House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources (03/21/2012)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:	03/21/2012	ATTENDANCE

Time:	11:16 AM to 12:58 PM	Brown	*
		Coram	X
Place:	HCR 0107	Fischer	*
		Jones	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Looper	X
	Representative Sonnenberg	McKinley	X
		Ryden	X
This Report was prepared by		Scott	X
	Lauren Ris	Vaad	X
		Vigil	X
		Wilson	X
		Baumgardner	*
		Sonnenberg	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Wolf Reintroduction Briefing Ryan Benson HB12-1314		Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only Amended, Referred to Appropriations

11:17 AM -- Wolf Reintroduction Briefing Ryan Benson

Ryan Benson, Big Game Forever, spoke about the mission of his organization and showed a video about the impact of wolf reintroduction on big game. He also provided a presentation on the consequences of wolf reintroduction. Colorado Parks and Wildlife distributed a fact sheet on wolf management available at http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/SpeciesOfConcern/Mammals/Pages/GrayWolf.aspx . Mr. Benson answered questions from the committee concerning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's approach to wolf management and delisting wolf populations in some states.

11:45 AM

Denny Behrens, Colorado Mule Deer Association, answered questions from the committee concerning the number of wolves that have been documented in Colorado.

11:47 AM

Mr. Benson continued answering questions about the Mexican Wolf's historic distribution and the number of hybrids in the state.

11:52 AM -- House Bill 12-1314

Representative Sonnenberg, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 12-1314, which creates an exemption to the current requirement that all taxpayers owing severance tax on oil and gas production must file a return with the Department of Revenue (DOR). The committee heard testimony on the bill on March 12, 2012.


BILL:	HB12-1314
TIME:	11:52:32 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment A) The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Coram
		VOTE
	Brown	Excused
	Coram
	Fischer
	Jones
	Looper
	McKinley
	Ryden
	Scott
	Vaad
	Vigil
	Wilson
	Baumgardner
	Sonnenberg

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB12-1314
TIME:	11:53:37 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 12-1314, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0.
SECONDED:	Coram
		VOTE
	Brown	Excused
	Coram	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Looper	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Vaad	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Wilson	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes

YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:54 AM

The committee adjourned.