Date: 04/16/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB15-253

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer Senate Bill 15-253 to the Committee on ApproPASS



05:53 PM -- SB 15-253

Senator Sonnenberg, sponsor, described the provisions of Senate Bill 15-253 concerning the Colorado Water Conservation Board Construction Fund. The bill appropriates $5,580,000 from the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) Construction Fund for specific water-related projects in FY 2015-16. The bill also authorizes: five cash fund transfers totaling up to $3,400,000 in FY 2015-16; extending the Stream Restoration Grant Account until July 1, 2017; and accounting for variation in the amount of money loaned for the Chatfield Reallocation Project.

The following persons testified on the bill:

05:54 PM -- Tim Feehan, CWCB, spoke in support of the bill and identified studies and projects that would be funded by the bill.

05:59 PM -- Diana Orf, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.

06:00 PM -- Margaret Griffin, representing herself, expressed concern about a stormwater facility sponsored by the Boxelder Basin Regional Stormwater Authority that received a loan from CWCB for a stormwater detention facility. The authority also acquired lands owned by her family for the stormwater facility.

06:05 PM -- Joan Day, representing herself, expressed concern about the Boxelder Basin Regional Stormwater Authority stormwater detention facility that received a loan from CWCB. The authority also acquired lands owned by her family for the stormwater detention facility.

06:15 PM -- Eric Sutherland, representing himself, expressed concern about the Boxelder Basin Regional Stormwater Authority stormwater detention facility and the ability of the authority to repay its loan from CWCB.

06:18 PM -- Mr. Feehan returned to respond to prior testimony about the CWCB's loan to the Boxelder Basin Regional Stormwater Authority for the stormwater detention facility.

Rick McLoud, Centennial Water and Sanitation District, submitted written testimony in support of the bill (Attachment Q).

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06:19 PM

The chair closed testimony and Senator Sonnenberg closed his remarks on the bill.

BILL:SB15-253
TIME: 06:19:39 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 15-253 to the Committee on Appropriations. 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