Date: 05/03/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1352

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES & ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved a prepared amendment to the bill, L.0011 (At
Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee o
Moved to add langauge to Page 3, line 3 of the bil		Pass Without Objection
PASS
FAIL

02:25 PM -- House Bill 06-1352

Senator Gordon, prime sponsor, commented on the bill which concerns an expansion of the jurisdiction of water judges to address the effects of a water right adjudication on water quality.

02:27 PM -- Peter Nichols, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, commented on the bill.

02:39 PM -- Danny Williams, Colorado River Conservation District, supported the bill and said that the bill will ensure that water quality mitigation is conducted by the party causing the impact.

02:42 PM -- John Singletary, Lower Arkansas Conservancy District, supported the bill.

02:48 PM -- Jay Winner, Lower Arkansas Conservancy District, said that he is representing small communities, that cannot meet drinking water standards. He said that the bill will help small communities.

02:50 PM -- Sarah Duncan, Denver Water Board, supported the bill due to the fact that she believes that courts will impose their own standards if no bill is adopted, that the bill provides unimfority, and that the bill "deals with consumptive use per year." She said that the bill is a significant change in the way that buisiness is conducted in the water community.

02:55 PM -- Jimmy Dean, Rocky Mountain Farmer's Union, supported the bill. He said that the bill will prevent agricultural communities from the burden of cleaning up water, and will give direction to water courts.

02:58 PM -- Dianna Orf, Colorado Mining Association, opposed the bill. She said that the bill will put a tremendous burden on the water courts. She said that the industry is concerned about their ability to transfer water rights in the future.

03:03 PM -- Jerry Sonnenberg, Coloradans for Water Conservation and Development, and Colorado Farm Bureau, said that the bill could strangle economic development.

03:05 PM -- Rick Fendel, Colorado Water Congress, opposed the bill. He commented on the impacts of the bill. He said that the intent and effect of the bill is to stop water transfers.

03:18 PM -- Peter Nichols, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, responded to objections made to the bill.

03:24 PM -- Rick Fendel, Colorado Water Congress, commented on downstream impacts and said that reducing agricultural runoff improves water quality.

03:31 PM -- Dianna Orf, Colorado Mining Association, commented further on the bill.

03:33 PM -- Sarah Duncan, Denver Water Board, commented further on the bill.
BILL:HB06-1352
TIME: 03:38:27 PM
MOVED:Brophy
MOTION:Moved to add langauge to Page 3, line 3 of the bill. "This paragrph (e) shal not apply if the applicant seeks to change the right to an industrial use." The motion failed 2-5-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Entz
No
Groff
No
Taylor
Yes
Tochtrop
No
Grossman
No
Isgar
No
Not Final YES: 2 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB06-1352
TIME: 03:45:05 PM
MOVED:Grossman
MOTION:Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed 4-3-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
No
Entz
Yes
Groff
Yes
Taylor
No
Tochtrop
No
Grossman
Yes
Isgar
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
BILL:HB06-1352
TIME: 03:37:08 PM
MOVED:Grossman
MOTION:Moved a prepared amendment to the bill, L.0011 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Entz
Groff
Taylor
Tochtrop
Grossman
Isgar
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



BILL:HB06-1352
TIME: 03:37:08 PM
MOVED:Grossman
MOTION:Moved a prepared amendment to the bill, L.0011 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Entz
Groff
Taylor
Tochtrop
Grossman
Isgar
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection