House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources (04/06/2005)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:	04/06/2005	ATTENDANCE

Time:	12:15 PM to 12:40 PM	Brophy	*
		Gallegos	X
Place:	HCR 0111	Harvey	X
		Hodge	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Hoppe	X
	Representative Curry	McFadyen	*
		Penry	X
This Report was prepared by		Rose	X
	David Beaujon	Solano	*
		McKinley	X
		Curry	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB05-186		Referred to Committee on Appropriations

12:16 PM -- Senate Bill 05-186

Representative Curry, sponsor, described the provisions of SB05-186 concerning the Species Conservation Trust Fund (SCTF). She also described revenue sources for the fund and explained that it would be almost depleted by this appropriation.

The following persons testified on the bill:

12:23 PM -- Tom Blickensderfer, Endangered Species Coordinator for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, spoke in support of the bill and described the species protection programs that will be supported by the bill (Attachment A and B). Committee discussion followed about funding for habitat studies and the potential de-listing of the prebbles meadow jumping mouse.

12:32 PM -- Julie McKenna, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill and described the history of the SCTF.

12:37 PM

Testimony ended and Representative Curry closed her remarks.


BILL:	SB05-186
TIME:	12:40:09 PM
MOVED:	Rose
MOTION:	Moved to refer SB05-186 to the Committee on Appropriations, without amendment. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:	Gallegos
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Gallegos	Yes
	Harvey	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Hoppe	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Penry	Yes
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Curry	Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

12:40 PM

The meeting adjourned.