PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date |
02/17/2022 |
Attendance |
Bernett |
X |
Cutter |
X |
Froelich |
* |
Hanks |
E |
Lindsay |
X |
Pico |
X |
Sirota |
X |
Soper |
* |
Titone |
X |
Will |
X |
Woog |
X |
Hooton |
X |
Valdez A. |
X |
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Time |
01:40:21 PM to 03:50:45 PM |
Place |
Old State Library |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Valdez A. |
This Report was prepared by |
Samantha Falco |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hHB22-1007 |
Amended, referred to House Finance |
hHB22-1012 |
Amended, referred to House Appropriations |
hHB22-1011 |
Amended, referred to House Appropriations |
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HB22-1007 - Amended, referred to House Finance
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01:41:12 PM |
Co-sponsors of the
bill, Representatives D. Valdez and Lynch gave an overview of House Bil
22-1007. This bill creates a wildfire mitigation grant program and replaces
the current law state income tax deduction for wildfire mitigation expenses
with a state income tax credit.
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01:45:31 PM |
Representatives D.
Valez and Lynch answered questions from the committee.
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01:51:22 PM |
Mr. Bradford Benning, representing Gilpin County & Colorado Counties Inc., testified in support of the bill.
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02:04:43 PM |
Mr. Matt McCombs,
representing Colorado State Forest Service, testified in a neutral position
on the bill.
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02:08:08 PM |
Mr. Don Cameron,
representing Ward 3, City of Golden Councilor, testified in support of
the bill.
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02:08:11 PM |
Mr. Cameron answered
questions from the committee.
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02:12:45 PM |
Mr. Robert Kausch,
representing himself, testified to amend the bill.
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02:12:48 PM |
Ms. Elizabeth Peetz,
representing Colorado Association of Realtors, testified to amend the bill.
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02:17:37 PM |
Jason Hopfer, representing Colorado Association of Realtors, testified to amend the bill.
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02:19:14 PM |
Mr. Hopfer and Ms.
Peetz answered questions from the committee.
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02:25:38 PM |
Representatives D.
Valdez and Lynch introduced and gave an overview of Amendment L.001 (Attachment
A).
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02:26:20 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Moved |
Froelich |
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Seconded |
Will |
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Bernett |
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Cutter |
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Froelich |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Lindsay |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Hooton |
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Valdez A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:26:26 PM |
Representatives D.
Valdez and Lynch gave a brief conclusion of the bill.
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02:28:47 PM |
The committee gave
final comments on the bill.
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02:34:21 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1007, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. |
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Moved |
Froelich |
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Seconded |
Woog |
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Bernett |
Yes |
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Cutter |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Lindsay |
Yes |
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Pico |
Yes |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Soper |
Yes |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Will |
Yes |
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Woog |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB22-1012 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
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02:34:34 PM |
Co-sponsors of the
bill, Representatives D. Valdez and Cutter, gave a brief overview of House
Bill 22-1012. This bill creates the Wildfire Mitigation and Recovery Grant
Program in the Colorado State Forest Service to assist counties in preventing
and recovering from wildfire incidents in a manner that reduces the amount
of carbon that enters the atmosphere.
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02:39:51 PM |
Representatives D.
Valdez and Cutter answered questions from the committee.
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02:41:21 PM |
Aaron Citron, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill.
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02:41:38 PM |
Heather Stauffer, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill.
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02:44:11 PM |
Ms. Stauffer answered
questions from the committee.
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02:45:43 PM |
Mr. Matt McCombs, representing Colorado State Forest Service, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
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02:45:56 PM |
Representatives Cutter
and D. Valdez introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.001 (Attachment
B).
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02:50:09 PM |
Representatives Cutter
and D. Valdez answered questions about the amendment.
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02:52:36 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Moved |
Cutter |
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Seconded |
Will |
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Bernett |
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Cutter |
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Froelich |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Lindsay |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Hooton |
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Valdez A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:52:38 PM |
Representatives D.
Valdez and Cutter gave closing comments for House Bill 22-1012.
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02:55:13 PM |
The committee gave
closing comments for the bill.
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02:56:32 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1012, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Froelich |
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Seconded |
Cutter |
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Bernett |
Yes |
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Cutter |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Lindsay |
Yes |
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Pico |
No |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Soper |
Yes |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Will |
Yes |
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Woog |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB22-1011 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
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02:57:27 PM |
Co-sponsors, Representatives
Snyder and Cutter, gave a brief overview of House Bill 22-1011. The bill
creates the Wildfire Mitigation Incentives Local Government Grant Program
in the Colorado State Forest Service to provide matching funds to local
governments that raise dedicated revenue for forest management or wildfire
mitigation efforts.
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02:58:29 PM |
Representatives Snyder
and Cutter answer questions from the committee.
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03:06:59 PM |
Mr. Matt McCombs, representing Colorado State Forest Service, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
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03:15:39 PM |
Dr. Angela Boag, representing Colorado Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill.
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03:18:38 PM |
Ms. Elizabeth Peetz,
representing Colorado Association of Realtors, testified in support of
the bill.
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03:20:53 PM |
Commissioner George
Marlin, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action and Counties
and Commissioners Acting Together, testified in support of the bill.
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03:22:28 PM |
Commissioner Merrit Linke, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI), testified to amend the bill.
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03:25:53 PM |
Mr. Brett Lacey, representing City of Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill.
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03:29:31 PM |
Rachael Hamby, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill.
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03:35:15 PM |
Michael Ruddock,
representing Healthy Air and Water Colorado, testified in support of the
bill.
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03:35:43 PM |
The committee gave
comments on the testimony.
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03:39:19 PM |
Representatives Snyder
and Cutter introduced and gave an overview of Amendment L.001 (Attachment
C).
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03:41:44 PM |
Representatives Snyder
and Cutter answered questions from the committee.
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03:43:38 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Moved |
Cutter |
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Seconded |
Froelich |
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Bernett |
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Cutter |
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Froelich |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Lindsay |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Hooton |
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Valdez A. |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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03:43:38 PM |
Representatives Snyder
and Cutter gave closing comments.
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03:47:41 PM |
The committee gave
final comments on the bill.
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03:50:25 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1011, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Cutter |
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Seconded |
Froelich |
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Bernett |
Yes |
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Cutter |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Hanks |
Excused |
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Lindsay |
Yes |
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Pico |
No |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Soper |
No |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Will |
Yes |
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Woog |
No |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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03:50:45 PM |
The committee adjourned. |