House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources (04/30/2014)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:	04/30/2014	ATTENDANCE

Time:	11:22 AM to 11:57 AM	Becker	*
		Buck	X
Place:	HCR 0107	Coram	X
		Garcia	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Lebsock	X
	Representative Fischer	McLachlan	*
		Mitsch Bush	*
This Report was prepared by		Rankin	X
	Brooke Maddaford	Saine	*
		Scott	X
		Sonnenberg	X
		Vigil	X
		Fischer	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB14-188 SB14-023		Referred to Appropriations Referred to Judiciary

11:22 AM -- SB14-188

Representative Fischer and Representative Rankin, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 14-188. This bill appropriates $6.5 million from the Species Conservation Trust Fund (SCTF) for programs submitted by the Director of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that are designed to conserve native species that have been listed as threatened or endangered under state or federal law, or are likely to become candidate species as determined by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The funds appropriated are available in FY 2014-15 and remain available for the designated purposes until they are fully expended. Committee discussion ensued on the bill.

The following persons testified on the bill:

11:32 AM -- Mike King, Executive Director, DNR, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed the value of Colorado's wildlife; the importance of species conservation; conservation efforts related to the Gunnison sage grouse; and litigation costs associated with endangered species and threatened species management and other conservation efforts. Committee discussion ensued on the bill. He responded to questions from the committee regarding appropriations made in the bill.

11:43 AM -- Casey Sphall , Attorney General's Office, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Sphall discussed the office's involvement with the conservation of threatened and endangered species and the need for conservation specialists in the office.

11:46 AM -- Emily Brumit, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.

11:47 AM

Representative Fischer and Representative Rankin closed their remarks on the bill.


BILL:	SB14-188
TIME:	11:49:04 AM
MOVED:	Rankin
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 14-188 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Saine
		VOTE
	Becker	Yes
	Buck	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Garcia	Yes
	Lebsock	Yes
	McLachlan	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Rankin	Yes
	Saine	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Fischer	Yes

Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:50 AM -- SB14-023

The committee recessed.

11:53 AM

The committee came back to order.

Witness testimony was taken on Senate Bill 14-023 on March 31, 2014. Representative Becker described the bill and committee discussion ensued.


BILL:	SB14-023
TIME:	11:54:55 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Postpone Senate Bill 14-023 indefinitely. The motion failed on a vote of 6-7.
SECONDED:	Coram
		VOTE
	Becker	No
	Buck	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Garcia	No
	Lebsock	No
	McLachlan	No
	Mitsch Bush	No
	Rankin	Yes
	Saine	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Vigil	No
	Fischer	No

YES: 6 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:	SB14-023
TIME:	11:56:00 AM
MOVED:	Becker
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 14-023 to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:	Lebsock
		VOTE
	Becker	Yes
	Buck	No
	Coram	No
	Garcia	Yes
	Lebsock	Yes
	McLachlan	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Rankin	No
	Saine	No
	Scott	No
	Sonnenberg	No
	Vigil	Yes
	Fischer	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

11:57 AM

The committee adjourned.