Date: 02/05/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB10-1001

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B) as amended.
Moved amendment L.007 (Attachment I) to amendment
Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment E) to amendment
Moved amendment L.010 (Attachment A) to amendment
Moved amendment L.011 (Attachment G) to amendment
Moved amendment L.013 (Attachment F) to amendment
Moved amendment L.015 (Attachment H) to amendment
Moved amendment L.016 (Attachment J) to amendment
Moved to refer House Bill 10-1001, as amended, to 		Pass Without Objection
FAIL
FAIL
Pass Without Objection
FAIL
FAIL
FAIL
FAIL
PASS



01:34 PM -- House Bill 10-1001

Representative McFadyen called the meeting to order. House Bill 10-1001 was laid over from February 4, 2010. Representative McFadyen announced that witness testimony would continue. Copies of Amendments L.010 and L.002 were provided to the committee. (Attachments A and B).

10HseTran0205AttachA.pdf 10HseTran0205AttachB.pdf

01:36 PM -- Ms. Donnah Moody, representing the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, testified regarding the bill. Ms. Moody responded to questions from committee members. Representative McFadyen commented on testimony received regarding the bill on February 4, 2010.

01:46 PM -- Mr. John Covert, representing the Colorado Harvesting Energy Network, testified regarding the bill. He stated that the bill may impact the development of larger energy production projects. Mr. Covert responded to questions from committee members.

01:58 PM -- Mr. Jesse Hill, representing himself, testified regarding the bill. Mr. Hill responded to questions from committee members. Representative Vaad asked Mr. Hill to comment on federal government regulation of nuclear power.

02:09 PM -- Mr. Craig Cox, representing Interwest Energy Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Cox responded to questions from committee members. Representative McNulty asked for clarification regarding energy rates for renewable energy sources.


02:19 PM

Representative McNulty stated concerns that past renewable energy incentives have not resulted in new job growth within the state. Mr. Cox discussed examples of renewable energy companies and related job growth. Representative Merrifield and Representative McNulty discussed reports produced by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.


02:29 PM

Representative Fischer thanked Mr. Cox for presenting to the committee.

02:33 PM -- Mr. Tom Easley, representing the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Easley provided a copy of his testimony to the committee (Attachment C).

10HseTran0205AttachC.pdf

02:35 PM -- Ms. Leslie Glustron, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Handouts were provided to the committee (Attachment D). Ms. Glustron responded to questions from committee members and discussed the costs of coal.

10HseTran0205AttachD.pdf

02:45 PM

Ms. Glustron discussed the quantity of coal reserves within the United States and Colorado. Representative McNulty commented on the lack of investment in mining operations.


02:55 PM

Representative McNulty expressed concerns related to subsidies for renewable energy sources. Representative Merrifield clarified Ms. Glustron's statements regarding subsidies.

03:03 PM -- Mr. Phil Hayes, representing the Colorado American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Ms. Kandice McKeon, representing the Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council, and Ms. Mary Broderick, representing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hayes responded to questions from committee members. Ms. Broderick discussed stakeholder groups that participated in the development of the bill.


03:14 PM

Ms. Broderick discussed the bill's implementation and its impact upon publicly-funded jobs. Ms. Broderick responded to questions from committee members.


03:25 PM

Ms. McKeon expressed her organization's support for the bill.

03:28 PM -- Ms. Pam Kiely, representing Environment Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kiely thanked the committee for considering the legislation.

03:30 PM -- Director Tom Plant, Governor's Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Director Plant responded to questions from committee members.


03:36 PM

Ms. Kathy Jordan, representing herself, responded to questions from Representative Looper regarding test proctoring.
BILL:HB10-1001
TIME: 03:41:13 PM
MOVED:McNulty
MOTION:Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment E) to amendment L.002. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.

10HseTran0205AttachE.pdf
SECONDED:Baumgardner
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Fischer
No
King S.
Yes
Looper
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Merrifield
No
Primavera
No
Tyler
No
Vaad
Yes
Frangas
No
McFadyen
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB10-1001
TIME: 03:44:12 PM
MOVED:McNulty
MOTION:Moved amendment L.013 (Attachment F) to amendment L.002. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.

10HseTran0205AttachF.pdf
SECONDED:Baumgardner
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Fischer
No
King S.
Yes
Looper
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Merrifield
No
Primavera
No
Tyler
No
Vaad
Yes
Frangas
No
McFadyen
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB10-1001
TIME: 03:46:57 PM
MOVED:Looper
MOTION:Moved amendment L.011 (Attachment G) to amendment L.002. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.

10HseTran0205AttachG.pdf
SECONDED:King S.
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Fischer
No
King S.
Yes
Looper
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Merrifield
No
Primavera
No
Tyler
No
Vaad
Yes
Frangas
No
McFadyen
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

BILL:HB10-1001
TIME: 04:02:56 PM
MOVED:Baumgardner
MOTION:Moved amendment L.015 (Attachment H) to amendment L.002. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.

10HseTran0205AttachH.pdf
SECONDED:McNulty
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Fischer
No
King S.
Yes
Looper
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Merrifield
No
Primavera
No
Tyler
No
Vaad
Yes
Frangas
No
McFadyen
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB10-1001
TIME: 04:05:32 PM
MOVED:McNulty
MOTION:Moved amendment L.007 (Attachment I) to amendment L.002. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.

10HseTran0205AttachI.pdf
SECONDED:Baumgardner
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Fischer
No
King S.
Yes
Looper
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Merrifield
No
Primavera
No
Tyler
No
Vaad
Yes
Frangas
No
McFadyen
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB10-1001
TIME: 04:10:49 PM
MOVED:McNulty
MOTION:Moved amendment L.016 (Attachment J) to amendment L.002. The motion failed on a 5-6 roll call vote.

10HseTran0205AttachJ.pdf
SECONDED:Baumgardner
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Fischer
No
King S.
Yes
Looper
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Merrifield
No
Primavera
No
Tyler
No
Vaad
Yes
Frangas
No
McFadyen
No
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB10-1001
TIME: 04:14:22 PM
MOVED:Tyler
MOTION:Moved amendment L.010 (Attachment A) to amendment L.002. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:McFadyen
VOTE
Baumgardner
Fischer
King S.
Looper
McNulty
Merrifield
Primavera
Tyler
Vaad
Frangas
McFadyen
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:HB10-1001
TIME: 04:20:00 PM
MOVED:Tyler
MOTION:Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Frangas
VOTE
Baumgardner
Fischer
King S.
Looper
McNulty
Merrifield
Primavera
Tyler
Vaad
Frangas
McFadyen
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:HB10-1001
TIME: 04:29:00 PM
MOVED:Tyler
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 10-1001, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 6-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Frangas
VOTE
Baumgardner
No
Fischer
Yes
King S.
No
Looper
No
McNulty
No
Merrifield
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Vaad
No
Frangas
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


04:30 PM

The committee recessed.