Date: 04/01/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-158

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved a substitute motion to postpone indefinitely
Moved to reconsider the motion to postpone indefin
Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-158, as amended, to 		PASS
PASS
PASS



01:55 PM -- Senate Bill 09-158

Representative Baumgardner, prime sponsor, presented SB 09-158 concerning analysis by the Department of Natural Resources of conservation programs implemented on private lands. The bill, as amended by the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, requires the Department of Natural Resources to carry out a study of federal and state landowner conservation programs that offer monetary compensation to landowners who set aside lands or adopt specific land management strategies. The purpose of the study is to gather data and information about state and federal programs.

The following individuals testified:

01:58 PM -- Doug Robotham, Department of Natural Resources, spoke in favor of the bill and described what the study in the bill would encompass and provided a summary of the bill (Attachment H). He answered questions from the committee.

090401AttachH.pdf

02:03 PM -- Troy Bredenkamp, representing the Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill because the study would provide information that would be useful to landowners.

02:04 PM -- Terry Fankhauser, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, spoke in favor of the bill. He indicated support for provisions in the bill that would protect the confidentiality of landowner's information.
BILL:SB09-158
TIME: 02:06:53 PM
MOVED:McNulty
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-158, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
A substitute motion was offered to postpone SB 09-158 indefinitely. The motion passed but was reconsidered. See the votesheets below.
The motion to refer SB 09-158, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Hullinghorst
VOTE
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Pace
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Curry
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:SB09-158
TIME: 02:08:57 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Moved to reconsider the motion to postpone indefinitely. The motion passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Labuda
VOTE
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Pace
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Curry
Yes
Not Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:SB09-158
TIME: 02:07:37 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Moved a substitute motion to postpone indefinitely. The motion passed on a 7-6 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Labuda
VOTE
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
No
Labuda
Yes
Looper
No
McKinley
No
McNulty
Yes
Pace
Yes
Solano
No
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
No
Fischer
No
Curry
Yes
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS