Date: 03/12/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB15-199

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 15-199 to the Committee of the WPASS



01:58 PM -- SB 15-199

Senator Sonnenberg, sponsor, described the provisions of Senate Bil 15-199 that continues funding for the Habitat Partnership Program. Under current law, 5 percent of the previous years' net sales of big game licenses used in the geographic areas represented by local habitat partnership committees are transferred from the Wildlife Cash Fund to the Habitat Partnership Cash Fund in the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This transfer is set to repeal July 1, 2015. This bill extends the repeal date to July 1, 2023.

The following persons testified on the bill:

02:00 PM -- Bob Broscheid, Director, Division of Parks and Wildlife, spoke in support of the bill and explained how the Habitat Partnership Program helps reduce conflicts between big game animals and farmers and ranchers.

02:01 PM -- Steve Cassin, Chief Financial Officer, Division of Parks and Wildlife, announced that he was available to answer questions about the bill or the Habitat Partnership Program.

02:04 PM -- Terry Fankhauser, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, spoke in support of the bill.

02:07 PM -- Garin Vorthman, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee about projects funded by the Habitat Partnership Program.

02:10 PM

Testimony was closed and Senator Sonnenberg closed his remarks on the bill.

BILL:SB15-199
TIME: 02:10:56 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 15-199 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Baumgardner
Yes
Cooke
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Guzman
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Scott
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




02:11 PM

The committee adjourned.