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F544ED666FA23F5C87258894007A68E9 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For REQUESTS FOR DRAFT COMMITTEE LEGISLATION

INTERIM COMMITTEE  WATER RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Aug 4, 2022      
Location Old State Library



Requests for Draft Committee Legislation - Committee Discussion Only


04:17:10 PM  
The committee reconvened.
04:17:11 PM  
Jennifer Berman, Office of Legislative Legal
Services, went over the procedure for requesting bill drafts.
04:18:17 PM  

Josh Abram, Legislative Council Staff, spoke about the fiscal note process.

04:26:00 PM  
Committee members discussed bill draft ideas.


04:32:53 PM
Motion Move to draft bill about HOA landscaping restrictions
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded Bridges
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:34:21 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill on creating a water literacy program in K-12 schools
Moved McLachlan
Seconded Bridges
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:35:21 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning creating incentives for non-tributary water resources
Moved Roberts
Seconded Catlin
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:41:06 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning limiting CDPHE ability to distribute information without supporting data
Moved Sonnenberg
Seconded Catlin
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:43:58 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning allowing a conservancy district to file augmentation plans on behalf of constituents
Moved Simpson
Seconded Bridges
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:45:39 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning the creation of a livestock drought assistance pilot program utilizing controlled environment agriculture
Moved Bridges
Seconded Sonnenberg
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:48:41 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning changing nursery laws be modified to allow for native plant swaps
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded McCormick
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:50:05 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning water rights in relation to conservation easements
Moved Roberts
Seconded Bridges
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:51:23 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning a study about the use of water for outdoor sports industry for storage
Moved McKean
Seconded Roberts
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:53:49 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning creation of standards have to be adopted by EPA Science Advisory Board before CDPHE can implement them
Moved Sonnenberg
Seconded McKean
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:55:59 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning changing the WRARC to a year round committee
Moved Simpson
Seconded McKean
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:57:11 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning requiring the interstate compacts to present to the agriculture committees annually
Moved Bridges
Seconded Jaquez Lewis
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:57:53 PM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning the equitable compensation for wolf depredation
Moved Roberts
Seconded Catlin
Bridges
Catlin
Jaquez Lewis
McKean
McLachlan
Roberts
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Donovan Excused
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection






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