Date: 03/18/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB09-1308

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 09-1308 to the CommitteePASS

03:52 PM

The committee recessed.

04:01 PM -- House Bill 09-1308

The committee reconvened. Representative Curry, prime sponsor, presented HB 09-1308 concerning the addition of the Division of Water Resources in the Department of Natural Resources to the list of entities eligible to receive first tier funding from the operational account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund, and modifying appropriations made to the Division of Water Resources in the general appropriation for FY 2008-2009. She explained the fluctuations in the account funding that would be addressed by the reserve established in the bill. Representative Curry answered questions from the committee.

04:12 PM

Representative Curry continued to answer questions from the committee regarding the funding from the Severance Tax Trust Fund Operational Account and the impact the bill would have on tier 2 programs (Attachment D). Representative Curry clarified that this bill does not address fees.

090318AttachD.pdf

04:24 PM

The committee continued to discuss how programs are funded in the Severance Tax Trust Fund Operational Account.

04:29 PM -- Bill Levine, Department of Natural Resources Budget Director, answered questions from the committee. He explained the funding impact to the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety. He also discussed funding caps related to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

04:34 PM -- Chris Treese, representing the Colorado River District and the Colorado Water Congress, stated that both organizations support the bill.

04:37 PM -- Crystal Korry, Colorado Farm Bureau, spoke in support of the bill.

04:40 PM

Representative Curry answered questions from the committee regarding the impact this bill would have on other programs in the Severance Tax Trust Fund.

04:47 PM

The committee indicated that they would be interested in having a briefing on the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) from the Governor's Energy Office.

BILL:HB09-1308
TIME: 04:50:59 PM
MOVED:Curry
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 09-1308 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 13-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Gardner C.
Yes
Hullinghorst
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
McNulty
Yes
Pace
Yes
Solano
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Tipton
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Curry
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




04:52 PM

The committee adjourned.