Date: 05/07/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB12-132

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to postpone Senate Bill 12-132 indefinitely.PASS



04:41 PM -- Senate Bill 12-132

Representative Becker, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 12-132, concerning timely issuance of environmental control permits. Under current law, renewable operating permits for air emissions must be approved or denied by the Air Pollution Control Division (APCD) of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) within 18 months after receipt of a complete application. For water quality permits in the Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS), administered by the Water Quality Control Division (WQCD) of CDPHE, an application must be approved or denied within 180 days (6 months) of receipt of the application. However, the deadline for CDPS permit action may be extended for specified reasons, including correspondence regarding completeness of the application and the undertaking of public meetings to receive input from interested persons. Under current law, applicants for certain air permits are authorized to hire third-party private contractors for permit review functions.

04:43 PM -- Will Allison, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, discussed the different types of air permits issued by the department. Mr. Allison answered questions from the committee about the number of air quality permits that have been issued annually.

04:52 PM

Representative Becker provided closing comments on the bill and requested that the bill be postponed indefinitely.
BILL:SB12-132
TIME: 04:52:50 PM
MOVED:Baumgardner
MOTION:Moved to postpone Senate Bill 12-132 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0.
SECONDED:McKinley
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Coram
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Jones
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Excused
Ryden
Yes
Scott
Yes
Vaad
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS