Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy (02/19/2015)

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STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY

Date:	02/19/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:30 PM to 01:50 PM	Baumgardner	X
		Cooke	X
Place:	SCR 354	Donovan	X
		Garcia	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Hodge	X
	Senator Sonnenberg	Jones	X
		Scott	*
This Report was prepared by		Roberts	X
	David Beaujon	Sonnenberg	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Conf 15-Tourism Office Board Of Directors - Colorado HB15-1121		Refer to the Full Senate Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

01:31 PM -- Confirmation of Colorado Tourism Office Board Of Directors

Al White, Director, Colorado Tourism Office, introduced the Governor's appointees to the Colorado Tourism Office Board of Directors and discussed the role of the board. He also explained that Ian Steyn of Larkspur, reappointed for a term expiring June 1, 2018, was unable to attend the hearing and requested that his confirmation be considered in absentia. (Attachment A)

01:33 PM

Robert Stinchcomb of Lafayette, reappointed for a term expiring June 1, 2018, and to serve as an at large member from tourism-based industries, described his experience and interest in serving another term on the board.

01:34 PM

Jamie Greeman of Alamosa, appointed for a term expiring June 1, 2018, and as a representative of the destination marketing industry, described her experience and interest in serving on the board.


BILL:	Conf 15-Tourism Office Board Of Directors - Colorado
TIME:	01:36:54 PM
MOVED:	Roberts
MOTION:	Refer the appointment of Jamie Greeman, Robert Stinchcomb, and Ian Steynto the Colorado Tourism Office Board Of Directors to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Baumgardner	Yes
	Cooke	Yes
	Donovan	Yes
	Garcia	Excused
	Hodge	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Scott
	Roberts	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes

Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:38 PM

The committee recessed.

01:38 PM -- HB 15-1121

The committee returned from recess. Senator Sonnenberg, sponsor, described the provisions of House Bill 15-1121 concerning wind energy development agreements. This bill modifies statute concerning wind energy agreements between surface estate owners and wind energy developers.

The following persons testified on the bill:

01:40 PM -- Alex Pankonin, Land Title Association of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.

01:41 PM -- Barbara Muller, Colorado Bar Association, spoke in support of the bill.

01:42 PM -- KK Duvivier, representing herself, discussed current law that limits the severance of wind estates from surface estates and expressed concern about adding potential hurdles to wind development. She also responded to questions from the committee about why wind estates are not severable from the surface estate.

01:47 PM

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


BILL:	HB15-1121
TIME:	01:49:01 PM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1121 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
	Hodge	Yes
	Jones	Yes
	Scott	Yes
	Roberts	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes

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

01:50 PM

The committee adjourned.