Bill Summary for Bill Number SB10-098

Date: 02/18/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-098

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved Amendment L 002 (Attachment C) . The motion Moved Amendment L. 005 (Attachment I). The motion Moved Amendment L.004 (Attachment D). The motion Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-098, as amended, to	Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection Pass Without Objection PASS

01:53 PM -- Senate Bill 10-098

The committee returned from recess. Senator Tochtrop described the provisions of Senate Bill 10-098 concerning the allocation of moneys to promote conservation of the state's natural resources (Attachment B). She also distributed Amendment L. 002 (Attachment C) and L. 004 (Attachment D). Amendment L. 002 strikes everything below the enacting clause, essentially creating a new bill under the original title. Amendment L. 002 allows each county, municipality, or special district that has created a conservation trust fund to cooperate or contract with a conservation district or a local noxious weed control program. Cooperation includes the sharing of moneys for the acquisition, development, and maintenance of new conservation sites. Amendment L. 004 amends Amendment L.002.

The following persons testified on the bill:

01:57 PM -- Jo Evans, Colorado Audubon, spoke in opposition to the bill and described how lottery proceeds are allocated by the Colorado Constitution. Article XXVII, Section 3 (b) of the Colorado Constitution, the Great Outdoors Colorado Amendment, specifies that the Division of State Parks and Outdoor Recreation receives 10 percent of net lottery proceeds; the Conservation Trust Fund receives 40 percent of net proceeds; and the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund receives the remaining 50 percent of net proceeds up to $35 million, adjusted for inflation.

02:09 PM -- Bruce Eisenhauer, Deputy Director, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, spoke in opposition to the bill and explained that the Colorado Constitution allocates 40 percent of the net lottery proceeds to the Colorado Trust Fund for local governments to acquire, develop, or manage open lands and parks. He also responded to questions from the committee about how local governments use Conservation Trust Fund moneys.

02:14 PM -- Brian Starkebaum, Colorado Association of Conservation Districts, spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee about potential use of the lottery moneys to manage weeds and provide other conservation services (Attachment E).

02:17 PM -- Ron Mabry, Ouray County, Colorado County Weed Supervisors' Association, spoke in support of the bill.

02:19 PM -- Harley Ernst, Colorado Association of Conservation Districts, spoke in support of the bill.

02:21 PM -- Jonathan Rife, Colorado Weed Management Association, spoke in support of the bill.

02:25 PM -- Crystal Korey, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in support of the bill.

02:25 PM -- Andy Karsian, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in support of Amendment L. 002 and described the wildfire risk from noxious weeds.

02:30 PM -- Kevin Bommer, Colorado Municipal League, spoke in opposition to the printed bill and explained that Colorado Municipal League would not be in opposition to the bill if Amendment L. 002 is adopted.

02:33 PM -- Benjamin Waters, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, spoke in support of the bill.

02:33 PM

Senator Tochtrop closed her remarks on the bill.

The following Boards of County Commissioners submitted letters of support for the bill.

Ouray County Board of County Commissioners (Attachment F).

Douglas County Board of County Commissioners (Attachment G).

Montrose County Board of County Commissioners (Attachment H).


BILL:	SB10-098
TIME:	02:34:06 PM
MOVED:	Whitehead
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L 002 (Attachment C) . 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:	SB10-098
TIME:	02:35:42 PM
MOVED:	Whitehead
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L.004 (Attachment D). 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:	SB10-098
TIME:	02:36:11 PM
MOVED:	Schwartz
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L. 005 (Attachment I). 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:	SB10-098
TIME:	02:37:15 PM
MOVED:	Whitehead
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-098, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. 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

02:38 PM

The meeting adjourned.