Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (01/27/2010)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:	01/27/2010	ATTENDANCE

Time:	10:29 AM to 11:02 AM	Brophy	X
		Gibbs	X
Place:	SCR 353	Harvey	X
		Kester	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Schwartz	X
	Senator Hodge	Whitehead	X
		Hodge	X
This Report was prepared by
	David Beaujon
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB10-034		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole

10:30 AM -- Senate Bill 10-034

Senator Whitehead, prime sponsor, described the provision of Senate Bill 10-034 concerning the regulation of pesticide refillers. Refillers are persons who transfer pesticides into reusable containers. He also distributed Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A).

The following persons testified on the bill:

10:32 AM -- John Scott, Colorado Department of Agriculture, explained that Senate Bill 10-034 enables Colorado to comply with new federal requirements and continue to regulate pesticide application in Colorado. He also spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A) and responded to questions from the committee regarding businesses, districts, and other entities that would be affected by this bill.

10:47 AM -- Angela Medbery, Colorado Pesticide Network, spoke in support of the bill and expressed concern about the provisions on page 5 of the printed bill, line 10 through 13, concerning information about inert ingredients in pesticides that may be requested by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

10:53 AM -- John Case, Rocky Mountain Agri-Business Association, spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Case also responded to questions from the committee about the regulation of pesticides.

10:55 AM

Due to a staff error, the recorder was not turned on until 10:55 a.m.

10:57 AM -- Mr. Scott returned to respond to earlier comments about federal and state regulation of inert ingredients in pesticides.


BILL:	SB10-034
TIME:	10:59:54 AM
MOVED:	Whitehead
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy
	Gibbs
	Harvey
	Kester
	Schwartz
	Whitehead
	Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	SB10-034
TIME:	11:00:33 AM
MOVED:	Whitehead
MOTION:	Moved to refer SB 10-034, to the Committee of the Whole as amended. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 7 to 0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Gibbs	Yes
	Harvey	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Whitehead	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:02 AM

The meeting adjourned.