Date: 03/03/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-019

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved severed amendment L.012 A, lines 1 and 2 (At
Moved severed amendment L.012 B, lines 3-6 (Attach
Moved to amend page 3, line 21 of the reengrossed
Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-019, as amended, to 		Pass Without Objection
FAIL
Pass Without Objection
PASS



02:29 PM -- Senate Bill 10-019

Representative Fischer, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 10-019 concerning the valuation of new hydroelectric energy faciliteis for the purpose of property taxation. The bill, recommended by the Water Resources Review Committee, specifies that for the purposes of property taxation, new hydroelectric energy facilities will be valued using the income approach. Representative Fischer answered questions from the committee regarding changes made in the senate regarding qualifying megawatts from 10 to 5.

The following individuals testified on the bill:

02:37 PM -- JoAnn Groff, Division of Property Taxation in the Department of Local Affairs, responded to questions from the committee regarding the valuation of renewable energy facilities.

02:41 PM -- Nicholas Muller, Executive Director of the Colorado Independent Energy Association, spoke in support of the bill and provided a copy of his written testimony to the committee (Attachment C).

100303AttachC.pdf

02:45 PM -- Dianna Orf, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.

02:47 PM -- Jen Bolton, Trout Unlimited, spoke in support of the bill with an amendment. She explained Trout Unlimited's support of the bill with a small or low impact standard. She discussed amendment L.012 (Attachment D). The committee discussed the portion of the amendment that inserts language regarding secondary uses of water.

100303AttachD.pdf

02:57 PM -- Chris Treese, Colorado River Water Conservation District, requested that the bill be amended on page 3 line 21 to replace the word "entrain" with "mortality" and after in insert "facilities on".

03:01 PM -- Ms. Bolton came back to the table to address a questions about whether amendment L.012 creates a secondary water right.

03:05 PM -- Mr. Treese came back to the table to discuss amendment L.012. He explained that the language in the amendment does not remove the value of awater right and does not add the value of a tax incentive.
BILL:SB10-019
TIME: 03:10:21 PM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Moved severed amendment L.012 A, lines 1 and 2 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Hullinghorst
VOTE
Baumgardner
Curry
Gardner C.
Hullinghorst
Looper
McKinley
Ryden
Solano
Sonnenberg
Tipton
Vigil
Pace
Fischer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:SB10-019
TIME: 03:15:29 PM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Moved severed amendment L.012 B, lines 3-6 (Attachment D). The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
No
Curry
No
Gardner C.
No
Hullinghorst
Yes
Looper
No
McKinley
No
Ryden
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
No
Tipton
No
Vigil
Yes
Pace
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:SB10-019
TIME: 03:16:40 PM
MOVED:Curry
MOTION:Moved to amend page 3, line 21 of the reengrossed bill to replace and on page 4 line 4 replace "entrainment" with "mortaility" and after "in" to insert "facilities on". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Fischer
VOTE
Baumgardner
Curry
Gardner C.
Hullinghorst
Looper
McKinley
Ryden
Solano
Sonnenberg
Tipton
Vigil
Pace
Fischer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:SB10-019
TIME: 03:18:05 PM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-019, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Curry
Yes
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
No
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Pace
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS