First Regular Session
             Sixty-seventh General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 09-0254.01 Kate Meyer           HOUSE BILL 09-1167
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 McKinley,  Kerr J., Liston, Looper, Marostica, Sonnenberg, Tipton
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None), Lundberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning prohibiting the Colorado oil and gas
            conservation commission from promulgating rules
            pursuant to the "Colorado Habitat Stewardship Act of
            2007" that would adversely affect existing oil and gas
            operations.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Prohibits the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission from
       promulgating any rule pursuant to the "Colorado Habitat Stewardship Act
       of 2007" that is intended to protect wildlife feeding, breeding, habitation,
       or migration, if such rule would have an adverse impact on any producing
       oil or gas well.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  34-60-128, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
       BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
            34-60-128.  Habitat stewardship - rules - scope. 
       (5)  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, on
       and after September 1, 2009, the commission shall not
       promulgate any rule regarding wildlife feeding, breeding,
       habitation, or migration, if such rule would adversely impact
       the operation, servicing, or maintenance of a producing oil or
       gas well.
            SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  (1)  This
       act shall take effect September 1, 2009.
            (2)  However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or
       an item, section, or part of this act during the ninety-day period after final
       adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a
       referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state
       constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless
       approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall
       take effect on the date specified in subsection (1) or on the date of the
       official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor,
       whichever is later.