Date: 02/27/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB13-1188

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 13-1188 indefinitely. The moti
Refer House Bill 13-1188 to the Committee on Appro		TIE
FAIL



01:36 PM -- House Bill 13-1188

Representative Rankin introduced his bill that allows a local government to analyze the local economic impact of any federal land management decision affecting federal land within its boundaries and submit its findings to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). The bill requires OEDIT to consolidate information from local governments into a single report for each federal decision. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment C). He responded to questions from the committee.

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01:46 PM -- Jeff Comstock, Moffat County Commissioners Office, spoke in support of the bill. He described his experience working in land use planning for Moffat County. He responded to questions from the committee.


01:59 PM

Representative Rankin responded to questions from the committee regarding support of the bill from executive departments. He discussed information from the Bureau of Land Management regarding economic development.

02:02 PM -- Tom Jankovsky, Garfield County Commissioner, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed his experiences in working with the federal government in developing environmental impact statements. He responded to questions from the committee.

02:16 PM -- Chuck Grobe, Moffat County Commissioner, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed his experiences working with the federal government in land use decisions.

02:24 PM -- Jon Hill, Rio Blanco County Commissioner, spoke in support of the bill.

02:35 PM -- David Ludlam, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed the role of the federal government in land use planning.

02:41 PM -- Richard Orf, Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. He described the mechanics of the bill.

02:44 PM -- Matt Sugar, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, discussed the bill. He discussed his support of local control. He described his experience working with the federal government on local government issues. He responded to questions from the committee.

02:50 PM -- Megan Davis, Boulder County Commissioners Office, discussed concerns that Boulder County has with the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.


02:52 PM

Representative Rankin responded to the question of whether the counties could respond separately to proposed economic impact statements.

02:58 PM -- Red Morris, representing himself, spoke in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

03:17 PM -- Stan Dempsey, Colorado Petroleum Association, spoke in support of the bill.


03:23 PM

Representative Rankin made closing comments on the merits of the bill.
BILL:HB13-1188
TIME: 03:30:13 PM
MOVED:Rankin
MOTION:Refer House Bill 13-1188 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 5-7.
SECONDED:Gardner
VOTE
Dore
Excused
Exum
No
Garcia
No
Gardner
Yes
Ginal
No
Holbert
Yes
Lebsock
No
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Vigil
No
Wright
Yes
Singer
No
Fields
No
YES: 5 NO: 7 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:HB13-1188
TIME: 03:31:17 PM
MOVED:Vigil
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 13-1188 indefinitely. The motion failed on a 6-6 vote.
SECONDED:Singer
VOTE
Dore
Excused
Exum
Yes
Garcia
No
Gardner
No
Ginal
Yes
Holbert
No
Lebsock
Yes
Navarro
No
Rankin
No
Vigil
Yes
Wright
No
Singer
Yes
Fields
Yes
YES: 6 NO: 6 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE



03:33 PM

The committee adjourned.