Date: 01/22/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1064

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 14-1064 indefinitely. The moti
Refer House Bill 14-1064 to the Committee on Appro		PASS
FAIL



01:31 PM -- HB14-1064

Representative Sonnenberg, sponsor, presented HB14-1064 concerning the distribution of severance tax revenue to a local government that limits oil and gas extraction. The bill prohibits any local government with a moratorium or prohibition of oil and gas extraction from receiving more assistance from the Local Government Severance Tax Fund than it received in the fiscal year that the moratorium or prohibition was enacted.

The committee asked questions concerning revenue and moratoriums. Representative Rankin discussed a study on the moneys used to offset the impact of oil and gas.


01:41 PM

Representative Singer asked about current lawsuits related to local government moratorium on oil and gas productions. The committee discussed the severance tax and the impact on communities that have banned production.


01:46 PM -- Kevin Bommer, representing the Colorado Municipal League, spoke in opposition of the bill. He discussed severance tax distribution in areas impacted by mineral development based on population, permits, and production. Mr. Bommer said that a moratorium is a temporary measure and that a cap on severance tax would punish communities over a length of time.

Representative Dore discussed communities that have chosen to prohibit production of oil and gas. Mr. Bommer said that the impact would still have an affect on counties not directly associated with production.

The committee discussed land use policy in relation to oil and gas production.

Representative Gardner discussed the distribution of a severance tax to impacted communities versus non-impacted communities. Representative Sonenberg provided a summary of the bill's provisions.
BILL:HB14-1064
TIME: 01:58:52 PM
MOVED:Landgraf
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1064 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:Wright
VOTE
Dore
Yes
Exum
No
Garcia
No
Gardner
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Lebsock
No
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Rosenthal
No
Vigil
No
Wright
Yes
Singer
No
Fields
No
YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

BILL:HB14-1064
TIME: 02:04:09 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Postpone House Bill 14-1064 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Lebsock
VOTE
Dore
No
Exum
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Gardner
No
Landgraf
No
Lebsock
Yes
Navarro
No
Rankin
No
Rosenthal
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Wright
No
Singer
Yes
Fields
Yes
FINAL YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS