Date: 03/02/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1178

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.004 The motion passed without ob
Refer House Bill 15-1178, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:37 PM -- HB 15-1178

Representative Vigil resumed the testimony for House Bill 15-1178, explaining that only those who signed up to testify at the meeting held on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, would be able to testify.

01:38 PM -- Terry Martinson, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Martinson described the damage caused by high groundwater levels on his property and responded to questions from the committee regarding pumping water in the areas with dangerous high groundwater levels.

01:44 PM -- Glen Fritzler, Groundwater Coalition, spoke in support of the bill and distributed a copy of his comments and a presentation concerning recommendations to lower the high groundwater levels to the committee (Attachment A). Mr. Fritzler responded to questions from the committee regarding his support for the bill as it would be amended by Amendment L.004 (Attachment B).

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01:53 PM -- Robert Logenbaugh, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill as it would be amended by Amendment L.004. Mr. Logenbaugh displayed maps of the Town of Gilcrest, as well as graphs depicting the water levels in the Town of Gilcrest, in order to demonstrate the areas where the groundwater levels are most damaging. Mr. Logenbaugh responded to questions from the committee regarding the cost of mitigating the high groundwater levels in the Town of Gilcrest.

02:16 PM

Committee discussion continued regarding the cost of House Bill 15-1178 as it would be amended by Amendment L.004, and Mr. Logenbaugh concluded his comments on the bill.
BILL:HB15-1178
TIME: 02:22:11 PM
MOVED:Saine
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.004 The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Buck
VOTE
Arndt
Becker J.
Brown
Buck
Coram
Danielson
Dore
Ginal
Lebsock
Mitsch Bush
Saine
Becker K.
Vigil
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


Representative Saine discussed L.004 and responded to questions from the committee regarding the funding for the bill.

02:28 PM

The committee recessed.

02:35 PM

The committee came back to order.

BILL:HB15-1178
TIME: 02:36:53 PM
MOVED:Saine
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1178, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4.
SECONDED:Buck
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Becker J.
Yes
Brown
Excused
Buck
Yes
Coram
No
Danielson
Yes
Dore
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Lebsock
Yes
Mitsch Bush
No
Saine
Yes
Becker K.
No
Vigil
No
Final YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS