House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources (02/22/2006)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:	02/22/2006	ATTENDANCE

Time:	09:54 AM to 10:53 AM	Gallegos	X
		Gardner	X
Place:	HCR 0111	Harvey	*
		Hodge	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Hoppe	X
	Representative Curry	McFadyen	X
		Rose	X
This Report was prepared by		Solano	X
	David Beaujon	White	X
		McKinley	X
		Curry	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB06-084 HB06-1337		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Witness Testimony Only

09:55 AM -- Senate Bill 06-084

Representative Curry, sponsor, described the provisions of SB 06-084 concerning outfitters who do not posses a first aid card in emergency situations.

The following person testified on the bill:

09:58 AM -- Matthew Azer, Department of Regulatory Agencies, described the license requirement for outfitters and responded to questions from the committee regarding liability insurance requirement for outfitters.


BILL:	SB06-084
TIME:	10:01:16 AM
MOVED:	Curry
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Rose
		VOTE
	Gallegos
	Gardner
	Harvey
	Hodge
	Hoppe
	McFadyen
	Rose
	Solano
	White
	McKinley
	Curry
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

10:03 AM

Karen Epps, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions from the committee regarding Amendment L. 001.


BILL:	SB06-084
TIME:	10:03:26 AM
MOVED:	Curry
MOTION:	Moved to refer to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:	White
		VOTE
	Gallegos	Yes
	Gardner	Yes
	Harvey	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Hoppe	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Rose	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	White	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	Curry	Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:07 AM -- House Bill 06-1337

Representative Butcher, sponsor, described the provision of HB 06-1337 concerning penalties against violators of water quality laws. She also identified civil penalties for such violations in other western states.

The following persons testified on the bill:

10:12 AM -- Chuck Ford, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, described water quality problems in the Arkansas River Basin and explained that the district has not taken a position on the bill.

10:14 AM -- Howard Roitman, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, explained that the department has not taken a position on the bill and responded to questions from the committee regarding costs associated with administering grants from the water quality improvement fund. He also described the use of moneys from penalties under current law.

10:30 AM

Committee discussion followed about fines collected by the Water Quality Control Division and the use of these moneys to pay for water quality improvements (Attachment B). It also discussed the potential impacts to water providers from increasing civil penalties for violations of water quality requirements. The bill was laid over and tentatively scheduled for action only on Monday, February 27, 2006 at 1:30 PM or upon adjournment.