House Committee on Transportation & Energy (03/05/2014)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Date:	03/05/2014	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:32 PM to 02:10 PM	Buck	X
		Coram	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Everett	X
		Fischer	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Ginal	X
	Representative Tyler	Kraft-Tharp	*
		Lawrence	*
This Report was prepared by		Lee	X
	Kelli Kelty	Mitsch Bush	X
		Peniston	X
		Scott	*
		Moreno	X
		Tyler	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB14-041 SB14-030 HB14-1101		Referred to Finance Referred to Finance Amended, Referred to Finance

01:33 PM -- SB 14-041

Representative Tyler, chair, called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representatives Gardner and Swalm, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 14-041. The reengrossed bill creates the USS Colorado special license plate and makes an appropriation. The license plate will be available to all applicants who support the USS Colorado, and who pay the standard license plate fees and a one-time additional fee of $50. Of this fee, $25 is credited to the Licensing Services Cash Fund and $25 is credited to the Highway Users Tax Fund. The plate will indicate that the owner is a supporter of the USS Colorado submarine. The plate will be available January 1, 2015. Representative Gardner discussed the importance of the license plate. Representative Swalm commented on the bill and said that it is an issue that is dear to his heart.

The following people testified on the bill:

01:37 PM -- Robert Gerle, Sr., representing USSVI Submarine Veterans, testified in support of the bill. He commented on his experience on submarines and expressed his strong support for the establishment of this license plate. He responded to questions from the committee.

01:46 PM -- Tom Utley, representing USSVI Submarine Veterans, testified in support of the bill. He gave a brief overview of his experience on submarines.

01:52 PM -- John Mackin, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.


BILL:	SB14-041
TIME:	01:55:05 PM
MOVED:	Buck
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 14-041 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0, with two members excused.
SECONDED:	Lawrence
		VOTE
	Buck	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Everett	Excused
	Fischer	Yes
	Ginal	Excused
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Lawrence	Yes
	Lee	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Peniston	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:57 PM -- SB 14-030

The committee heard witness testimony on Senate Bill 14-030 on February 27, 2014. The reengrossed bill eliminates all fees for one set of Distinguished Flying Cross license plates, if the cross was awarded for valor, and makes an appropriation. The committee considered the bill for the purpose of reconsidering and rerouting it to the Committee on Finance.


BILL:	SB14-030
TIME:	01:57:45 PM
MOVED:	Moreno
MOTION:	Reconsider the previous motion to refer Senate Bill 14-030 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0, with two members excused.
SECONDED:	Mitsch Bush
		VOTE
	Buck	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Everett	Excused
	Fischer	Yes
	Ginal	Excused
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Lawrence	Yes
	Lee	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Peniston	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	SB14-030
TIME:	01:58:57 PM
MOVED:	Moreno
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 14-030 to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0, with two members excused.
SECONDED:	Mitsch Bush
		VOTE
	Buck	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Everett	Excused
	Fischer	Yes
	Ginal	Excused
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Lawrence	Yes
	Lee	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Peniston	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:59 PM -- HB 14-1101

Representative Tyler, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 14-1101. Under current law, business owners of a community solar garden (CSG) must pay property tax on the personal property used to generate electricity. Assessors value this property by determining the generating capacity of the CSG and multiplying by the cost per kilowatt of alternating current electricity as published by the Division of Property Taxation in the Department of Local Affairs. Beginning in property tax year 2015, this bill specifies that the share of electricity generated by a CSG and attributed to residential or governmental subscribers is exempt from property tax. Thus, business personal property tax for a CSG would be levied only on the share of electricity generating capacity used by businesses. The committee heard witness testimony on January 29, 2014. Amendment L.004 and another handout were distributed to the committee (Attachments A and B, respectively).

140305 AttachA.pdf

140305 AttachB.pdf


BILL:	HB14-1101
TIME:	02:03:53 PM
MOVED:	Tyler
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Kraft-Tharp
		VOTE
	Buck
	Coram
	Everett
	Fischer
	Ginal
	Kraft-Tharp
	Lawrence
	Lee
	Mitsch Bush
	Peniston
	Scott
	Moreno
	Tyler
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB14-1101
TIME:	02:04:49 PM
MOVED:	Coram
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C). A vote was not taken since the chair ruled a settled question.
SECONDED:	Scott
		VOTE
	Buck
	Coram
	Everett
	Fischer
	Ginal
	Kraft-Tharp
	Lawrence
	Lee
	Mitsch Bush
	Peniston
	Scott
	Moreno
	Tyler
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION:

140305 AttachC.pdf


BILL:	HB14-1101
TIME:	02:09:33 PM
MOVED:	Tyler
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 14-1101, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4, with one member excused.
SECONDED:	Mitsch Bush
		VOTE
	Buck	No
	Coram	Yes
	Everett	No
	Fischer	Yes
	Ginal	Excused
	Kraft-Tharp	Yes
	Lawrence	No
	Lee	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Peniston	Yes
	Scott	No
	Moreno	Yes
	Tyler	Yes

YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:10 PM

The committee adjourned.