Water Resources Review Committee (10/29/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

WATER RESOURCES REVIEW COMMITTEE

Date:	10/29/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	09:00 AM to 04:10 PM	Arndt	X
		Baumgardner	X
Place:	SCR 356	Becker J.	X
		Coram	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Hodge	X
	Senator Roberts	Jones	*
		Mitsch Bush	X
This Report was prepared by		Sonnenberg	X
	David Beaujon	Vigil	X
		Roberts	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Call to Order Introduction of New Colorado State University Dean of Agriculture Long-Term Funding Needs for Public Wastewater and Drinking Water Projects Public Private Partnerships for Water Infrastructure Projects Need for Water Storage in South Platte Bas Direct Potable Water Reuse Update on the Colorado Water Plan Legal Research on Participation in Colorado Water Court Cases Mine Reclamation and Water Protection Denver County South Platte River Restoration and Flood Control Project Market Based Approach to Temporary Water Transfers Discussion on Draft Bill 7 - Rain Harvesting Discussion on Draft Bill 8 - Enforcement Against Stealing Water Motion to Exceed Three Bill Limit Final Action on Draft Bill 8 - Enforcement Against Stealing Water Final Action on Draft Bill 1 - State Engineer Statute Cleanup Final Action on Draft Resolution 2 - Timely Access to Federal Lands Final Action on Draft Resolution 3 - Wildfire Funding Final Action Draft Bill 4 - Transfer Authority to Approve Water Projects Final Action on Draft Bill 5 - State Permitting Process for Water Final Action on Draft Resolution 6 - Good Samaritan Protections		- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

09:01 AM -- Call to order

The meeting was called to order.

09:03 AM -- Introduction of New Colorado State University Dean of Agriculture

The new Colorado State University Dean of Agriculture, Ajay Menon, introduced himself and identified services provided by the university.

09:06 AM -- Long-Term Funding Needs for Public Wastewater and Drinking Water Projects

Kevin Bommer, Colorado Municipal League (CML), identified a memorandum prepared by Legislative Council Staff concerning state funding for water projects (Attachment A) and discussed the growing demand for water in Colorado. He also also identified potential means for addressing the growing demand including new water storage and increased conservation and water use efficiency. He explained that in 2013, Governor Hickenlooper issued an executive order directing the Colorado Water Conservation Board to commence work on the Colorado Water Plan to help identify water supply solutions. He also identified the need for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and identified state funding for such projects. He also discussed funding available for source water protection and announced an upcoming webinar that will be hosted by CML and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources concerning abandoned mines.

Attachment A.pdf

09:23 AM -- Public Private Partnerships for Water Infrastructure Projects

Jim Moody, Colorado Contractors Association, introduced himself and identified topics to be covered in the presentation concerning public private partnerships (PPP) (Attachment B).

Attachment B.pdf

09:27 AM

Matthew Meaker, Sacks Tierney, P.A., explained that a PPP is a contractual agreement between a public agency (federal, state or local) and a private sector entity. In addition to the sharing of resources, each party shares in the potential risks and rewards in the delivery of the service and/or facility. He identified historical uses of PPPs to fund public infrastructure projects including the transcontinental railroad system and described Colorado's growing demand for water. He also identified challenges public entities face in paying for water projects and explained how PPPs may help meet these entities to build water projects. He identified potential benefits of PPPs - such as shifting the risk of financing - and potential risks of PPPs including public concerns about privatization.

09:38 AM

MacDonald Costas, REDPOINT Contracting, explained how a PPP could help finance a water infrastructure project identified in the Gunnison Basin Implementation Plan to remove sedimentation from the Paonia Reservoir. He explained the project is expected to be funded, in part, using a state loan and explained how a PPP could be used to fund the project and expedite its completion.

09:45 AM

Marc Kempton, Project Director, Scanska USA, and Mr. Meeker discussed the need for legislation to specifically authorize PPPs for water projects and to encourage their use in Colorado. Mr. Kempton explained how early involvement of private and public entities in the development of a water project increases the success of such projects. He also explained how the public interest can be represented in a PPP. Mr. Moody explained how PPPs can be structured to cover operation and maintenance and how such agreement can be enforced. They also responded to questions from the committee about the Highway 36 PPP and how the public may be better involved in the procurement process for PPPs.

10:09 AM

The panel responded to questions from the committee. Mr. Meeker responded to questions from the committee about types of projects that are most conducive to PPPs. Mr. Kempton discussed the role of the public stakeholders in the development of a PPP. Mr. Costas also explained how his company finances PPPs including the use capital from private banks. Jeff McCord, Senior Business Development Manager, Western Summit, explained how PPPs can be used to fund a project how the cost of PPPs compare to projects that are fully funded by a public entity. Mr. McCord explained how a PPP may be used to finance a wastewater project and how project modifications could be made under a PPP.

10:27 AM -- Proposed Narrows Project and Need for Water Storage in the South Platte Basin

Don Ament, Colorado's Representative on the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Governance Committee and Former Chair of Citizens for Narrows, discussed the history of the proposed Narrows Project that would have been located on the main stem of the South Platte River near Fort Morgan. The dam would have been four miles long with storage capacity of 636,000 acre feet. The project would have primarily provided water for irrigation and provided ancillary flood control, fish and wildlife conservation and development, public outdoor recreation, and municipal and industrial supplies. Mr. Ament explained that the project was not built because President Carter withheld federal support for it. The conditional water rights for the project have since expired due to the cost of maintaining these rights. He discussed the need for additional agricultural water supplies in the South Platte Basin and identified obstacles to building a large storage project on the South Platte River. He also identified less controversial alternatives to capture additional water in the basin including off-channel surface storage, storage in lined gravel pits, and underground storage. He discussed the Platte River Recovery Program for endangered species in Nebraska and explained how it may affect Colorado's ability to use its full entitlement under the South Platte River Compact.

10:48 AM

Mr. Ament responded to questions from the committee about obstacles to building a large water storage project in the South Platte Basin including the federal permit process and the Platte River Recovery Program. He also identified proposed off-channel reservoirs, including the proposed Ovid Reservoir in the lower South Platte Basin.

11:02 AM -- Direct Potable Water Reuse

Dave Takeda, President, of WateReuse Colorado Board of Trustees, explained how the draft Colorado Water Plan addresses water reuse as a method for meeting Colorado's growing water demand (Attachment C). He also discussed direct potable reuse (DPR) and how it differs from nonpotable reuse. He identified DPR projects in Texas and New Mexico and discussed the potential benefits of DPR including its drought resistance, energy saving, and infrastructure cost savings compared to other supply options.

Attachment C.pdf

11:12 AM

John Rehring, At-Large Member of WateReuse Colorado Board of Trustees, identified potential challenges to increasing DPR including regulatory burdens and uncertainty, public perceptions, technical, and other issues. He also discussed current DPR projects in California and identified research concerning DPR alternatives.

11:26 AM

Mr. Rehring and Mr. Takeda responded to questions from the committee about the cost of water obtained from DPR and how it compares to new water diversions. They also discussed Colorado water law concerning water reuse. In general, only water that has been introduced into a basin, called foreign water, may be reused. Such waters include transbasin diversion and nontributary groundwater.

11:31 AM -- Update on the Colorado Water Plan

Dr. John Stulp, Special Policy Advisor to the Governor for Water and Chairman of the Interbasin Compact Committee, provided an update on the Colorado Water Plan (Attachment D) and discussed the Interbasin Compact Committee process established under House Bill 05-1177. He also discussed the role of public feedback in the development of the final draft of the plan and thanked the committee for its implementation of Senate Bill 15-115. He discussed the water supply gap and identified measurable objectives for meeting the gap. For example, the Colorado Water Plan sets a measurable objective of reducing the projected 2050 municipal and industrial gap from as much as 560,000 acre-feet to zero acre-feet by 2030. He also identified changes between the second draft of the Colorado Water Plan and the final draft. For example, the final draft will have few critical actions and focus more on high-impact actions that need to be taken immediately.

Attachment D.pdf

11:49 AM

Dr. Stulp responded to questions from the committee about the timeline for completing the final draft of the Colorado Water Plan, how the plan will be implemented, and other issues.

11:57 AM

The committee recessed.

01:31 AM -- Legal Research - Participation by Out-of-State Entities in Colorado Water Court Proceedings

Jennifer Berman, Office of Legislative Legal Services, explained that during the July 20, 2015, committee meeting, the committee heard a request for legislation to limit participation of certain out-of-state entities in water court proceeding. The committee requested that Ms. Berman review current law and explain to the committee whether there are any restrictions under current law concerning participation by out-of-state entities in water court proceeding. She explained that the issue of out-of-state entities participating in water court proceedings is currently being reviewed by district court. She also explained that under Section 37-92-302 (1)(b), any person may file a statement of opposition to any application for a water right or a conditional water right. Also, under Section 37-92-103 (8), "person" means "an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a municipality, the state of Colorado, the United States, or any other legal entity, public or private." Together, these laws allow out-of-state entities to file statements of opposition in water court.

01:34 PM

Carolyn F. Burr, Animas La Plata Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Association, identified issues that the association plans to discuss in its presentation to the committee.

01:35 PM

Russ Howard, General Manager, Animas La Plata Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Association, spoke in opposition to any limit on out-of-state entities participation in water court that would affect participants in the association to defend their interests in water court. He identified the membership of the association and discussed the purpose of Animas Project and the operation and maintenance of the project (Attachment E).

Attachment E.pdf

01:41 PM

Jens Jensen, Animas La Plata Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Association, discussed current law concerning participation by out-of-state entities in Colorado water court proceedings (Attachment F). He explained that restrictions on participation by out-of-state entities in water court proceedings may violate the Colorado constitution and cause other states to retaliate by restricting the ability of Colorado residents to participate the water proceedings of other states.

Attachment F.pdf

01:47 PM -- Mine Reclamation and Water Protection

Stuart Sanderson, President, Colorado Mining Association, discussed the history of the association and identified current mining activities in Colorado . He also identified uses for minerals that are mined in Colorado and discussed measures to protect the environment from mining activities. He also compared modern mining practices with historic mining practices. He summarized the provisions of state and federal mine regulations includes requirements related to the reclamation of mines. He also identified voluntary mine reclamation activities to protect the environment and discussed the recent Gold King mine spill in the Animas River Basin. He identified the cause of the spill and discussed the risk of securing and remediating abandoned mines.

02:04 PM

Mr. Sanderson responded to questions from the committee regarding the Gold King Mine spill. He also identified an inaccuracy in his presentation concerning the cause of the spill and announced that he would submit a corrected presentation to committee staff (Attachment G). The corrected presentation is also posted on the committee's website.

Attachment G.pdf

02:11 PM -- Denver County South Platte River Restoration and Flood Control Feasibility Study

Jeff Shoemaker, the Greenway Foundation, discussed the Denver County South Platte River Restoration and Flood Control Project and identified state and federal moneys made available for this project (Attachment H).

Attachment H.pdf

02:15 PM

Peter Baertlein, Denver Public Works Department, identified areas of the South Platte River in Denver County that are risk from floods and discussed the Denver County South Platte River Restoration and Flood Control Project.

02:19 PM

David Bennetts, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, identified flood control projects in Denver County and discussed the Denver County South Platte River Restoration and Flood Control Project. He also identified completed elements of the project.

02:22 PM

Gordon Robertson, Denver Parks and Recreation Department, identified state funding for the Denver County and discussed the Denver County South Platte River Restoration and Flood Control Project. He also identified public recreation facilities constructed as part of the project.

02:25 PM

Mr. Shoemaker closed his remarks on Denver County South Platte River Restoration and Flood Control Project and thanked the committee for the opportunity to discuss the project.

02:27 PM -- Market Based Approach to Temporary Water Transfers

Jay Winner, General Manager, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, discussed the role of the district and identified challenges to building new transmountain diversions. He also discussed the benefits of lease fallowing to help Colorado meet is future water demands and discussed a lease fallowing project that the district developed.

02:30 PM

Leah Martinsson, Special Counsel, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, discussed the potential benefits of alternatives to agriculture transfers (ATMs) in helping to meet the state's growing demand for water. She also identified potential obstacles to ATMs including litigation and engineering costs and potential measure to overcome these obstacles. She explained that House Bill 13-1248 authorizes the CWCB to administer a pilot program to test the efficacy of fallowing-leasing as an alternative to permanent agricultural dry-up. She also explained how the streamline process for approving ATMs would work and enable agricultural water users to assess the potential benefits of ATMs without incurring substantial engineer or legal costs.

02:40 PM -- Discussion on Draft Bill 7 - Rain Harvesting

Senator Sonnenberg announced that he is withdrawing his support for Draft bill 7 concerning rain harvesting. This draft bill is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC. No other member requested to take final action on the bill. Consequently, this bill will not be recommended to Legislative Council.

02:44 PM -- Discussion on Draft Bill 8 - Enforcement Against Stealing Water

Tom Morris, Office of Legislative Legal Services, summarized the provisions of Draft Bill 8 concerning additional enforcement against stealing water. This draft bill is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC.

02:45 PM

Representative Vigil moved an amendment to increase the enforcement threshold to 75 gallons (Attachment I). This amendment was adopted without objection.

Attachment I.pdf

02:48 PM

Mr. Morris responded to questions from the committee about the current enforcement process for the offense of stealing water.

02:49 PM

Clare Pramuk, Legislative Council Staff, discussed the draft bill's fiscal impact. This fiscal note is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC.

02:53 PM

Representative Saine expressed concern about the effect of the bill on dewatering efforts in the South Platte Basin to lower ground water levels.

02:56 PM -- Motion to Exceed Three Bill Limit

Pursuant to Section 37-98-103, C.R.S., the committee may report no more than three bills or other measures to the Legislative Council, unless a two-thirds majority of the members of the committee (at least 7 members) vote to report a greater number. Also, no bill may be reported to the Legislative Council unless a two-thirds majority of the appointed members of the committee vote to report such bill to the Legislative Council.


BILL:	Motion to Exceed Three Bill Limit
TIME:	02:57:59 PM
MOVED:	Roberts
MOTION:	To allow the committee to recommend more than 3 bills to Legislative Council. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Becker J.	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Roberts	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:58 PM -- Final Action on Draft Bill 8 - Enforcement Against Stealing Water

Committee discussion on this draft bill occurred earlier in the meeting. Representative Vigil requested that the committee recommend Draft Bill 8, as amended, concerning additional enforcement against stealing water. This draft bill is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC.


BILL:	Final Action on Draft Bill 8 - Enforcement Against Stealing Water
TIME:	02:59:04 PM
MOVED:	Vigil
MOTION:	Recommend Draft Bill 8, as amended. The motion failed on a vote of 6-4. Pursuant to Section 37-98-103, C.R.S., the committee may report no bill to the Legislative Council, unless a two-thirds majority of the members of the committee (at least 7 members) vote to recommend the bill.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Baumgardner	No
	Becker J.	No
	Coram	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Sonnenberg	No
	Vigil	Yes
	Roberts	No

Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

03:0 PM -- Final Action on Draft Bill 1 - State Engineer Statute Cleanup

Jennifer Berman, Office of Legislative Legal Services, described the provision of Draft Bill 1 concerning Division of Water Resources fees and statutory cleanup. This draft bill is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC. She also responded to questions from the committee about the bill.

03:05 PM

Clare Pramuk, Legislative Council Staff, discussed the fiscal impact of Draft Bill 1. This fiscal note is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC.

03:07 PM

Scott Cuthbertson, Deputy State Engineer, Division of Water Resources, responded to questions from the committee about why the division requested the bill.

03:09 PM

Senator Hodge moved to amend Page 4 of the Draft Bill 1, line 3, strike "ANOTHER" and substitute "ANY OTHER". The motion passed without objection.


BILL:	Final Action on Draft Bill 1 - State Engineer Statute Cleanup
TIME:	03:13:39 PM
MOVED:	Arndt
MOTION:	Moved to recommend Draft Bill 1 concerning the Division of Water Resources fees, as amended. The motion failed on a vote of 6 to 4. Pursuant to Section 37-98-103, C.R.S., the committee may report no bill to the Legislative Council, unless a two-thirds majority of the members of the committee (at least 7 members) vote to recommend the bill.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Baumgardner	No
	Becker J.	No
	Coram	No
	Hodge	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Sonnenberg	No
	Vigil	Yes
	Roberts	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

03:14 PM -- Final Action on Draft Resolution 2

Jennifer Berman, Office of Legislative Legal Services, described the provisions of Draft Resolution 2 concerning timely access to federal lands for dam restoration projects. This draft resolution is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC.


BILL:	Final Action on Draft Resolution 2 - Timely Access to Federal Lands for Dam
TIME:	03:16:30 PM
MOVED:	Coram
MOTION:	Moved to recommend Draft Resolution 2. The motion passed on a vote of 9-1.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Arndt	No
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Becker J.	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Roberts	Yes

Final YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:17 PM

Senator Roberts announced that the resolution will originate in the House. Representative Coram and Representative Mitsch Bush were designated to be House co-prime sponsors. Senator Baumgardner was designated to be the Senate Prime Sponsor and Senator Roberts will be listed as a co-sponsor. The drafter was given permission to make technical changes to the resolution.

03:19 PM -- Final Action on Draft Resolution 3

Tom Morris, Office of Legislative Legal Services, described the provisions of Draft Resolution 4 concerning funding for wildfires and explained that this resolution is also being considered by the Wildfire Matters Review Committee. This draft bill is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC.


BILL:	Final Action on Draft Resolution 3 - Wildfire Funding
TIME:	03:23:07 PM
MOVED:	Jones
MOTION:	Moved to recommend Draft Resolution 4 concerning funding for wildfires, unamended. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Arndt	Yes
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Becker J.	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Vigil	Yes
	Roberts	Yes

Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

Senator Roberts announced that the resolution will originate in the Senate. Senator Jones and Senator Roberts were designated to be Senator co-prime sponsors. Representative Coram and Representative Vigil were designated to be the House co-prime sponsors. Representative Mitsch Bush, Representative Arndt, and Senator Hodge requested to be co-sponsors of the resolution. The drafter was given permission to make technical changes to the resolution.

03:26 PM -- Final Action Draft Bill 4

Tom Morris, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed the provisions of Draft Bill 4 concerning transfer of authority to approve water projects to the State Engineer. This draft bill is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC. He also discussed an amendment to allow the Division of Water Resources to collect fees to pay for review of the permits.

03:34 PM

Greg Sobetski, Legislative Council Staff, discussed the fiscal impact of the bill and the proposed amendment to allow the Division of Water Resources to collect fees to pay for permit reviews. This fiscal note is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC.

03:32 PM

Senator Sonnenberg moved to amend the draft bill to allow the Division of Water Resources to collect fees to pay for review of the permits (Attachment J). The motion was adopted without objection.

Attachment J.pdf


BILL:	Final Action Draft Bill 4 - Transfer Authority to Approve Water Projects to
TIME:	03:44:15 PM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Moved to recommend Draft Bill 4 concerning transfer of authority to approve water projects to the State Engineer, as amended. The motion failed on a 5-5 vote. Pursuant to Section 37-98-103, C.R.S., the committee may report no bill to the Legislative Council, unless a two-thirds majority of the members of the committee (at least 7 members) vote to recommend the bill.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Arndt	No
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Becker J.	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Hodge	No
	Jones	No
	Mitsch Bush	No
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Vigil	No
	Roberts	Yes

Final YES: 5 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE

03:45 PM -- Final Action on Draft Bill 5

Tom Morris, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed the provisions of Draft Bill 5 to expedite the state permitting process for water storage projects. This draft bill is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC. He also discussed an amendment to allow the Division of Water Resources to collect fees to pay for review of the permits.

03:34 PM

Greg Sobetski, Legislative Council Staff, discussed the fiscal impact of Draft Bill 5 and the proposed amendment to allow the Division of Water Resources to collect fees to pay for review of the permits. This fiscal note is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC.


BILL:	Final Action on Draft Bill 5 - Expedite State Permitting Process for Water
TIME:	03:54:40 PM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Moved to recommend Draft Bill 5 to expedite the state permitting process for water storage projects. The motion failed on a 5-5 vote. Pursuant to Section 37-98-103, C.R.S., the committee may report no bill to the Legislative Council, unless a two-thirds majority of the members of the committee (at least 7 members) vote to recommend the bill.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Arndt	No
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Becker J.	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Hodge	No
	Jones	No
	Mitsch Bush	No
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Vigil	No
	Roberts	Yes

Final YES: 5 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE

03:56 AM -- Final Action on Draft Resolution 6

Senator Roberts summarized the provisions of Draft Resolution 6 concerning good samaritan protection for voluntary remediation of abandoned mines. This draft resolution is available on the committee's website www.colorado.gov/lcs/WRRC.

03:58 PM

Senator Roberts moved Amendment 1 to Draft Resolution 6 (Attachment K). The motion was adopted without objection.

Attachment K.pdf

03:58 PM

Senator Roberts moved Amendment 2 to Draft Resolution 6 (Attachment L). The motion was adopted without objection.

Attachment L.pdf

03:58 PM

Representative Mitsch Bush moved to amend Amendment 2, Page 1, line 3, after "introduced" insert "bipartisan". The motion passed without objection.


BILL:	Draft Resolution 6 - Good Samaritan Protections for Voluntary Remediation o
TIME:	04:06:25 PM
MOVED:	Roberts
MOTION:	Moved to recommend Draft Resolution 6, as amended, concerning good samaritan protection for voluntary remediation of abandoned mines. The motion passed on a vote of 7-3.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Arndt	No
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Becker J.	Yes
	Coram	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Jones	No
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Vigil	No
	Roberts	Yes

Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

Senator Roberts announced that the resolution will originate in the Senate. Senator Roberts designated herself to be Senate prime sponsor. Representative Coram and Representative Mitsch Bush were designated to be the House co-prime sponsors. The drafter was given permission to make technical changes to the resolution.

04:10 PM

The committee adjourned