H_ENE_2023A 04/27/2023 04:29:02 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Date 04/27/2023 Attendance DeGraaf * Dickson X Froelich X Mabrey X Valdez * Velasco X Vigil X Weinberg X Winter T. X Willford X Kipp X Time 04:29:02 PM to 07:53:02 PM Place HCR 0112 This Meeting was called to order by Kipp This Report was prepared by Samantha Falco Hearing Items Action Taken hSB23-198 Referred to House Appropriations hSB23-262 Referred to House Appropriations hSB23-253 Referred to House Appropriations hSB23-285 Referred to House Appropriations hSB23-274 Referred to the Committee of the Whole SB23-198 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CE6811C1F31D...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C0FFE9DC051C...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 04:29:30 PM Co-sponsors of the bill, Representatives Weissman and Lindstedt, gave an overview of Senate Bill 23-198 Clean Energy Plans. The bill expands the applicability of clean energy plans and requires the Department of Public Health and Environment to verify greenhouse gas emmissions reductions. 04:36:19 PM The committee asked the sponsors questions. 04:36:33 PM Matthew Gerhart, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Angelique Espinoza, representing Good Business Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Elena Santarella, representing BlueGreen Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Trevor Slansky, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Cindy Copeland, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Mason Osgood, representing Sheep Mountain Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Quinn Antus, representing Signal Tech Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 04:55:14 PM The comittee asked the panel of witnesses questions. 04:58:10 PM Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in support of the bill. Noah Furuseth, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jensen Miller, representing Mountain Mamas, testified in support of the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. A handout was given to the committee (Attachment A). 05:07:48 PM The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions. 05:08:51 PM Representative DeGraaf introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.010 (Attachment B). 05:12:17 PM The sponsor gave comments on the amendment. 05:16:38 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment B) Moved DeGraaf Seconded Winter T. DeGraaf Yes Dickson No Froelich No Mabrey No Valdez No Velasco No Vigil No Weinberg Excused Winter T. Yes Willford No Kipp No YES: 2 NO: 8 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 05:16:41 PM Representative Lindstedt gave closing comments on the bill. 05:18:11 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-198 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Willford Seconded Froelich DeGraaf No Dickson Yes Froelich Yes Mabrey Yes Valdez Yes Velasco Yes Vigil Yes Weinberg Excused Winter T. No Willford Yes Kipp Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-262 - Referred to House Appropriations 05:18:26 PM Co-sponsors, Representatives Soper and Ricks, gave an overview of Senate Bill 23-262 Water Desalination Study & Report. The bill requires the Colorado Water Conservation board to conduct a literature review of existing research on desalination. 05:27:10 PM Bill Wombacher, representing Legacy Water, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lauren Ris, representing Colorado Water Conservation Board, was available to answer committee questions. 05:30:05 PM The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. 05:32:42 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-262 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Willford Seconded Dickson DeGraaf Yes Dickson Yes Froelich Yes Mabrey Yes Valdez Excused Velasco Yes Vigil Yes Weinberg Excused Winter T. Yes Willford Yes Kipp Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-253 - Referred to House Appropriations 05:32:59 PM Co-sponsors, Representatives McCormick and Froelich, gave an overview of Senate Bill 23-253 Standards for Products Represented as Compostable. The bill establishes standards for compostable products. 05:39:45 PM The committee asked the sponsors questions. 05:46:55 PM Trisha Oeth on behalf of David Snapp, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testied in support of the bill. Mae Terr, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Alex Truelove, representing Biodegradable Products Institute, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Clinton Sander, representing A1 Organics, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Dan Matsch, representing Eco-Cycle, testified in support of the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. 06:00:49 PM The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions. 06:01:36 PM The sponsors gave closing comments to the committee. 06:06:07 PM The committee gave closing comments on the bill. 06:07:26 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-253 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Froelich Seconded Dickson DeGraaf Yes Dickson Yes Froelich Yes Mabrey Yes Valdez Yes Velasco Yes Vigil Yes Weinberg Yes Winter T. Excused Willford Yes Kipp Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-285 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/D0A685C57495...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf 06:07:41 PM Co-sponsors, Representatives Dickson and McCormick gave an overview of Senate Bill 23-285 Energy and Carbon Management in Colorado. The bill renames the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission as the Energy and Carbon Management Commission and expands the commission's regulatory authority to include emerging energy generation and storage technologies, specifically geothermal and underground gas storage. 06:15:01 PM The committee asked the sponsors questions. 06:15:16 PM Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in opposition to the bill. Valley Lopez, representing 350 Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. 06:20:35 PM Mr. Ramesh Bhatt, representing Sierra Club, testified to amend the bill. Cindy Copeland, representing Boulder County, testified to amend the bill. County Commissioner Randy Wheelock, representing CCAT, testified to amend the bill. Anita Seitz, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA), testified to amend the bill. 06:41:40 PM The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions. 06:41:57 PM Director Julie Murphy, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Robbins, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Department of Natural Resources, was available to answer committee questions. Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Deputy State Engineer Tracy Kosloff, representing Division of Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, was available to answer committee questions. Additional written testimony is included as Attachment C. 06:57:03 PM The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions. 07:12:18 PM The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. 07:12:41 PM The committee gave closing comments on the bill. 07:22:15 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-285 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Dickson Seconded Vigil DeGraaf Yes Dickson Yes Froelich No Mabrey No Valdez Yes Velasco No Vigil Yes Weinberg No Winter T. Yes Willford No Kipp Yes Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-274 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 07:22:32 PM Co-sponsors, Representatives Dickson and Lindstedt, gave an overview of Senate bill 23-274 Water Quality Control Fee-Setting by Rule. The bill updates the administration of water quality fees by the Department of Public Health and Environment. 07:27:46 PM The committee asked the sponsors questions. 07:28:10 PM Dianna Orf, representing Colorado Mining Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Meghan Dollar, representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified to amend the bill. 07:33:12 PM Trisha Oeth, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Blair Corning, representing South Platte Renew, testified in support of the bill. Andrew Hill, representing Denver Water, testified in support of the bill. 07:40:52 PM The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions. 07:41:30 PM Mr. Josh Kuhn, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Claire Carroll, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. 07:46:36 PM Nicole Rowan, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was available to answer committee questions. Erick Scheminske, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was available to answer committee questions. 07:49:14 PM The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. 07:51:16 PM The committee gave closing comments on the bill. 07:52:46 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-274 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Dickson Seconded DeGraaf DeGraaf No Dickson Yes Froelich Yes Mabrey Yes Valdez Yes Velasco Yes Vigil Yes Weinberg No Winter T. No Willford Yes Kipp Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 07:53:02 PM The committee adjourned.