Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs (04/24/2006)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Date:	04/24/2006	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:37 PM to 02:56 PM	Fitz-Gerald	X
		Johnson	*
Place:	SCR 353	Lamborn	X
		May R.	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Windels	X
	Senator Tupa	Groff	*
		Tupa	X
This Report was prepared by
	Leslie Herod
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB06-229 HB06-1057		Referred to Appropriations Amended, Referred to Appropriations

01:37 PM -- Call to Order

Senator Tupa, chairman, called the committee to order.

01:37 PM -- Senate Bill 06-229

Senator Fitz-Gerald, prime sponsor, reviewed the provisions of Senate Bill 06-229, concerning the use of moneys from the operational account of the severance tax trust fund to pay for the state's share of facility related to a national deep underground science and engineering laboratory (DUSEL) to be located in the state. Senator Tupa highlighted the investment benefits this bill provides the state.

01:42 PM -- Chang Kee Jung, representing Henderson Underground Science and Engineering Project collaboration (HUSEP) collaboration, testified in favor of the bill, and distributed a copy of his statement (Attachment A). He spoke to the extensive research completed on this project, and the cutting edge technology this site will bring to the scientific community.

01:56 PM -- Mark Kutcha, representing the Colorado School of Mines, testified in favor of the bill, and distributed a copy of his statement (Attachment B). He spoke to the benefit DUSEL will have to the colleges and universities, and to the educational enrichment of K-12 youth throughout the state.

02:05 PM -- Dick Propernick, representing Henderson Mines, testified in favor of the bill, and distributed a handout (Attachment C). He spoke to the mine's high safety standards and environmental stewardship. Senator Windels asked Mr. Propernick to explain the level of access that the visitors will have to of the DUSEL facility.

02:12 PM -- Steve Shultz, representing the Arapahoe Project, testified in favor of the bill, and distributed a copy of his testimony (Attachment D). He spoke to the benefit DUSEL will have to the state of Colorado.

02:17 PM -- Tim Pollard, representing the Department of Natural Resources, testified in favor of the bill.

02:18 PM


BILL:	SB06-229
TIME:	02:20:50 PM
MOVED:	Fitz-Gerald
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 06-229 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 7-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Fitz-Gerald	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	Lamborn	Yes
	May R.	Yes
	Windels	Yes
	Groff	Yes
	Tupa	Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:21 PM -- House Bill 06-1057

Senator Johnson, prime sponsor, reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1057, concerning criminal acts involving animals, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. Senator Johnson highlighted the provisions in the engrossed version with which he has concerns.

02:35 PM -- Sheldon Jones, representing the Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified against the bill. Senator Tupa asked for clarification on the purpose of the reporting requirement.


BILL:	HB06-1057
TIME:	02:43:50 PM
MOVED:	Johnson
MOTION:	Moved page 2, strike lines 2-17 and, page 3, strike lines 1-22. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Fitz-Gerald
	Johnson	Excused
	Lamborn
	May R.
	Windels
	Groff	Excused
	Tupa
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1057
TIME:	02:44:59 PM
MOVED:	Tupa
MOTION:	Moved page 3, strike lines 18-27, and page 4, strike lines 1-11. The motion passed on a 6-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Fitz-Gerald	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	Lamborn	Yes
	May R.	Yes
	Windels	Yes
	Groff	No
	Tupa	Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06-1057
TIME:	02:46:07 PM
MOVED:	Windels
MOTION:	Moved page 4, line 23, strike "OR AT THE DIRECTION OF A PERSON OR IN VIOLATION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW,". The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Fitz-Gerald
	Johnson
	Lamborn
	May R.
	Windels
	Groff
	Tupa
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06-1057
TIME:	02:54:21 PM
MOVED:	Johnson
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 06-1057, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 5-2 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Fitz-Gerald	Yes
	Johnson	Yes
	Lamborn	Yes
	May R.	No
	Windels	Yes
	Groff	Yes
	Tupa	No
Final YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:56 PM

The committee recessed.