0297A599980F6205872588300081ED3A Hearing Summary

President Fenberg, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-206. The bill establishes the Disaster Resilience Rebuilding Program in the Department of Local Affairs and the Sustainable Rebuilding Program in the Colorado Energy Office. The bill also creates the Office of Climate Preparedness in the Governor's Office.

The bill sponsor responded to committee questions.

Senator Jaquez Lewis proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be found in Attachment D.

Christine Berg, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Susan Nedell, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Mayor Ashley Stolzmann, representing City of Louisville, testified in support of the bill. Tim Howard, representing Superior Board of Trustees, testified in support of the bill.

David Takahashi, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Michael Conway, representing Division of Insurance, testified in support of the bill. Director, Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Mike Morgan, representing Colorado Department of Public Safety, testified in support of the bill. Elise Jones, representing Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.

Ben Tisdel, representing self, testified in support of the bill. SaraJo Light, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Lesley Dahlkemper, representing Colorado Fire Commission, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.

Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Lori Hodges, representing Larimer Office of Emergency Management, testified to amend the bill. Lorena Gonzalez, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Matt Jones, representing CCAT and Boulder County, testified in support of the bill.

Amendments L. 001, L.002, L.003, L.005, L.006, L.007, L.008, L.009, and L.010 were distributed and explained (Attachments E to L).

The bill sponsor gave closing remarks on the bill. Committee members commented.