Date: 04/26/2012

Final
CPW Bosque del Oso Real Property Transaction

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Recommend support for an amendment to the New Elk PASS



08:19 AM -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Bosque del Oso Transaction

Mr. Grady McNeill, Resource Support Section Manager, and Mr. Mike Trujillo, Area Wildlife Manager, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, presented a property transaction proposal to amend the lease with the New Elk Coal Company to increase the amount of acreage mined for coal under the Bosque del Oso State Wildlife Area. Committee members received a packet of information about the proposal, assembled by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment C). Mr. McNeill responded to questions regarding potential surface damage from the coal mining, and the potential for capturing any methane vented from the mining activity for other uses. Mr. Trujillo provided input on these issues.

120426AttachC.pdf
BILL:CPW Bosque del Oso Transaction
TIME: 08:21:37 AM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Recommend support for an amendment to the New Elk Coal Company lease of coal mineral rights beneath the Bosque del Oso State Wildlife Area to add 14,387 acres to the lease, for a total lease of 29,940 acres. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Renfroe
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Bacon
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




08:25 AM

Discussion ensued regarding the potential for visiting the Bosque del Oso State Wildlife Area during the legislative interim, and the bear population in that region.