Date: 05/07/2012

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB12-1355

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer HB 12-1355 to the Committee on ApprPASS



05:31 PM -- House Bill 12-1355

Senator Hodge, sponsor, described the provisions of HB 12-1355 that was recommended by the Joint Budget Committee. The reengrossed bill transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the Colorado Geological Survey and the Office of the State Geologist from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to the Colorado School of Mines. The transfer occurs on January 1, 2013, providing the president of the university and the executive director of the DNR enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning the transfer.

The following persons testified on the bill

05:33 PM -- Peter Han, Colorado School of Mines, spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee about the bill.

05:38 PM -- Jim Cole, Colorado School of Mines, responded to questions from the committee about provisions of the bill on page 5, line 24, that limits the Geologic Survey from competing with consultants by entering into contracts with the general public and industries.


BILL:HB12-1355
TIME: 05:41:13 PM
MOVED:Tochtrop
MOTION:Moved to refer HB 12-1355 to the Committee on Appropriations, unamended. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Giron
Yes
Grantham
Excused
Harvey
Yes
Tochtrop
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS