberg |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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