Bill Summary for Bill Number SB10-027

Date: 01/28/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-027

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A). The motion Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-027 to the Committee	Pass Without Objection PASS

01:35 PM -- Senate Bill 10-027

Senator Sandoval, prime sponsor, described the provision of Senate Bill 10-027 that subjects persons who illegally divert surface water to the same $500 maximum per day fine that currently applies to the illegal diversion of groundwater. She also distributed Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A).

The following persons testified on the bill:

01:38 PM -- Geoff Blue, Colorado Department of Law, also called the Attorney General's Office, spoke in support of the bill and described recent state litigation concerning illegal surface water diversions and the penalties under current law for violations of orders of the State Engineer.

01:41 PM -- Chad Wallace, Colorado Department of Law, described the number of cases handled annually by the Colorado Department of Law concerning illegal diversions of ground water and surface water. He also responded to questions from the committee regarding the litigation process for illegal water diversions.

01:48 PM -- Dick Wolfe, State Engineer, Colorado Division of Water Resources, spoke in support of the bill and described how illegal diversions impact downstream water rights. He also responded to questions about the Division of Water Resources' law enforcement process including the posting of notices of violations on water diversions structures.

01:55 PM -- Julie McKenna, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Colorado Water Congress, Denver Water Department, spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L.001.

01:57 PM

Senator Sandoval closed her remarks on the bill.


BILL:	SB10-027
TIME:	01:57:31 PM
MOVED:	Brophy
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:	SB10-027
TIME:	01:58:15 PM
MOVED:	Brophy
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-027 to the Committee on Appropriations, as amended. The motion passed on a rollcall 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