House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources (01/14/2009)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:	01/14/2009	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:36 PM to 02:09 PM	Gardner C.	*
		Hullinghorst	X
Place:	HCR 0107	Labuda	X
		Looper	X
This Meeting was called to order by		McKinley	X
	Representative Curry	McNulty	X
		Pace	*
This Report was prepared by		Solano	X
	Lauren Ris	Sonnenberg	X
		Tipton	X
		Vigil	X
		Fischer	X
		Curry	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB09-1031		Amended, Referred to Appropriations

01:37 PM -- House Bill 09-1031

The committee was called to order by the chair, Representative Curry. The committee re-opened House Bill 1031, which was laid over from the hearing held on January 13 at 9:30 AM. Representative Curry re-opened House Bill 1031 for consideration in the amendment phase.


BILL:	HB09-1031
TIME:	01:38:59 PM
MOVED:	Looper
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.002 (Attachment A) which would strick everything below the enacting clause. Representative McNulty requested that Jeff Jahnke, Director of the Colorado State Forest Service answer questions from the committee. Mr. Jahnke responded to questions from committee members. There was considerable discussion about the amendment. 01:54 PM The committee recessed. 01:58 PM The committee reconvened. Representative Looper withdrew the amendment.
SECONDED:	Solano
		VOTE
	Gardner C.
	Hullinghorst
	Labuda
	Looper
	McKinley
	McNulty
	Pace
	Solano
	Sonnenberg
	Tipton
	Vigil
	Fischer
	Curry
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:	HB09-1031
TIME:	01:59:36 PM
MOVED:	Pace
MOTION:	Moved amendment L.003 (Attachment B). Jason Gelender, Office of Legislative and Legal Services, explained that the amendment would make state monies that were granted to the fund accessible to any county, not just the 43 counties that are voluntary contributors. Representative King responded that he would not consider this a friendly amendment. The committee discussed the amendment. Amendment L.003 failed on a roll call vote 4-9.
SECONDED:	Looper
		VOTE
	Gardner C.	Yes
	Hullinghorst	No
	Labuda	No
	Looper	Yes
	McKinley	Yes
	McNulty	No
	Pace	Yes
	Solano	No
	Sonnenberg	No
	Tipton	No
	Vigil	No
	Fischer	No
	Curry	No
Not Final YES: 4 NO: 9 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

02:07 PM

Representative Curry, closed the amendment phase of the hearing. She stated that amendment L.001, as amended, adopted at the January 13 hearing, remains on the bill.

02:08 PM

Representative King, bill sponsor, offered closing remarks. He said that this bill creates a partnership between the state and local governments. He asked the committee to support this interim committee bill.


BILL:	HB09-1031
TIME:	02:09:14 PM
MOVED:	McNulty
MOTION:	Moved to refer House Bill 1031, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 9-4 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Sonnenberg
		VOTE
	Gardner C.	Yes
	Hullinghorst	Yes
	Labuda	No
	Looper	No
	McKinley	No
	McNulty	Yes
	Pace	Yes
	Solano	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Tipton	Yes
	Vigil	No
	Fischer	Yes
	Curry	Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:09
The committee adjourned.