House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (03/11/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Date:	03/11/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	10:22 AM to 10:31 AM	Foote	X
		Humphrey	X
Place:	LSB A	Lontine	X
		Neville P.	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Primavera	X
	Representative Ryden	Tate	X
		Thurlow	*
This Report was prepared by		Tyler	X
	Jessika Shipley	Willett	E
		Salazar	X
		Ryden	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB15-1212		Referred to the Committee of the Whole

10:22 AM -- HB15-1212

Representative K. Becker, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1212. Under current law, the State Land Board (SLB) in the Department of Natural Resources has statutory authority, to be repealed on July 1, 2015, that allows it to convey land directly to a local government up to twice in a fiscal year. This bill makes the SLB's authority to make two such conveyances in each fiscal year permanent.

10:25 AM -- Tobin Follenweider, representing the SLB, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Follenweider described instances in the past five years in which the SLB has made the types of transactions covered by the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

10:28 AM

Representative K. Becker wrapped up her presentation of the bill and asked for a favorable recommendation.


BILL:	HB15-1212
TIME:	10:30:06 AM
MOVED:	Salazar
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1212 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-2, with 1 excused.
SECONDED:	Foote
		VOTE
	Foote	Yes
	Humphrey	No
	Lontine	Yes
	Neville P.	No
	Primavera	Yes
	Tate	Yes
	Thurlow	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Willett	Excused
	Salazar	Yes
	Ryden	Yes

Final YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:31 AM

The committee adjourned.