S_AGR_2017A 01/19/2017 Committee Summary
Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGY
| Date: | 01/19/2017 |
ATTENDANCE
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| Time: | 01:30 PM to 01:50 PM |
Cooke
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E
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Coram
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E
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| Place: | SCR 357 |
Donovan
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X
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Fenberg
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X
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| This Meeting was called to order by |
Fields
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X
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| Senator Sonnenberg |
Garcia
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X
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Jones
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X
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| This Report was prepared by |
Marble
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X
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| David Beaujon |
Scott
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X
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Baumgardner
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X
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Sonnenberg
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X
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X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
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| Bills Addressed: | Action Taken: | ||
| SJM17-001 SB17-026 |
Favorably Refer to Full Senate Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
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01:31 PM -- SJM 17-001
Senator Jones and Senator Merrifield, Co-Prime Sponsors, described the provisions of Senate Joint Memorial 17-001 concerning federal funding for wild fires. This memorial, recommended by the Interim Wildfire Matters Review Committee, asks Congress to fund the costs for catastrophic wildfire response outside the normal budgets for federal forest management agencies.
There was not testimony.
| BILL: | SJM17-001 | |
| TIME: | 01:33:34 PM | |
| MOVED: | Jones | |
| MOTION: | Refer SJM17-001, as amended, to the Senate for Final Action, without amendment. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | |
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VOTE
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Cooke
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Excused
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Coram
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Fenberg
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Yes
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Fields
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Marble
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:35 PM -- SB 17-026
Senator Sonnenberg, Prime Sponsor, described the provisions of Senate Bill 17-026 concerning state statutes related to the State Engineer and the Division of Water Resources in the Department of Natural Resources. This bill, recommended by the interim Water Resources Review Committee, updates statutes related to the State Engineer and the division by removing obsolete provisions and modernizing language.
The following persons testified on the bill:
01:36 PM -- Scott Cuthbertson, Deputy State Engineer, Division of Water Resources, spoke in support of the bill.
01:40 PM -- Robert Longenbaugh, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and proposed an amendment to address rising ground water in the South Platte Basin.
01:46 PM -- Dianna Orf, Colorado Water Congress, spoke in support of the bill.
| BILL: | SB17-026 | |
| TIME: | 01:47:20 PM | |
| MOVED: | Scott | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-026 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | |
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VOTE
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Cooke
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Excused
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Coram
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Yes
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Donovan
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Yes
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Fenberg
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Yes
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Fields
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Yes
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Garcia
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Marble
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Yes
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Scott
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Yes
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Sonnenberg
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Yes
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Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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01:50 PM
The committee adjourned.