Date: 02/11/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1150

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 15-1150 to the Committee on ApproPASS



10:56 AM -- HB 15-1150

Representative Rankin, sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1150, concerning a transfer from the severance tax operational fund to an existing special account in the General Fund established by the mined land reclamation board for the purpose of funding reclamation of lands that were obligated to be reclaimed under permits upon which financial warranties have been funded. The reclamation projects at forfeited mine sites are currently funded as a Tier 1 program; the bill would fund the projects as a Tier 2 program. Representative Rankin responded to questions from the committee regarding the difference between tier 1 and tier 2 programs. Carly Jacobs, Joint Budget Committee staff and Bill Levine, Budget Director, Department of Natural Resources, explained the financial aspects of the bill.

There was no testimony taken on the bill.

BILL:HB15-1150
TIME: 11:12:53 AM
MOVED:Mitsch Bush
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1150 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Buck
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Brown
Yes
Buck
Yes
Coram
Yes
DelGrosso
Yes
Dore
Yes
Esgar
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Lebsock
Yes
Mitsch Bush
Yes
Saine
Yes
Becker K.
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS