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BILL SUMMARY For COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 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 Public Health and Environment SMART Act Presentation - Committee Discussion Only
10:31:47 AM  
Jill Hunsaker Ryan,
Executive Director, Trisha Oeth, Director of Environmental Health and Protection,
and Erick Schemenske, Chief Operating Officer, with the Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) presented their SMART Acts presentation.
Information on the CDPHE presentation can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/cdphe_smart_act_presentation_2024.pdf
10:38:08 AM  
Director Hunsaker
Ryan started the presentation with sharing CDPHE's mission and vision,
organizational structure, and wildly important goals. The presentation
continued with Director Oethe sharing information on the efforts being
made to improve air quality. This included information on recent accomplishments
and goals for 2024.
11:00:17 AM  
The presentation
continued with information on the Environmental Justice Action Task Force,
Waters of the United States, CDPHE's legislative agenda, and budget requests.
The presentation wrapped up with an overview of the department's inclusion,
diversity, equity, and accessibility work; performance management and business
intelligence; stimulus implementation update; and the 2024 regulatory agenda.
11:11:08 AM  
The committee asked
questions regarding the districts receiving awards, air monitoring locations,
mobile monitoring, monitoring versus modeling and reaching ozone goals.



The committee continued to ask questions on what is being tracked in regards
to greenhouse gases and water vapor,
11:39:23 AM  
The committee continued
to ask questions regarding the department's supplemental request and gas-powered
lawn equipment replacement costs.






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