Date: 04/28/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB10-1398

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 10-1398 to the CommitteePASS



11:07 AM -- House Bill 10-1398

Senator Whitehead, sponsor, described the provisions House Bill 10-1398 concerning the Species Conservation Trust Fund. The reengrossed bill appropriates money from both the Operation and Maintenance Account and the Capital Account of the Species Conservation Trust Fund (SCTF) for programs submitted by the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources. These programs are designed to conserve native species that are listed as threatened or endangered under state or federal law, are candidate species, or are likely to become candidate species as determined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The bill also transfers funding between the Capital and the Operation and Maintenance Accounts of the SCTF and transfers funding to these accounts from Tier 2 of the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund.

The following persons testified on the bill:

11:11 AM -- Doug Robotham, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, spoke in support of the bill and described the benefits of programs supported by the Species Conservation Trust Fund.

11:19 AM -- Tom Remmington, Director, Division of Wildlife, responded to questions from the committee about state programs to help protect the Gunnison Sage Grouse and to avoid its listing under the federal Endangered Species Act.

11:27 AM -- Diana Orf, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.

11:28 AM -- Chris Piper, Denver Water Department, spoke in support of the bill and explained how the recovery programs enable Colorado water users to use their water rights without direct federal oversight.

11:29 AM -- Chris Treese, Colorado River Water Conservation District, spoke in support of the bill.

11:32 AM -- Jen Boulton, Colorado Trout Unlimited, Audubon Society, spoke in support of the bill.


11:33 AM

Senator Whitehead closed his remarks on the bill.

BILL:HB10-1398
TIME: 11:33:38 AM
MOVED:Whitehead
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 10-1398 to the Committee on Appropriations, without amendment. 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




11:34 AM

The meeting adjourned.