House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources (02/10/2010)

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STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:	02/10/2010	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:37 PM to 02:08 PM	Baumgardner	X
		Curry	X
Place:	HCR 0107	Gardner C.	X
		Hullinghorst	*
This Meeting was called to order by		Looper	X
	Representative Fischer	McKinley	X
		Ryden	X
This Report was prepared by		Solano	X
	Lauren Ris	Sonnenberg	X
		Tipton	X
		Vigil	X
		Pace	X
		Fischer	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB10-1223 SJR10-004		Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:38 PM -- House Bill 10-1223

Representative Baumgardner presented House Bill 10-1223. This bill allows for the repeal of the seven member Forestry Advisory Board on July 1, 2010 as recommended in the Department of Regulatory Agency's 2009 Sunset Review. The remainder of the bill removes statutory references to the board. Representative Baumgardner answered questions from the committee. The committee held a sunset hearing on the Forestry Advisory Board on January 19, 2010.


BILL:	HB10-1223
TIME:	01:41:10 PM
MOVED:	Baumgardner
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 10-1233 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Ryden
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Curry	Yes
	Gardner C.	Yes
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Tipton	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Pace	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:43 PM -- Senate Joint Resolution 10-004

Representative Fischer presented Senate Joint Resolution 10-004, concerning approval of water project revolving fund eligibility lists administered by the Colorado water resources and power development authority.

01:46 PM -- Michael Brode, Executive Director of the Water Resources and Power Development Authority, spoke in support of the resolution and described federal grants received for public drinking water and wastewater projects and the state match for the federal moneys (Attachments A and B). He identified rates charged for the drinking water and waste water loans and estimated the amount of money that may be available for new loans in 2011. He also discussed funding received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Mr. Brode explained the federal Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, which require prevailing wages are paid to contractors of public works projects, and how this has affected a variety of projects. He responded to questions from the committee regarding these requirements.

02:05 PM -- Dianna Orf, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the resolution.


BILL:	SJR10-004
TIME:	02:07:42 PM
MOVED:	Fischer
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Joint Resolution 10-004 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Hullinghorst
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Curry	Yes
	Gardner C.	Yes
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Tipton	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Pace	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:08 PM

The committee adjourned.