S_TRA_2023A 04/05/2023 02:01:07 PM Committee Summary

Jefferson County Commissioner Andy Kerr, representing Jefferson County, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jo Vann, representing City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Skyler McKinley, representing AAA - The Auto Club Group, testified in support of the bill. The panel answered questions from the committee.

Richard Lapp, representing Bicycle Adventure, testified in support of the bill.

Gerald White, representing Bike Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill. Triny Willerton, representing City of Boulder and It Could Be Me 501c3, testified in support of the bill. Marcus Robinson, representing Ride for Racial Justice, testified in support of the bill.

Daniel Perkins, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Peter Piccolo, representing Bicycle Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Antonia Clark, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. John Purser, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The prior panel answered questions from the committee.

Senator Winter gave closing comments on the bill.

Senator Priola gave closing comments on the bill.

Senator Jaquez Lewis gave closing comments on the bill.

Senator Exum gave closing comments on the bill.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee came back to order

Senator Winter answered questions from the committee.

Matthew Gerhart, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Cindy Copeland, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. Miah Ntepp, representing National Association Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP) Denver, testified in support of the bill.

Katie Burford, representing Good Business Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Angelique Espinoza, representing Good Business Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Mayor John Clark, representing Town of Ridgway , testified in support of the bill. Rachel Ellis, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kristi Douglas, representing North Range Concerned Citizens, testified in support of the bill.

Travas Deal, representing Colorado Springs Utilities, testified in opposition to the bill. Troy Whitmore, representing United Power, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Daniel Hodges, representing Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities, testified in opposition to the bill. Joshua Korth, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was available to answer committee questions. The prior panel answered questions from the committee.

Kevin Cross, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in support of the bill. Marcia Martin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Rissa Banuelos, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Filip Carnogursky, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jessica Hannebert, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Nico Brubaker, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Shaina Oliver, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jensen Miller, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ruth Hund, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Alana Miller, representing Natural Resources Defense Council, testified in support of the bill.

Bob Cope, representing City of Colorado Springs , testified to amend the bill. Rikki Held, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Steve Douglas, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Marie Venner, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.