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BILL SUMMARY For COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: ENERGY & CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMISSION SMART ACT PRESENTATION

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT SENATE TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY AND HOUSE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Jan 17, 2024
Location Old Supreme Court

Colorado Department of Natural Resources: Energy & Carbon Management Commission SMART Act Presentation - Committee Discussion Only


	01:45:37 PM	Dan Gibbs, DNR Executive Director, and Julie Murphy, ECMC Director, with the DNR gave the following presentation on their SMART Acts: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/dnr_smart_act_presentation.pdf and provided the following handout: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/ozone_-_cdphe_and_dnr_2_0.pdf.
	01:48:09 PM	Director Gibbs started the presentation with an overview of the department and their wildly important goals.
	02:07:47 PM	Director Murphy continued the presentation with information on ECMC rulemaking updates, cumulative impacts, community engagement, study updates, implications of Senate Bill 19-181, permit trends, orphaned wells updates, and a Johnstown Well update.
	02:26:57 PM	The committee asked questions regarding the water conservation plan, factors in deciding to plug a well, orphaned wells and greenhouse gas emissions, expertise on Colorado's alternative energy portfolio, staff and funding levels, permitting levels, and carbon dioxide.

Colorado Department of Natural Resources: Energy & Carbon Management Commission SMART Act Presentation - Committee Discussion Only

Colorado General Assembly