House Committee on Transportation & Energy (03/23/2005)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY

Date:	03/23/2005	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:31 PM to 02:07 PM	Borodkin	X
		Cadman	X
Place:	HCR 0111	Green	*
		Hefley	*
This Meeting was called to order by		Knoedler	X
	Representative Pommer	Larson	X
		Lindstrom	X
This Report was prepared by		Ragsdale	*
	Brad Denning	Welker	*
		McFadyen	*
		Pommer	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB05-042 SB05-075		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:33 PM -- Senate Bill 05-042

Representative Vigil discussed Amendment L.001 (Attachment B), as this bill was previously laid over from a House Transportation and Energy meeting on March 17, 2005. Senate Bill 05-042 addresses the methodology for the annual compensation of members of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and repealing obsolete provisions.


BILL:	SB05-042
TIME:	01:34:16 PM
MOVED:	Cadman
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L.001, as amended. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Larson
		VOTE
	Borodkin
	Cadman
	Green	Excused
	Hefley	Excused
	Knoedler
	Larson
	Lindstrom
	Ragsdale	Excused
	Welker	Excused
	McFadyen	Excused
	Pommer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 5 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:	SB05-042
TIME:	01:34:32 PM
MOVED:	Cadman
MOTION:	Moved to amend Amendment L.001, striking "SHALL" and inserting "MAY", and inserting "UP TO" before"TEN" on line 4. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Ragsdale
		VOTE
	Borodkin
	Cadman
	Green	Excused
	Hefley	Excused
	Knoedler
	Larson
	Lindstrom
	Ragsdale	Excused
	Welker	Excused
	McFadyen	Excused
	Pommer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 5 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:	SB05-042
TIME:	01:35:21 PM
MOVED:	Larson
MOTION:	Moved SB 05-042, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 10-0-1 vote.
SECONDED:	Lindstrom
		VOTE
	Borodkin	Yes
	Cadman	Yes
	Green	Yes
	Hefley	Yes
	Knoedler	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Lindstrom	Yes
	Ragsdale	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	McFadyen	Excused
	Pommer	Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:37 PM -- Senate Bill 05-075

Representative Larson, prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 05-075 which would reimburse owners of storage tanks not regulated by the Department of Labor and Employment for the costs of correcting petroleum contamination out of the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund if the tanks are registered and in compliance with certain regulations. He responded to committee questions.

The following people testified:

01:42 PM -- Dick Piper, representing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Oil and Public Safety, testified in support of the bill.

01:47 PM -- Tim Gablehouse, representing Fraley Oil Company, testified in support of the bill. He responded to committee questions.

01:51 PM

Representative Larson reviewed Amendment L.003 and its intent. Committee members discussed the amendment.


BILL:	SB05-075
TIME:	01:57:46 PM
MOVED:	Larson
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Borodkin
		VOTE
	Borodkin
	Cadman
	Green
	Hefley
	Knoedler
	Larson
	Lindstrom
	Ragsdale
	Welker
	McFadyen
	Pommer
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:	SB05-075
TIME:	01:59:21 PM
MOVED:	Larson
MOTION:	Referred Senate Bill 05-075, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. Committee discussion continued on potential amendments. There were no further amendments. The motion passed on a 11-0 vote.
SECONDED:	Green
		VOTE
	Borodkin	Yes
	Cadman	Yes
	Green	Yes
	Hefley	Yes
	Knoedler	Yes
	Larson	Yes
	Lindstrom	Yes
	Ragsdale	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Pommer	Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

2:04 PM

Mr. Gablehouse returned to the table to address the Representative Cadman's potential amendment to page 2, line 22 of the bill. He indicated that everyone participating in the negotiations of the bill have agreed to the date that is currently in the bill. Representative Cadman did not offer an amendment.