Date: 02/22/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1241

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.002 (the amendment makes a techn
Moved to add a repealer provision after three year
Moved to postpone House Bill 06-1241 indefinitely.
Moved to refer House Bill 06-1241, as amended, to 		Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS
FAIL


06:54 PM -- House Bill 06-1241 - Concerning an Income Tax Checkoff for Mesa Verde National Park

Representative Larson, prime sponsor, explained that House Bill 06-1241 creates the Mesa Verde National Park Visitor Center and Archive Fund in the State Treasury. Representative Larson said that the program would appear on the state income tax form beginning with the 2006 income tax form. The General Assembly would annually appropriate money from the fund to the Department of Revenue for its administrative costs. After subtracting these costs, money in the fund would be transferred to the Mesa Verde National Park Visitor Center and Archive Fund to promote the park.

The following persons testified:

06:54 PM -- Mr. Jessie Farias, Chief Ranger for Mesa Verde National Park, testified in support of the legislation. Mr. Farias closed by saying that donations would be used to build a new visitor and archive center.

07:00 PM -- Mr. Jim Dyer, testified in support of the measure and urged the committee to support the bill.

07:06 PM -- Ms. Melissa McDonald, Mesa Verde Foundation, testified in support of the measure and said that the park estimates that the fund will receive $1 million in donations over the next four years.


07:09 PM

Representative Vigil, Chairman, briefly pulled the bill off the table to continue testimony on other checkoff program bills. (Once testimony was heard on all checkoff bills, the committee voted on each bill.)


08:33 PM

Representative Vigil, placed the bill back on the table for action. Representative Cloer distributed amendment L.002 (Attachment B) and explained that it makes a technical change. The motion passed without objection and the committee made the following motions on the bill as follows.
BILL:HB06-1241
TIME: 08:35:56 PM
MOVED:Cloer
MOTION:Moved amendment L.002 (the amendment makes a technical change). The motion passed without objection by those members present.
SECONDED:Judd
VOTE
Benefield
Cloer
Crane
Frangas
Garcia
Harvey
Jahn
Kerr
Marshall
Massey
Excused
McCluskey
Judd
Vigil
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB06-1241
TIME: 08:36:25 PM
MOVED:Cloer
MOTION:Moved to add a repealer provision after three years. The motion passed without objection by those members present.
SECONDED:Harvey
VOTE
Benefield
Cloer
Crane
Frangas
Garcia
Harvey
Jahn
Kerr
Marshall
Massey
Excused
McCluskey
Judd
Vigil
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:HB06-1241
TIME: 08:38:44 PM
MOVED:Cloer
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 06-1241, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a 8-4-1 vote.
SECONDED:Kerr
VOTE
Benefield
No
Cloer
Yes
Crane
Yes
Frangas
No
Garcia
No
Harvey
No
Jahn
No
Kerr
Yes
Marshall
No
Massey
Excused
McCluskey
Yes
Judd
No
Vigil
No
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 8 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB06-1241
TIME: 08:39:50 PM
MOVED:Garcia
MOTION:Moved to postpone House Bill 06-1241 indefinitely. The motion passed on a 7-5-1 vote.
SECONDED:Judd
VOTE
Benefield
Yes
Cloer
No
Crane
No
Frangas
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Harvey
No
Jahn
Yes
Kerr
No
Marshall
Yes
Massey
Excused
McCluskey
No
Judd
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS