0F7DC992E0BB546E872586CD006BC2E6 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB21-1290HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABORDate May 6, 2021 Location HCR 0112 HB21-1290 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/7618AED2EC49...$File/21HouseBus0506AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 21HouseBus0506AttachA.pdf 01:37:04 PM Majority Leader Esgar and Representative Will introduced House Bill 21-1290, Additional Funding for Just Transition. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 01:48:14 PM Joe Barela, representing the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) as the Executive Director, testified in support of the bill. 01:51:04 PM Wade Buchanan, representing CDLE as the Director of the Office of Just Transition, testified in support of the bill. 01:54:52 PM Christine Berg, representing the Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. 01:57:21 PM Executive Director Barela and Director Buchanan responded to questions from the committee. 02:13:37 PM Dennis Dougherty, representing the Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill. 02:16:18 PM Ray Beck, representing Moffat County, testified in support of the bill. 02:19:14 PM Beth Melton, representing Routt County, testified in support of the bill. 02:21:32 PM Commissioner Beck, Commissioner Melton, and Mr. Dougherty responded to questions from the committee. 02:32:51 PM Katie Belgard, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 02:35:12 PM Chris Markuson, representing the BlueGreen Alliance, testified in support of the bill. 02:37:52 PM Dianna Orf, representing the Colorado Mining Association, testified in support of the bill. 02:40:14 PM Mr. Markuson responded to questions from the committee. 02:43:16 PM Don Suppes, Delta County Commissioner and representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill. 02:45:57 PM Sam Gilchrist, representing the Natural Resources Defense Council, testified in support of the bill. 02:48:22 PM Richard Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 02:50:36 PM Mr. Gilchrist and Mr. Orf responded to questions from the committee. 03:06:51 PM Richard Meisinger, representing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 111, testified in support of the bill. 03:11:59 PM Timothy Coleman, representing the Colorado Rural Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. 03:14:02 PM Mr. Meisinger responded to questions from the committee. 03:18:06 PM Chad Orvis, representing Tri-State Generation & Transmission, testified in support of the bill. 03:19:49 PM Carl Smith, representing the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation (SMART) Union Transportation Division, testified in support of the bill. 03:22:00 PM David Sullivan, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 03:24:48 PM Marna Ares, representing the Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. 03:26:59 PM Jessica Gelay, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. 03:29:48 PM Aimee Tooker, representing the West End Economic Development Corporation, testified in support the bill. 03:32:23 PM Sara Bachman, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:35:34 PM Dianna Reams, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:38:49 PM Carla Reams, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:42:24 PM Ms. Carla Reams and Ms. Dianna Reams responded to questions from the committee. 03:48:10 PM Makayla Gordon, representing the West End Economic Development Corporation, testified in support of the bill. 03:51:13 PM Carol Hedges, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. 03:53:34 PM Ty Gates, representing Rio Blanco County, testified in support of the bill. 03:56:13 PM The bill sponsors described Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 03:58:07 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Sullivan Seconded Duran Amabile Bird Carver Duran Lynch Mullica Ricks Sandridge Snyder Van Winkle Williams Sullivan Roberts YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:58:09 PM The bill sponsors and committee members made closing remarks on the bill. 04:13:06 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1290, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Sullivan Seconded Ricks Amabile Yes Bird Yes Carver Yes Duran Yes Lynch Yes Mullica Yes Ricks Yes Sandridge No Snyder Yes Van Winkle No Williams No Sullivan Yes Roberts Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS