Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (03/04/2010)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:	03/04/2010	ATTENDANCE

Time:	02:46 PM to 03:37 PM	Brophy	X
		Gibbs	*
Place:	SCR 353	Harvey	*
		Kester	*
This Meeting was called to order by		Schwartz	*
	Senator Hodge	Whitehead	X
		Hodge	X
This Report was prepared by
	Lauren Ris
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB10-1134 Conf 10-Wildlife Commission Conf 10-Wildllife Habitat Stamp Committee Conf 10-State Board of Land Commssioners Conf 10-Colorardo State Fair Authority Board HB10-1099		Referred to the Committee of the Whole Favorably Refer to the Full Senate Favorably Refer to the Full Senate Favorably Refer to the Full Senate Favorably Refer to the Full Senate Referred to the Committee of the Whole

02:46 PM -- House Bill 10-1134

Senator Kester, prime sponsor, described the provisions of HB 10-1134 concerning measures to prevent illegal interstate pari-mutuel wagering on racing.

The following person testified on the bill:

02:47 PM -- Bruce Seymore, Mile High Racing, spoke in favor of the bill and answered questions from the committee concerning the meaning of "interstate compact."


BILL:	HB10-1134
TIME:	02:51:14 PM
MOVED:	Kester
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 10-1134 to the Committee of the Whole, without amendment, and with a recommendation that it be added to the Consent Calendar. 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

02:52 PM -- Confirmation of Wildlife Commission

Dr. Allan J. Jones of Meeker, Timothy R. Glenn of Salida, David R Brougham of Lakewood, and the Honorable Robert D. Wingfield, introduced themselves and described their experiences and interest in serving on the Wildlife Commission. They also answered questions from the committee (Attachment A).


BILL:	Conf 10-Wildlife Commission
TIME:	02:59:31 PM
MOVED:	Schwartz
MOTION:	Moved to favorably refer to the full Senate for terms expiring March 1, 2014, Dr. Allan J. Jones of Meeker, appointed; Timothy R. Glenn of Salida, appointed; David R Brougham of Lakewood, appointed; and for a term expiring March 1, 2011, the Honorable Robert D. Wingfield, appointed to serve as a members of the Wildlife Commission. 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

03:01 PM -- Confirmation of Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee

Don O. Cook, Craig, Terry Everhart of Pueblo, Ron Velarde of Grand Junction, and Daniel J. Larkin of Salida, described their qualifications and interest in serving on the Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee (Attachment B).


BILL:	Conf 10-Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee
TIME:	03:03:09 PM
MOVED:	Whitehead
MOTION:	Moved to favorably refer to the full Senate for terms expiring December 31, 2012, Daniel J. Larkin of Salida, reappointed; and Don O. Cook, Craig, appointed; and for terms expiring December 31, 2013 M.T. "Terry" Everhart of Pueblo, appointed; and Ron Velarde of Grand Junction, reappointed to the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee. 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

03:05 PM -- Confirmation of State Board of Land Commissioners

Michele Bloom, President, State Board of Land Commissioners, introduced Sandra A. Leinsdorf of Crested Butte, Buck Blessing of Colorado Springs, and Thomas R. Hoyt of Boulder.

03:06 PM -- Buck Blessing, described his background and qualifications for being a board member (Attachment C).

03:07 PM -- Sandra A. Leinsdorf, described her background and qualifications for being a board member (Attachment C).

03:07 PM -- Thomas R. Hoyt, described his background and qualifications for being reappointed to the board (Attachment C). Mr. Hoyt responded to questions from the committee regarding decisions made by the State Board of Land Commissioners concerning its Ft. Lewis property.

03:12 PM -- Ms. Bloom addressed questions from the committee regarding the trust assets managed by the the State Board of Land Commissioners.


BILL:	Conf 10-State Board of Land Commissioners
TIME:	03:13:50 PM
MOVED:	Whitehead
MOTION:	Moved to favorably refer to the full Senate for terms expiring June 30, 2013, Sandra A. Leinsdorf of Crested Butte, appointed, Buck Blessing of Colorado Springs, appointed, and Thomas R. Hoyt of Boulder, reappointed, to the State Board of Land Commissioners. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 4 to 0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Excused
	Gibbs	Excused
	Harvey	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Schwartz	Excused
	Whitehead	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:15 PM -- Confirmation of Colorado State Fair Authority Board of Commissioners

Chris Weisman, General Manager, Colorado State Fair, introduced Loren R. Whittemore of Rush, appointed; Vincent L. Vigil of Pueblo, reappointed; and David J. Galli of Pueblo, appointed.

03:16 PM -- Mr. Galli, introduced himself, and explained his qualifications and interest in serving on the State Fair Authority (Attachment D).

03:16 PM -- Mr. Whittemore, introduced himself, and explained his qualifications and interest in serving on the State Fair Authority (Attachment D).

03:17 PM -- Mr. Vigil introduced himself, and explained his qualifications and interest in serving on the State Fair Authority (Attachment D).

03:18 PM

The appointees responded to questions from the committee regarding animal identification requirements for fair exhibitors and requirements for appointments to the State Fair Authority Board of Commissioners.


BILL:	Conf 10-Colorado State Fair Authority Board
TIME:	03:22:09 PM
MOVED:	Whitehead
MOTION:	Moved to favorably refer to the full Senate for terms expiring November 10, 2013, Loren R. Whittemore of Rush, appointed; Vincent L. Vigil of Pueblo, reappointed; and David J. Galli of Pueblo, appointed to the Colorado State Fair Authority Board of Commissioners. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 5 to 0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Gibbs	Excused
	Harvey	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Schwartz	Excused
	Whitehead	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:23 PM -- House Bill 10-1099

Senator Tapia, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 10-1099, concerning authorization to consume alcohol beverages purchased at the Colorado State Fair. He explained that the bill allows any person who purchases an alcohol beverage at the Colorado State Fair to consume and possess the beverage at any location licensed for alcohol consumption within the fairgrounds boundary. However, the beverage may not be removed from the fairgrounds premises. Senator Tapia answered questions from the committee.

The following persons testified on the bill:

03:28 PM -- Chris Wiseman, General Manager of the Colorado State Fair, explained the need for the bill. He discussed how the bill will improve the use of security resources and reduce security costs. Mr. Wiseman answered questions from the committee regarding alcohol service to underage customers.

03:33 PM -- Laura Harris, Director of Liquor enforcement at the Department of Revenue, explained an amendment they are working on to change a provision of the bill that creates a patch work of licenses. However, this amendment was not ready for consideration by the committee at this hearing. She also responded to questions from the committee regarding underage drinking at the fair.


BILL:	HB10-1099
TIME:	03:36:52 PM
MOVED:	Brophy
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 10-1099 to the Committee of the Whole, without amendment. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 5 to 0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Gibbs	Excused
	Harvey	Yes
	Kester	Yes
	Schwartz	Excused
	Whitehead	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS