Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:03/20/2006
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:38 PM to 08:13 PM
Gallegos
X
Gardner
X
Place:LSB A
Harvey
X
Hodge
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Hoppe
*
Representative Curry
McFadyen
*
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:
HJR06-1015
SB06-114
SB06-037		Postponed Indefinitely
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Witness Testimony Only

01:41 PM -- House Joint Resolution 06-1015

Representative Larson, sponsor, described the provisions of HJR 06-1015 concerning the proposed Village at Wolf Creek on Wolf Creek Pass in southwestern Colorado. He explained that the development would include an access road across U.S. Forest Service Land and described the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to this development. He also responded to questions from the committee.

A letter from Representative Gallegos was distributed to the committee (Attachment A).

The following persons testified on the bill:

02:00 PM -- Jeff Berman, Colorado Wild, spoke in support of the resolution and described the history of the proposed Village at Wolf Creek. He identified potential impacts from the development including increased traffic, wetlands, and water. He also responded to questions from the committee.

02:37 PM -- Jim Lincoln, representing himself, spoke in support of the resolution and expressed concern about the social and economic impacts of the proposed development.

02:43 PM -- Bill Elithorpe, representing himself, spoke in support of the resolution and expressed concern about the development's impact.

02:48 PM -- Jeff Greer, representing himself, spoke in support of the resolution and expressed concern about the development's impact. He also responded to questions from the committee.

03:00 PM -- Christine Canaly, San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, spoke in support of the resolution and expressed concern about the development's impact. She also responded to questions from the committee.


03:22 PM -- Anna Ulrich, representing herself, spoke in support of the resolution and expressed concern about the development's economic impact.

03:31 PM -- Jim Turnbull, Citizens for Responsible Development, spoke in support of the resolution and responded to questions from the committee.

03:45 PM -- Dean Cox, representing himself, spoke in support of the resolution and expressed concern about the development's impact.

03:57 PM

Representative Larson closed his remarks on the bill and responded to questions from the committee.
BILL:HJR06-1015
TIME: 04:16:05 PM
MOVED:Rose
MOTION:Moved to postpone indefinitely HJR 06-1015. A substitute motion was offered, but failed. The motion before the committee was to postpone HJR06-1015 indefinitely. That motion passed on a vote of 6-5.
SECONDED:Hoppe
VOTE
Gallegos
Gardner
Harvey
Hodge
Hoppe
McFadyen
Rose
Solano
White
McKinley
Curry
Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:HJR06-1015
TIME: 04:16:37 PM
MOVED:Solano
MOTION:Moved a substitute motion to refer HJR 06-1015 to the House for final action. The motion failed on a vote of 5-6.
SECONDED:Hodge
VOTE
Gallegos
No
Gardner
No
Harvey
No
Hodge
Yes
Hoppe
No
McFadyen
Yes
Rose
No
Solano
Yes
White
Yes
McKinley
No
Curry
Yes
Not Final YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

04:18 PM

The meeting recessed.

04:33 PM -- Senate Bill 06-114

Representative Gardner, sponsor, explained that the committee heard testimony on SB 06-114 on March 13 and summarized the provisions of the bill concerning odor control for house commercial swine feeding operations (Attachment B and C).

The following persons testified on the bill:

04:39 PM -- Phyllis Woodford, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, described factors affecting odor from housed commercial swine feeding operations and responded to March 13 testimony on the bill (Attachment D). She also spoke in support of the bill and described a study conducted by Colorado State University (CSU) concerning anaerobic lagoons for house commercial swine feeding operations.

04:45 PM -- Dr. Jessica Davis, Colorado State University, described the CSU study concerning anaerobic lagoons for house commercial swine feeding operations (HCSFO). She also described methods for assessing odors and responded to questions from the committee (See Attachment E).

04:47 PM -- Adriane Elliot, Colorado State University, described its study concerning anaerobic lagoons for HCSFOs.

05:11 PM -- Julie McCaleb, Northeast Colorado Health Department, spoke in support of the bill and described enforcement of odor control regulations. She also responded to questions from the committee.

05:24 PM -- Sheldon Jones, Colorado Department of Agriculture, spoke in support of the bill.

05:26 PM -- Dr. Veenhuizen, Colorado Livestock Association, spoke in support of the bill and commented on the CSU's HCSFO study. He also described other studies concerning odor control technologies.


05:56 PM -- Sue Jarrett, representing herself, spoke against the bill and expressed concern about the CSU study on HCSFOs (Attachment F).

06:03 PM -- Robert McGregor, Equis Farms, spoke against the bill and described odor control technologies (Attachment G). He also expressed concern about the CSU study on HCSFOs and responded to questions from the committee.

06:27 PM -- Galen Travis, representing himself, spoke against the bill and responded to prior testimony. He also expressed concern about the CSU study on HCSFOs.

06:37 PM -- Ms. Jarrett returned to respond to questions from the committee and described public health issues related to HCSFOs.

06:39 PM -- Dr. Veenhuizen returned to respond to a question regarding methods for measuring odor.

06:40 PM

Representative Gardner closed his remarks on SB 06-114.

06:43 PM

The meeting recessed.
BILL:SB06-114
TIME: 06:48:19 PM
MOVED:Gardner
MOTION:Moved to refer SB 114 to the Committee of the Whole, without amendment. The motion passed 7-4.
SECONDED:Harvey
VOTE
Gallegos
No
Gardner
Yes
Harvey
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Hoppe
Yes
McFadyen
No
Rose
Yes
Solano
No
White
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Curry
No
Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




06:53 PM -- Senate Bill 06-037

Representative Curry, sponsor, described the provisions of SB 06-037 concerning recreational in-channel diversion (RICD) and explained that the bill was recommended by the interim Water Resources Review Committee.

The following persons testified on the bill:

07:05 PM -- Patrick Tooley, Colorado White Water Association, American White Water Association, spoke in opposition to the bill and commented on a Colorado Supreme Court decision concerning RICDs.

07:13 PM -- Larry MacDonald, representing the cities of Vail, Breckenridge, Golden, Steamboat, Pueblo, and Chaffee County, spoke in opposition to the bill described current law concerning water rights and diversion structures for RICDs. He also responded to questions from the committee.

07:34 PM -- Chris Treese, Colorado River Water Conservation District, spoke in support of the bill and expressed concern about the potential for abuse by RICD applicants under current law. He also responded to questions from the committee.

07:45 PM -- Cynthia Covell, representing herself, spoke in opposition to the bill and proposed amendments. She also responded to questions from the committee.

07:58 PM -- Chris Piper, Denver Water Department, spoke in support of the bill.

08:02 PM -- Garin Bray, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in support of the bill.

08:03 PM -- Peggy Montano, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, spoke in support of the bill and expressed concern about the size of current RICDs (Attachment H).

08:11 PM

Representative Curry closed her remarks and explained that SB 06-037 will be reheard on March 22 upon adjournment.