House Committee on Transportation & Energy (04/21/2009)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Date:	04/21/2009	ATTENDANCE

Time:	03:19 PM to 07:29 PM	Baumgardner	X
		Fischer	X
Place:	SupCt	Frangas	X
		King S.	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Looper	*
	Representative McFadyen	McNulty	X
		Merrifield	X
This Report was prepared by		Primavera	X
	Kurt Morrison	Vaad	X
		Green	X
		McFadyen	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB09-1340 HB09-1331 HB09-1347 HB09-1345 SB09-003		Postponed Indefinitely Amended, Referred to Appropriations Referred to Appropriations Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended, Referred to Appropriations

03:19 PM -- House Bill 09-1340

Representative McFadyen called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Weissmann, prime sponsor of House Bill 09-1340, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would eliminate state requirements to post a front license plate on motor vehicles.

03:21 PM

Representative McFadyen asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

03:21 PM -- Detective Tilo Voitel, representing the Denver Police Department, testified in opposition to the bill.

03:23 PM -- Mr. Ed DeLozier, representing the E-470 Public Highway Authority, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. DeLozier provided copies of a letter to the committee (Attachment A).

03:26 PM -- Sheriff Doug Darr, representing the County Sheriffs of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

03:29 PM -- Mr. Bobby Juchem, representing the Colorado State Patrol, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Juchem responded to questions from committee members.

03:34 PM -- Ms. Maren Rubino, representing the Department of Revenue, responded to questions from committee members.


BILL:	HB09-1340
TIME:	03:39:00 PM
MOVED:	Green
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 09-1340 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a 1-10 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Fischer
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	No
	Fischer	No
	Frangas	No
	King S.	No
	Looper	No
	McNulty	No
	Merrifield	No
	Primavera	No
	Vaad	No
	Green	Yes
	McFadyen	No

Not Final YES: 1 NO: 10 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	HB09-1340
TIME:	03:40:24 PM
MOVED:	McNulty
MOTION:	Moved to lay over House Bill 09-1340 to June 9, 2009. The motion passed on a 10-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Fischer
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	King S.	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McNulty	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Vaad	Yes
	Green	Yes
	McFadyen	No

Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:42 PM -- House Bill 09-1331

Representative Gagliardi, prime sponsor of House Bill 09-1331, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would make changes to the types of vehicles that qualify for the existing state income credit for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles, conversion of existing vehicles to allow for the use of alternative fuels, or replacement with an alternative fuel power source. Representative Gagliardi provided handouts to committee members (Attachments B and C).

03:45 PM

Representative McFadyen asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

03:46 PM -- Mr. Bob Yuhnke, representing the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Yuhnke provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D).

03:51 PM -- Mr. Hank Held, representing Burt Hybrid Conversions, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Held responded to questions from committee members.

03:59 PM -- Ms. Pam Kiely, representing Environment Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

03:59 PM -- Mr. Mike Salisbury, representing the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, testified in support of the bill.

04:01 PM -- Ms. Natalia Swalnick, representing the Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

04:04 PM -- Mr. Tim Jackson, representing the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jackson responded to questions from committee members.

04:14 PM

Representative Green discussed alternative fuel vehicles and asked Mr. Jackson to respond to questions.

04:19 PM -- Ms. Angie Fyfe, representing the Governor's Energy Office, testified in support of the bill.

04:20 PM -- Mr. Jim Cole, representing the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Cole responded to questions from committee members.

04:25 PM -- Mr. Greg Fulton, representing the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Fulton responded to questions from committee members.

04:31 PM

Representative Gagliardi provided copies of Amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments F and G).


BILL:	HB09-1331
TIME:	04:31:48 PM
MOVED:	Primavera
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Looper
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	Frangas
	King S.
	Looper	Excused
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Vaad
	Green
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB09-1331
TIME:	04:32:24 PM
MOVED:	Primavera
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	Frangas
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Vaad
	Green
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB09-1331
TIME:	04:34:30 PM
MOVED:	McNulty
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 09-1331, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on an 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	King S.
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	King S.	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McNulty	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Vaad	Yes
	Green	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:42 PM -- House Bill 09-1347

Representative Kagan, prime sponsor of House Bill 09-1347, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would establish a Donate Life special license plate. Representative Kagan responded to questions and provided a handout to committee members (Attachment H).

04:47 PM

Representative McFadyen asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

04:47 PM -- Ms. Heidi Heltzel, representing the American Transplant Foundation, testified in support of the bill.

04:50 PM -- Ms. Sue Dunn, representing Donor Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Dunn responded to questions from committee members.

04:55 PM -- Ms. Robin Mitchell, representing the American Transplant Association and Donor Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Mitchell discussed her family's experience with the impacts of organ donation and responded to questions from committee members.


BILL:	HB09-1347
TIME:	05:01:00 PM
MOVED:	Merrifield
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 09-1347 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 10-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Looper
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	King S.	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McNulty	Excused
	Merrifield	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Vaad	Yes
	Green	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

05:02 PM -- House Bill 09-1345

Representative Solano, prime sponsor of House Bill 09-1345, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to report to the General Assembly regarding transmission planning by electric utilities in Colorado. Representative Solano responded to questions from committee members and provided copies of Amendment L.001 (Attachment I).

05:08 PM

Representative McFadyen asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

05:08 PM -- Ms. Donnah Moody, representing the Tri-State Transmission and Generation Association, testified regarding the bill.

05:12 PM -- Mr. Ron Binz, representing the Public Utilities Commission, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Binz responded to questions from committee members.

05:21 PM -- Mr. Keith Hay, representing Environment Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

05:24 PM -- Mr. Cory Blair, representing Eon Climate and Renewables, testified in support of the bill.

05:27 PM -- Mr. Morey Wolfson, representing the Governor's Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Wolfson responded to questions from committee members.


BILL:	HB09-1345
TIME:	05:38:26 PM
MOVED:	Merrifield
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	King S.
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	Frangas
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Vaad
	Green
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB09-1345
TIME:	05:39:36 PM
MOVED:	McNulty
MOTION:	Moved an amendment to the bill on page 3, line 20, after "ASSOCIATION", insert "INCLUDING GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATIONS,". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	Frangas
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Vaad
	Green
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB09-1345
TIME:	05:40:58 PM
MOVED:	Fischer
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 09-1345, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 10-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	Frangas	Excused
	King S.	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McNulty	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Vaad	Yes
	Green	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

05:43 PM -- Senate Bill 09-003

Representative Fischer, prime sponsor of Senate Bill 09-003, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would ensure that a diesel inspection program area in Weld and Larimer Counties remains unaltered and excludes collector's item vehicles with a model year of 1975 or earlier from the emissiosn testing process. Representative Fischer provided a handout to committee members (Attachment J).

05:51 PM

Representative McFadyen asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

05:51 PM -- Commissioner Sean Conway, representing the Weld County Board of Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Conway provided a handout to the committee (Attachment K).

05:59 PM -- Mr. Steve Cook, representing the Denver Regional Council of Governments, testified regarding the bill.

06:02 PM -- Executive Director Jim Martin, Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill.

06:13 PM

Executive Director Martin discussed an amendment to be introduced by Representative Primavera and responded to questions from committee members.

06:24 PM -- Ms. Donnah Moody, representing the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, testified in support of the bill.

06:27 PM -- Mr. Keith Hall, representing the Old Car Council of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

06:29 PM -- Mr. Stan Dempsey, representing the Colorado Petroleum Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Dempsey provided handouts to the committee (Attachment L and M).

06:38 PM -- Senator Jim Brandon, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Senator Brandon responded to questions from committee members.

06:41 PM

The committee recessed.

06:58 PM

The committee returned to order.


BILL:	SB09-003
TIME:	07:00:24 PM
MOVED:	Primavera
MOTION:	Moved an amendment to amendment L.015 to include the Department of Revenue emissions program. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	Frangas
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Vaad
	Green
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB09-003
TIME:	07:05:00 PM
MOVED:	Primavera
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.015 (Attachment N), as amended. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	Frangas
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Vaad
	Green
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB09-003
TIME:	07:07:00 PM
MOVED:	Vaad
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.014 (Attachment O). The motion passed on a 6-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Looper
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Fischer	No
	Frangas	No
	King S.	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McNulty	Yes
	Merrifield	No
	Primavera	No
	Vaad	Yes
	Green	No
	McFadyen	Yes

Not Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	SB09-003
TIME:	07:13:33 PM
MOVED:	Frangas
MOTION:	Moved an amendment to page 7, line 27, to strike "2011" and substitute "2010". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	Frangas
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Vaad
	Green
	McFadyen
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB09-003
TIME:	07:26:11 PM
MOVED:	Fischer
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 09-003, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on an 8-3 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	King S.	No
	Looper	Yes
	McNulty	No
	Merrifield	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Vaad	No
	Green	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

07:29 PM

The committee adjourned.