Date: 03/02/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1159

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without o
Adopt amendment L.003. The motion passed without o
Refer House Bill 15-1159, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS



03:06 PM -- HB 15-1159

Representative Arndt, sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1159, as it would be amended by Amendment L.001 (Attachment C) and Amendment L.003 (Attachment D). Representative Arndt also distributed an unofficial preamended version of the bill (Attachment E). The bill extends the instream flow incentive tax credit for water rights holders for an additional five income tax years and makes a change to the requirements of the donation, specifying that the donation may either preserve of improve the environment, rather than requiring that the donation only preserve the environment as originally enacted.

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03:16 PM -- Linda Bassey, Colorado Water Conservation Board, spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee regarding the fiscal impact of the bill and the limitation of the use of the tax credit.

03:23 PM -- Amy Beatie, Executive Director, Colorado Water Trust, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Beaty provided background of instream flows as they relate to conservation outcomes to the committee and explained the incentive tax incentive program. Ms. Beaty responded to questions from the committee regarding water storage on streams.


03:29 PM -- Greg Sobetski, Colorado Legislative Council Economist, explained the fiscal impact of the bill.
BILL:HB15-1159
TIME: 03:31:45 PM
MOVED:Arndt
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Lebsock
VOTE
Arndt
Becker J.
Brown
Buck
Coram
Danielson
Dore
Ginal
Lebsock
Mitsch Bush
Saine
Becker K.
Vigil
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:HB15-1159
TIME: 03:32:19 PM
MOVED:Arndt
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Lebsock
VOTE
Arndt
Becker J.
Brown
Buck
Coram
Danielson
Dore
Ginal
Lebsock
Mitsch Bush
Saine
Becker K.
Vigil
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


Representative Coram proposed a conceptual amendment, which the chair ruled to be out of order.

Representative Arndt concluded her comments on the bill.
BILL:HB15-1159
TIME: 03:37:13 PM
MOVED:Arndt
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1159, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Lebsock
VOTE
Arndt
Yes
Becker J.
No
Brown
No
Buck
No
Coram
No
Danielson
Yes
Dore
No
Ginal
Yes
Lebsock
Yes
Mitsch Bush
Yes
Saine
No
Becker K.
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




03:38 PM

The committee adjourned.