Bill Summary for Bill Number HB15-1145

Date: 02/19/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1145

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE, & ENVIRONMENT

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 15-1145 to the Committee of the W	PASS

01:35 PM -- HB 15-1145

Representative McCann allowed several students who were shadowing the members to introduce themselves. Representative Rankin presented House Bill 15-1145. The bill outlines numerous updates to Colorado's radiation control statute as required by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to maintain Colorado's delegated authority through the State Radiation Control Act. The bill implements several recommendations from the 2014 NRC audit report, including, but not limited to:

• modifying, adding, and repealing certain definitions;
• requiring the NRC to approve any state groundwater remediation standards differing from federal standards;
• increasing financial warranty requirements;
• repealing the State Board of Health's ability to issue provisional licenses;
• clarifying that an administrative law judge in the Department of Personnel and Administration may approve a radioactive material license; and
• repealing outdated provisions related to the federal Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.

The bill also repeals the statutory authority of the Department of Public Health and Environment to acquire former uranium processing sites through eminent domain.

01:40 PM -- Jennifer Opila, Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Representative McCann referenced a memorandum that was provided to the committee members prior to the meeting. Ms. Opila reviewed the provisions of the bill. Ms. Opila answered questions about radium-226 and the groundwater standards referenced in the bill. She responded to questions about the memorandum and the provision of the bill concerning eminent domain. Committee members dialogued with Ms. Opila about the bill and radioactive materials.


BILL:	HB15-1145
TIME:	01:51:57 PM
MOVED:	Landgraf
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 15-1145 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Mitsch Bush
		VOTE
	Brown	Yes
	Esgar	Yes
	Humphrey	Yes
	Joshi	Yes
	Klingenschmitt	Yes
	Landgraf	Yes
	Lontine	Yes
	Mitsch Bush	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Ransom	Yes
	Ryden	Yes
	Ginal	Yes
	McCann	Yes

Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS