Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:04/24/2006
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:41 PM to 03:49 PM
Gallegos
X
Gardner
X
Place:LSB A
Harvey
X
Hodge
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Hoppe
X
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:
HB06-1400
HJR06-1028
SB06-183		Amended, Referred to Appropriations
Postponed Indefinitely
Referred to Appropriations


01:41 PM -- House Bill 06-1400

Representative Buescher, sponsor, described the provisions of HB 06-1400 concerning the interbasin compact charter and explained the charter was drafted by the Interbasin Compact Committee that was established in HB 05-1177. He also distributed Amendment L. 001 that appropriates money for the implementation of HB 06-1177 (Attachment A).

01:44 PM

Representative Penry, sponsor, described the implementation of HB 05-1177.

The following persons testified on the bill:

01:48 PM -- Russell George, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and Director of the Interbasin Compact Committee, described challenge of drafting the interbasin compact charter and spoke in support of the bill. He also spoke in support of Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A) that appropriates money for the implementation of HB 06-1177.

01:58 PM -- Alan Hamel, member of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable and the Interbasin Compact Committee, described the challenge of developing water resource projects in Colorado and spoke in support of the bill.

02:03 PM -- Hal Simpson, State Engineer, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.

02:04 PM -- Marc Catlin, Manager of the Uncompahgre Water Users Association, member of the Gunnison Basin Roundtable and the Interbasin Compact Committee, spoke in support of the bill and described the activities of the Gunnison Roundtable.

02:17 PM -- John Porter, member of the Interbasin Compact Committee, spoke in support of the bill described the benefit of the HB 05-1177 process.


02:24 PM -- Chris Piper, Denver Water, Colorado River Water Conservation District, spoke in support of the bill.

02:26 PM -- Kevin Bommer, Colorado Municipal League, spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A).
BILL:HB06-1400
TIME: 02:30:34 PM
MOVED:White
MOTION:Moved Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A).
SECONDED:Rose
VOTE
Gallegos
Yes
Gardner
Yes
Harvey
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Hoppe
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Rose
Yes
Solano
Yes
White
Yes
McKinley
No
Curry
Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


The committee recessed.
BILL:HB06-1400
TIME: 02:34:13 PM
MOVED:Hoppe
MOTION:Moved to refer the bill, as amended to the Appropriations Committee. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Rose
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

02:39 PM - House Joint Resolution 06-1028

Representative Lindstrom, sponsor, described the provisions of HJR 06-1028 concerning the protection of National Forest roadless areas and described the benefits of such areas. He also described the effect of the resolution on the Roadless Review Task Force that was created in SB 05-243.

The following persons testified on the resolution:

02:57 PM -- Laura Berens, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in opposition to the resolution.

02:59 PM -- Brad Robbinson, Gunnison Energy Corp., identified oil and gas wells and other resource extraction activities in roadless areas of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG) and spoke in opposition to the resolution.

03:07 PM -- Jim Cooper, Oxbow Mining, LLC., spoke in opposition to the resolution and responded to questions about coal mined by his company (Attachment B).


03:13 PM -- Phil Schmidt, Arch Coal, West Elk Mine, spoke in opposition to the resolution.

03:15 PM -- Stuart Sanderson, Colorado Mining Association, spoke in opposition to the resolution and described mining operations in federal lands in Colorado.
BILL:HJR06-1028
TIME: 03:21:53 PM
MOVED:Hoppe
MOTION:Moved to postpone indefinitely HJR 06-1028. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3.
SECONDED:Harvey
VOTE
Gallegos
Yes
Gardner
Yes
Harvey
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Hoppe
Yes
McFadyen
No
Rose
Yes
Solano
No
White
Yes
McKinley
No
Curry
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

BILL:HJR 06-1028
TIME: 03:24:06 PM
MOVED:Solano
MOTION:Moved a substitute motion to refer HJR 06-1028 to the House for final action. The motion failed on a vote of 4-7.
SECONDED:McFadyen
VOTE
Gallegos
Yes
Gardner
No
Harvey
No
Hodge
No
Hoppe
No
McFadyen
Yes
Rose
No
Solano
Yes
White
No
McKinley
Yes
Curry
No
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

03:27 PM -- Senate Bill 06-183

Representative Curry, sponsor, described the provision of SB 06-183 concerning the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute that extends the repeal date for the institute and appropriates Severance Tax money for FY 2006-07.

The following persons testified on the bill:

03:34 PM -- Reagan Waskum, acting Director of the Water Resources Research Institute, described the activities and funding for the institute. He also spoke in support of the bill.

03:38 PM -- Chris Treese, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Denver Water, spoke in support of the bill and described the benefit of its research.

03:43 PM -- Doug Kemper, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.


03:45 PM -- Garin Bray, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in support of the bill and described the benefit of the institute's research.
BILL:SB06-183
TIME: 03:46:22 PM
MOVED:Rose
MOTION:Referred SB 06-183, without amendment, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0.
SECONDED:Gallegos
VOTE
Gallegos
Yes
Gardner
Yes
Harvey
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Hoppe
Yes
McFadyen
Excused
Rose
Yes
Solano
Yes
White
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Curry
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

03:49 PM

The meeting adjourned.