Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06-1408

Date: 05/03/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1408

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES & ENERGY

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved that Section #3 of the bill be stricken and Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee o	Pass Without Objection PASS

01:47 PM -- House Bill 06-1408

Senator Taylor, prime sponsor, commented on the bill which addresses a recent Attorney General's opinion concerning off-site ground water monitoring wells in mining operations.

01:50 PM -- Bruce Humphries, Division of Minerals and Geology, supported the bill.

01:50 PM -- Dianna Orf, Colorado Mining Association, supported the bill.

01:51 PM -- Scott Lewis, said that the bill will perpetuate the status quo and supported the bill. He said the location of wells would be made more complicated without the bill. He said that the bill exempts both existing and future wells.

01:57 PM -- M.L. Tucker, LaFarge, supported the bill.


BILL:	HB06-1408
TIME:	02:00:00 PM
MOVED:	Taylor
MOTION:	Moved that Section #3 of the bill be stricken and that a safety clause be substituted. 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:	HB06-1408
TIME:	02:01:28 PM
MOVED:	Taylor
MOTION:	Moved that the bill be referred to the Committee of the Whole, and with a recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar, as amended. The motion passed 4-0-3.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brophy	Yes
	Entz	Yes
	Groff	Excused
	Taylor	Yes
	Tochtrop	Excused
	Grossman	Excused
	Isgar	Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 3 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS