H_LG_2017A 01/25/2017 Committee Summary

01:31 PM -- HB17-1017



Representative Kennedy, bill sponsor, presented HB17-1017. The bill clarifies duties of a county surveyor and provides that certain services may be provided at the surveyor's discretion and when compensated by agreement between the surveyor and the board of county commissioners.. The board of county commissioners may elect to have some of the discretionary services contracted out to a private surveyor or have other county departments perform the services.



Representative Kennedy answered questions from the committee



01:36 PM - Warren Ward, representing Professional Land Surveyors and the Colorado Association of County Surveyors, testified in favor of the bill. He discussed the role of county surveyors and answered questions from the committee.



Representative Kennedy presented closing remarks on his bill.

01:49 PM -- HB17-1047



Representatives Thurlow and Arndt, co-sponsors of the bill, presented HB17-1021. The bill was recommended by the Statutory Revision Committee, and it addresses reporting requirements of the Department of Local Affairs. Sections 1,2, and 6 repeal reports that were scheduled to repeal according to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), C.R.S. Currently there are no repeal dates listed in the organic statutes. Sections 3,4, and 5 continue indefinitely the reporting requirements contained in those statutory sections.



Representative Thurlow distributed a handout regarding the Statutory Revision Committee and the bill (Attachment A). He answered questions from the committee.



17HouseLocal0125AttachA.pdf



01:58 PM - Bruce Eisenhauer, legislative liaison from the Department of Local Affairs, testified in favor of the bill. He discussed the reports that would be repealed and the ones that would be continued. He answered questions from the committee.





















The committee discussed an amendment and ultimately decided to present it at second reading. Representatives Gray and McKean were directed to work on the amendment with legal staff.



Representative Thurlow made closing comments.

02:27 PM -- HB17-1067



Representative Thurlow, bill sponsor, presented the bill. The bill is from the Statutory Revision Committee and amends references to an out-of-date version of a standard, promulgated by the American national standards institute, which governs construction of accessible housing. He presented Amendment L.001 (Attachment B) and L.003 (Attachment C). He also answered questions from the committee.



17HouseLocal0125AttachB.pdf 17HouseLocal0125AttachC.pdf

























02:29 PM - Greg Wheeler, representing the Colorado Chapter of the International Code Council, spoke in support of the bill.



02:31 PM - Dawn Howard, representing the Colorado Disability Coalition, testified in support of the measure.



Senator Thurlow gave closing remarks.

02:36 PM



The committee adjourned.