Date: 04/15/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB10-1221

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment B). The motion
Moved to refer House Bill 10-1221, as amended, to
Pass Without Objection
PASS


01:50 PM -- House Bill 10-1221

Senator Schwartz, bill sponsor, presented HB 10-1221 which extends the River Outfitter Licensing Program until September 1, 2019, as recommended by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) 2009 Sunset Review, with some modifications. The House Agriculture Committee held a sunset hearing for the River Outfitter Licensing Program on January 19, 2010.

01:54 PM -- Kris Wahlers, Coordinator for the Colorado State Parks River Outfitters Program, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed a recommendation made by DORA that was not included in the introduced bill regarding establishing a separate drift-float guide category to distinguish between fishing guides and whitewater rafting guides. He explained the difficulty in categorizing flat water for fishing guides.

01:57 PM --
Dave Costlow, Colorado River Outfitters Association, spoke in support of the bill.

01:59 PM

Senator Schwartz provided closing comments.

BILL:HB10-1221
TIME: 02:00:06 PM
MOVED:Schwartz
MOTION:Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Gibbs
Harvey
Kester
Schwartz
Whitehead
Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


100415AttachB.pdf
BILL:HB10-1221
TIME: 02:00:57 PM
MOVED:Schwartz
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 10-1221, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
No
Gibbs
Yes
Harvey
Yes
Kester
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
Whitehead
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS