House Committee on Transportation & Energy (03/11/2010)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Date:	03/11/2010	ATTENDANCE

Time:	10:16 AM to 01:34 PM	Baumgardner	X
		Fischer	X
Place:	HCR 0107	King S.	X
		Looper	X
This Meeting was called to order by		McNulty	X
	Representative McFadyen	Merrifield	X
		Primavera	X
This Report was prepared by		Tyler	X
	Kurt Morrison	Vaad	X
		Frangas	X
		McFadyen	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB10-1342 HB10-1331 HB10-1243		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only Amended, Referred to Finance

10:18 AM -- House Bill 10-1342

Representative McFadyen called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Levy, prime sponsor of House Bill 10-1342, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would direct the Public Utilities Commission to adopt new rules for customer rebates and renewable energy credits related to the renewable energy portfolio standard. Copies of Amendments L.001 and L.002 were provided to the committee (Attachments A and B).

10:29 AM

Representative Levy responded to questions from committee members.

10:33 AM

Representative McFadyen asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

10:33 AM -- Mr. Neal Lurie, representing the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA), testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Lurie responded to questions from committee members.

10:43 AM

Mr. Lurie discussed the bill's impact on specific regions of the state. Representative Vaad asked Mr. Lurie to comment on the bill's impact on COSEIA members.

10:53 AM

Mr. Lurie further commented on small solar installer businesses.

10:58 AM -- Mr. Eriks Brolis, representing Namaste Solar, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Brolis responded to questions from committee members. Representative Levy commented on the bill's impact on rate payers.

11:09 AM

Representative Frangas asked Mr. Brolis to comment on the bill's impact on his company's employees.

11:12 AM -- Mr. Rick Coen, representing the Colorado Renewable Energy Society, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Coen discussed the impact of other bills upon renewable energy initiatives.

11:22 AM -- Mr. Jonathan Koehn, representing the City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Koehn asked the committee to support the bill and responded to questions from committee members.

11:29 AM -- Mr. Ken Wilson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Wilson responded to questions from committee members.

11:32 AM -- Mr. Jeffrey Pearson, representing the City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Pearson responded to questions from committee members.

11:41 AM -- Mr. Tom Atkins, representing the Golden Community Sustainability Advisory Board, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Atkins responded to questions from committee members.

11:47 AM -- Mr. Scott Sarbaugh, representing Prairie Star, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Sarbaugh responded to questions from committee members. Representative Tyler asked Mr. Sarbaugh to comment on rebates.

11:58 AM -- Ms. Lauren Martindale, representing the Clean Energy Collective, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Martindale responded to questions from committee members.

12:05 PM -- Ms. Carrie Cullen Hitt, representing Solar Alliance, testified in support of the bill.

12:09 PM -- Ms. Robin Kittel, representing Xcel Energy, testified in support of the bill. Copies of Amendment L.005 were provided to the committee (Attachment C). Ms. Kittel discussed the provisions of Amendment L.005.

12:21 PM

Ms. Kittel responded to questions from committee members.

12:21 PM -- Ms. Pam Kiely, representing Environment Colorado, testified in support of the bill.


BILL:	HB10-1342
TIME:	12:27:22 PM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.005 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Tyler
	Vaad
	Frangas
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB10-1342
TIME:	12:27:37 PM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Tyler
	Vaad
	Frangas
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB10-1342
TIME:	12:27:49 PM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Tyler
	Vaad
	Frangas
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB10-1342
TIME:	12:29:15 PM
MOVED:	Merrifield
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 10-1342, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 9-2 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Primavera
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	No
	Fischer	Yes
	King S.	Yes
	Looper	No
	McNulty	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Vaad	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes

Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:39 PM -- House Bill 10-1331

Representative Gerou, prime sponsor of House Bill 10-1331, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would create the Green Building Incentive Pilot Program. Representative Gerou responded to questions from committee members. A handout was provided to the committee (Attachment D).

12:50 PM

Representative McFadyen asked questions regarding the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) funding source.

12:52 PM

Representative McFadyen asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

12:52 PM -- Mr. David Tschetter, representing the Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified in support of the bill. A handout was provided to committee members (Attachment E). Mr. Tschetter responded to questions from committee members.

01:03 PM -- Mr. Jeff Lyng, representing the Governor's Energy Office, testified regarding the bill. Representative McFadyen asked Mr. Lyng to comment on GEO grant funding.

01:15 PM

Representative McFadyen laid the bill over to a later date.

01:17 PM -- House Bill 10-1243

Representative McFadyen, prime sponsor of House Bill 10-1243, discussed the merits of the bill. The bill would authorize metropolitan districts that provide transportation-related services to seek voter approval to levy a sales tax and use tax on purchases within the unincorporated portion of a district.

01:20 PM

Representative Frangas asked for witnesses to testify regarding the bill.

01:20 PM -- Mr. Larry Howe-Kerr, representing the Pueblo West Metropolitan District, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Howe-Kerr responded to questions from committee members.

01:26 PM -- Mr. John Cordova, Sr., representing Pueblo County, testified in support of the bill.

01:27 PM -- Mr. Chuck Green, representing the Pueblo West Metropolitan District, testified in support of the bill.

01:29 PM -- Mr. Bill Skewes, representing the Colorado Contractors Association, testified in support of the bill.

01:30 PM -- Mr. Bill Clayton, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill.

01:31 PM -- Mr. Ken Marchetti, representing Edwards Metropolitan District, testified in support of the bill.

01:33 PM -- Mr. Evan Goulding, representing the Special District Association, testified in support of the bill.


BILL:	HB10-1243
TIME:	01:34:03 PM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Fischer
		VOTE
	Baumgardner
	Fischer
	King S.
	Looper
	McNulty
	Merrifield
	Primavera
	Tyler
	Vaad
	Frangas
	McFadyen

Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB10-1243
TIME:	01:34:21 PM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 10-1243, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on an 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Looper
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	King S.	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McNulty	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Vaad	Yes
	Frangas	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:34 PM

The committee adjourned.