Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:02/09/2010
ATTENDANCE
Time:09:49 AM to 11:24 AM
Baumgardner
X
Curry
X
Place:HCR 0107
Gardner C.
X
Hullinghorst
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Looper
X
Representative Fischer
McKinley
X
Ryden
E
This Report was prepared by
Solano
X
Lauren Ris
Sonnenberg
X
Tipton
X
Vigil
X
Pace
X
Fischer
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB10-1158
HB10-1124		Postponed Indefinitely
Amended, Referred to Appropriations


09:50 AM -- House Bill 10-1158

Representative Gardner, sponsor, presented House Bill 1158, to clarify wind rights ownership. HB 10-1158 clarifies several aspects of the ownership and right to use wind that blows across real property. The bill allows wind rights to be "severed" or separated from the land and sold or leased, as mineral rights are. The bill specifies that the wind right belongs to the surface owner unless the right is separated from the surface property. If wind and surface ownership are separated, then the deed or lease must describe the scope of the wind owner's right to use the surface property in order to develop or use the wind. Representative Gardner explained that he intends to lay the bill over until after the session is over and ask Legislative Council to research the issue further.

09:55 AM -- Mario Nicolais, Hackstaff Gessler LLC, answered questions from the committee. He described situations where there was confusion over severed wind rights.



10:01 AM

The committee discussed whether wind rights should be allowed to be severed from the surface rights and how capturing wind would be defined. Representative Gardner clarified why he does not believe the bill is right for action.
BILL:HB10-1158
TIME: 10:06:33 AM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Moved to lay House Bill 10-1158 over to May 17. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1.
SECONDED:Baumgardner
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Curry
Yes
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
No
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Pace
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




10:13 AM -- House Bill 10-1124

Representative McKinley, sponsor, briefly discussed HB 10-1124. Testimony on the bill was heard on February 3 at 1:PM. Dr. Keith Rhorer, Department of Agriculture, spoke about the amendments.
BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 10:18:42 AM
MOVED:McKinley
MOTION:Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion passed on a vote of 9-2.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Curry
Yes
Gardner C.
Excused
Hullinghorst
No
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Pace
Yes
Fischer
No
Not Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

100209AttachA.pdf

BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 10:24:27 AM
MOVED:McKinley
MOTION:Moved amendment L.004 as amended (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 11-1.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Curry
Yes
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Pace
Yes
Fischer
No
Not Final YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

100209AttachB.pdf
BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 10:36:35 AM
MOVED:Curry
MOTION:Moved to amend L. 004 to strike lines 5, 6, and strike "pet" in line 7. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Curry
Yes
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Pace
Yes
Fischer
No
Not Final YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 10:42:05 AM
MOVED:McKinley
MOTION:Moved amendment L.005 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Baumgardner
Curry
Gardner C.
Hullinghorst
Looper
McKinley
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Sonnenberg
Tipton
Vigil
Pace
Fischer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

100209AttachC.pdf

BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 10:44:35 AM
MOVED:McKinley
MOTION:Moved amendment L.006, as amended (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pace
VOTE
Baumgardner
Curry
Gardner C.
Hullinghorst
Looper
McKinley
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Sonnenberg
Tipton
Vigil
Pace
Fischer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

100209AttachD.pdf
BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 10:55:51 AM
MOVED:Looper
MOTION:Moved to amend L.006 strike lines 7, 8, and 9 on page 8 of the bill and on line 6, change semi-colon to comma and add "and, if sold, the amounts for which impounded animals are sold." The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pace
VOTE
Baumgardner
Curry
Gardner C.
Hullinghorst
Looper
McKinley
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Sonnenberg
Tipton
Vigil
Pace
Fischer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 11:01:25 AM
MOVED:Looper
MOTION:Moved amendment L.009 (Attachment E). The motion was withdrawn.
SECONDED:McKinley
VOTE
Baumgardner
Curry
Gardner C.
Hullinghorst
Looper
McKinley
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Sonnenberg
Tipton
Vigil
Pace
Fischer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE

100209AttachE.pdf

11:08 AM -- Jay Swarengen , an attorney with the Animal Law Center, clarified civil and criminal procedures in relation to language in the bill regarding when a bond amount is returned to the owner of an impounded animal.


11:12 AM

The committee discussed the bonding provision in the bill, and the Department of Agriculture's support for an amendment to remove the repayment requirement from the bill.
BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 11:16:48 AM
MOVED:Looper
MOTION:Moved amendment L.010 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Pace
VOTE
Baumgardner
Curry
Gardner C.
Hullinghorst
Looper
McKinley
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Sonnenberg
Tipton
Vigil
Pace
Fischer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

100209AttachF.pdf

BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 11:18:04 AM
MOVED:McKinley
MOTION:Moved amendment L.012 (Attachment G). The motion passed on a vote of 9-3.
SECONDED:Pace
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Curry
No
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Excused
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
No
Pace
Yes
Fischer
No
Not Final YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

100209AttachG.pdf

BILL:HB10-1124
TIME: 11:23:19 AM
MOVED:McKinley
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 10-1124, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 9-3 vote.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Curry
Yes
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
No
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Excused
Solano
No
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Pace
Yes
Fischer
No
Final YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:23 AM

The committee adjourned.