H_AWN_2024A 04/22/2024 01:34:50 PM Committee Summary

The bill sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.

Committee members made closing comments on the bill.

Speaker McCluskie and Representative Catlin, bill co-prime sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 24-197. The bill implements several recommendations of the Colorado River Drought Task Force, created by Senate Bill 23-295.

Ms. Orla Bannan, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. Daphne Gervais, representing Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Aaron Citron, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Zane Kessler, representing Colorado River District, testified in support of the bill. Richard Belt, representing Xcel Energy, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Aaron Ladd, representing Tri-State Generation & Transmission, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members gave closing comments on the bill.

Ms. Jamie Caton,
representing Vail Resorts, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Michael
Saul, representing Defenders of Wildlife, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Megan Mueller, representing Rocky Mountain Wild, testified in support
of the bill. Jake Ivan, representing CPW, testified in support of the bill.
Brian Dreher, representing CPW, testified in support of the bill.



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

The bill sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.

Committee members gave closing comments on the bill.

Representative Amabile, bill sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 24-185. This bill requires an applicant for forced pooling to include an affidavit that declares ownership, or consent from ownership, of more than 45 percent of the mineral interests to be pooled. The affidavit must disclose if the applicant is relying on an unrecorded oil and gas lease, unrecorded memorandum of an oil gas lease, or unrecorded agreement. The bill also allows a mineral owner at least 60 days before the first noticed hearing date to file a protest of the application disputing the declaration in the affidavit.

The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.

Heather Stauffer, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Clear Creek County Commissioner George Marlin, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jean Lim, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Phil Barber, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. David Hughes, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. Mimi Larsen, representing Energy & Carbon Management Commission, Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Jeffrey Moore, representing City of Aurora, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Dale Rademacher, representing City of Longmont, testified in support of the bill. Torie Jarvis, representing Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Water Quality/Quantity Committee, testified in support of the bill.

The bill sponsor gave closing comments on the bill.

Erik Glenn, representing Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, testified in support of the bill. Maggie Hanna, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Brien Webster, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Erin Karney-Spaur, representing Colorado Cattlemen's Association, testified in support of the bill.

Jed Franklin, Office of Legislative Legal Services, answered questions from committee members.

Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment F.

The bill sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.

Committee members gave closing comments on the bill.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Dianna Orf, representing
Colorado Water Congress, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Evan Thomas,
representing University of Colorado, Boulder, testified in support of the
bill. Dr. Thomas responded to questions from the committee.



Submitted written
testimony can be found in Attachment G.

The bill sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.

Committee members gave closing comments on the bill.

Representative McCormick and Representative Soper, bill co-prime sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 24-152. For tax years 2026 through 2030, the bill creates a refundable state income tax credit for qualified food and beverage retailers who purchase agricultural commodities from Colorado-based agricultural producers practicing regenerative agriculture.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Mark Ruzzin, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Cynthia Stewart, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mandy Magill, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Saguache County Commissioner Liza Marron, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Clay Tomcak, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment H.

The bill sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.

Committee members gave closing comments on the bill.