3E30659785C73B4787258C3E007F084A Hearing Summary

Co-sponsors, Representatives Paschal and Soper, introduced House Bill 24-1165 Geologic Storage Enterprise & Geothermal Resources. The bill creates an enterprise to support geologic storage operations and updates regulations for certain geothermal resources.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Heidi Leathwood,
representing 350 Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Mark
 Detzky, representing Strawberry Hot Springs, testified in opposition
to the bill. Dr. Ramesh Bhatt, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified
in opposition to the bill. Mr. Brien Webster, representing Conservation
Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Jeany  Rush, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Kevin  Flohr, representing
Glenwood Hot Springs Resort, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Steve
Beckley, representing Iron Mountain Hot Springs, testified in opposition
to the bill. Thomas Warren, representing Princeton Holdings, LLC, testified
in support of the bill. Ms. Sarah Klahn, Attorney representing Mount Princeton
Hot Springs Resort, testified in support of the bill.



The committee
asked the panel of witnesses questions.

Dan Sanders, representing
Front Range Energy, testified to amend the bill. John  Jacus, representing
Front Range Energy, testified to amend the bill. Katie Schneer, representing
Environmental Defense Fund, testified to amend the bill.



The committee
asked the panel of witnesses questions.

Aaron Ray, representing
Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Mike
Rigby, representing Energy & Carbon Management Commission, Department
of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Kevin Donegan,
representing Division of Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources,
testified in support of the bill. Mr. Chris  Neidl, representing The
Direct Air Capture Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Joshua
Weaver, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Dave
Colvin, representing Colorado Water Congress - State Affairs Committee,
testified in support of the bill. Quinn Antus, representing Colorado Energy
Office, testified in support of the bill. Dan West, representing Clean
Air Task Force, testified in support of the bill.



The committee
asked the panel of witnesses questions. Ben Boudreaux, representing Department
of law, was available to answer committee questions.



Additional written
testimony is included as Attachment G.