Date: 04/16/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1277

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 15-1277 to the Committee on ApproPASS



01:34 PM -- HB 15-1277

Senator Sonnenberg, sponsor, described the provisions of House Bill 15-1277 concerning the Species Conservation Trust Fund. Current law transfers up to $5 million from the Operational Fund of the Severance Tax Trust Fund to the Species Conservation Trust Fund (SCTF) on July 1, 2015. This bill authorizes $5 million from the SCTF to fund programs submitted by the Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) designed to conserve native species that have been listed as threatened or endangered under state or federal law, or are likely to become candidate species as determined by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Funds become available in FY 2015-16 and remain available for the designated purposes until they are fully expended.

There was no testimony.

BILL:HB15-1277
TIME: 01:35:35 PM
MOVED:Sonnenberg
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1277 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