Date: 03/11/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1294

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 09-1294 to the Committee of the WPASS



01:56 PM -- House Bill 09-1294 - Concerning the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Fund Checkoff

Representative Vigil, prime sponsor, explained that House Bill 09-1294 extends the voluntary contribution designation (or income tax checkoff) benefitting the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Fund from tax year 2009 through tax year 2011. He continued by noting that the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Fund provides funding for projects that manage or recover nongame wildlife and has collected $4.3 million dollars over the last 10 years. Nongame wildlife includes 750 species of wildlife in Colorado that cannot be hunted, fished, or trapped. These projects include wildlife such as lynx, river otter, black-footed ferret, greenback cutthroat trout, mountain plover, and others. Representative Vigil closed by saying that the nongame program does not receive state tax dollars and depends on voluntary contributions.

The following persons testified:

01:59 PM -- Mr. Tom Nesler, Colorado Division of Wildlife, testified in support of the measure and discussed the types of wildlife that are protected by the program.

02:10 PM -- Mr. Josh Pollock, Center for Native Ecosystems, testified in support of the bill and commented that he represents an organization with a mission to protect endangered species.


02:12 PM
BILL:HB09-1294
TIME: 02:12:34 PM
MOVED:Roberts
MOTION:Refer House Bill 09-1294 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 10-1 vote.
SECONDED:Kefalas
VOTE
Apuan
Yes
Benefield
Yes
Gerou
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Kerr A.
Yes
Lambert
No
Roberts
Yes
Summers
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Frangas
Yes
Judd
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



02:13 PM

Adjourn.