H_AWN_2023A 04/24/2023 02:57:35 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES Date 04/24/2023 Attendance Holtorf X Lindsay X Lukens X Martinez X McLachlan X Parenti X Soper X Story X Titone X Velasco X Winter T. X Catlin X McCormick X Time 02:57:35 PM to 03:12:28 AM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by McCormick This Report was prepared by Alexa Kelly Hearing Items Action Taken hSB23-255 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hSB23-256 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hSB23-013 Referred to House Appropriations hSB23-266 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hSB23-192 Referred to House Appropriations hSB23-273 Referred to the Committee of the Whole hSB23-270 Referred to the Committee of the Whole SB23-255 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/293E4B2A598A...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/16D204211F55...$File/Attachment B - SB255_L.009.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B - SB255_L.009.pdf 02:58:27 PM Speaker McCluskie, bill co-prime sponsor, introduced and gave opening comments on Senate Bill 23-255. The bill creates the Wolf Depredation Compensation Fund (fund) in Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) in the Department of Natural Resources. Money in the fund is to be used to compensate landowners and agricultural producers that suffer damages when a wolf causes the death or injury of livestock or a working animal, and to implement the Gray Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. CPW may promulgate rules to implement the bill, and rules may include criteria necessary to receive compensation or authorize compensation from the fund for indirect livestock loss. 03:00:24 PM Representative Catlin, bill co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill. 03:00:42 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 03:08:17 PM Ms. Rhonda Dern, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Delia Malone, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 03:19:12 PM Justin Nolan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Merrit Linke, representing Grand County and Club 20, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ken Spann, representing Gunnison County Stockgrowers Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Roland Halpern, representing Colorado Voters for Animals, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 03:36:21 PM Dan Gibbs, representing Colorado Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Gaspar Perricone, representing Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Brita Horn, representing Farm Bureau Routt, testified in support of the bill. Bonnie Brown, representing Colorado Wool Growers Association, testified in support of the bill. Jennifer Burbey, representing Colorado Outfitters Association, testified in support of the bill. The panel responded to questions from the committee. 03:49:54 PM Mr. James Henderson, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Philip Anderson, representing Colorado Cattlemens Associstion, testified in support of the bill. Callie Hendrickson, representing White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts, testified in support of the bill. 03:49:55 PM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment A. 04:07:26 PM Speaker McCluskie discussed amendment L.009 (Attachment B). 04:08:54 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.009 Moved Catlin Seconded Lukens Holtorf Lindsay Lukens Martinez McLachlan Parenti Soper Story Titone Velasco Winter T. Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:08:55 PM Speaker McCluskie and Representative Catlin gave closing comments on the bill. 04:12:48 PM Committee members gave final comments on the bill. 04:22:18 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-255, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Catlin Seconded Winter T. Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Lukens Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Parenti Yes Soper Yes Story No Titone Yes Velasco Yes Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-256 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/2138909E6CE2...$File/Attachment C - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C - Combined.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/B53E369CBA77...$File/Attachment D - SB256_L.010.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D - SB256_L.010.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/89D9D47D378F...$File/Attachment E - SB256_L.007.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E - SB256_L.007.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/607F0BAEF4C6...$File/Attachment F - SB256_L.008.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F - SB256_L.008.pdf 04:22:26 PM Representative Lukens, bill co-prime sponsor, introduced and gave opening comments on Senate Bill 23-156. The bill prohibits the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) commission from restoring gray wolves into an area if the U.S. Secretary of the Interior has not made final determination that the gray wolf population is a nonessential experimental population in accordance with 16 USC sec. 1539 (j), known as Section 10 (j), of the Endangered Species Act. 04:53:10 PM Representative Soper, bill co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill. 04:59:07 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 05:01:32 PM Ms. Krisztina Gayler, representing National Wolfwatcher Coalition and The 06 Legacy, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Roland Halpern, representing Colorado Voters for Animals, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Ellen Kesslere, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Executive Director Dan Gibbs, representing Colorado Department of Natural Resources, testified in opposition to the bill. Mike Phillips, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Patricia McLaughlin, representing Sierra Club, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 05:21:48 PM Director Gibbs continued to respond to questions from the committee. 05:37:43 PM Mr. Phillips answered questions from the committee. 05:40:45 PM Mr. Mark Kohn, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Rhonda Dern, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Michael Saul, representing Western Watersheds Project, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Rainer Gerbatsch, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 05:55:10 PM Ms. Kaitie Schneider, representing Defenders of Wildlife, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Lindsay Larris, representing WildEarth Guardians, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Delia Malone, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in opposition to the bill. Tom Delehanty, representing Earthjustice, testified in opposition to the bill. 06:12:05 PM Ms. Darlene Kobobel, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. David Hand, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Ethan Ray, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. 06:22:15 PM Mr. Andrew Currie, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Commissioner Tony Bohrer, representing Moffat Couinty, testified in support of the bill. Mr. James Pribyl, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Professor Kevin Lynch, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:33:21 PM Gaspar Perricone, representing Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project, testified in support of the bill. Deborah Freeman, representing Gunnison County Stockgrowers' Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ken Spann, representing Gunnison County Stockgrowers' Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Philip Anderson, representing Colorado Cattlemens Association, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 06:55:10 PM Justin Nolan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Greg Peterson, representing Gunnison County Stockgrowers' Association, testified in support of the bill. Callie Hendrickson, representing White River & Douglas Creek Conservation Districts, testified in support of the bill. Kathleen Curry, representing Gunnison County Stockgrowers' Association, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 07:19:50 PM The previous panel continued to respond to questions from the committee. 07:20:02 PM Commissioner Merrit Linke, representing Grand County and Club 20, testified in support of the bill. Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Tiffany Taylor, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jennifer Burbey, representing Colorado Outfitters Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Don Gittleson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Larry Desjardin, representing Keep Routt Wild, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 07:36:14 PM Reece Melton, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill. Mr. James Henderson, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill. Brita Horn, representing Farm Bureau Routt, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Tom Harrington, representing Colorado Cattlemens Association, testified in support of the bill. Virginia Harrington, representing Holy Cross Cattlemen's Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Zach Salin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 08:00:28 PM Lenny Klinglesmith, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Wesley Mendez, representing Colorado Bowhunters Association, testified in support of the bill. Travis Smith, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Bonnie Brown, representing Colorado Wool Growers Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Robert Terwilliger, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 08:00:29 PM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment C. 08:17:18 PM Representative Story introduced amendment L.010 (Attachment D). 08:17:41 PM Representative Story replied to questions from the committee about the amendment. 08:21:23 PM The bill sponsors made comments on the amendment. 08:22:58 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.010 Moved Story Seconded Parenti Holtorf No Lindsay No Lukens No Martinez No McLachlan No Parenti Yes Soper No Story Yes Titone No Velasco No Winter T. No Catlin No McCormick No YES: 2 NO: 11 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 08:24:14 PM Representative Story introduced amendment L.007 (Attachment E). 08:24:22 PM The committee asked questions and made comments about the amendment. 08:28:34 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.007 Moved Story Seconded Parenti Holtorf No Lindsay No Lukens No Martinez No McLachlan No Parenti No Soper No Story Yes Titone No Velasco No Winter T. No Catlin No McCormick No YES: 1 NO: 12 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 08:29:55 PM Representative Story introduced amendment L.008 (Attachment F). 08:30:02 PM The committee made comments on the amendment. The amendment was withdrawn. 08:31:12 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 Moved Story Seconded Parenti Holtorf Lindsay Lukens Martinez McLachlan Parenti Soper Story Titone Velasco Winter T. Catlin McCormick YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Withdrawn 08:31:47 PM Representative Soper and Representative Lukens gave closing comments on the bill. 08:38:31 PM Committee members made final comments on the bill. 08:45:50 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-256 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Lukens Seconded Soper Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Lukens Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Parenti No Soper Yes Story No Titone Yes Velasco Yes Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-013 - Referred to House Appropriations 08:45:53 PM The committee recessed. 08:46:09 PM The committee came back to order. 08:54:45 PM Representative Story, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 23-013, concerning resources for fire investigations to enhance public safety. The bill requires the Department of Public Safety to conduct fire origin and cause investigations and creates a cash fund. Representative Story responded to questions from the committee. 09:01:43 PM Chief Chris Brunette, representing Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Colorado Department of Public Safety, testified in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 09:07:10 PM Representative Story gave final comments on the bill. 09:08:28 PM Committee members gave final comments on the bill. 09:10:26 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-013 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Story Seconded Titone Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Lukens Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Parenti Excused Soper Yes Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-266 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/7D7E0BFB0D18...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf 09:10:36 PM Representative Brown, bill co-prime sponsor, introduced and gave opening comments on Senate Bill 23-266. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to adopt rules designating neonicotinoid pesticides as limited-use pesticides. By July 1, 2024, the commissioner must adopt rules requiring neonicotinoid pesticides to be sold only by licensed dealers under the Pesticide Act. 09:15:36 PM Representative Kipp, bill co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill. 09:16:05 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 09:16:29 PM Christopher Finarelli, representing The Household and Commercial Products Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Danny Katz, representing Colorado Public Interest Research Group, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jordan Beezley, representing Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 09:16:30 PM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment G. 09:31:57 PM Representative Kipp and Representative Brown gave final comments on the bill. 09:41:08 PM Committee members made final comments on the bill. 09:45:07 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-266 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Titone Seconded Velasco Holtorf No Lindsay Yes Lukens Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Parenti Yes Soper No Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Winter T. No Catlin No McCormick Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-192 - Referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/6F7EDEDC1381...$File/Attachment H - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment H - Combined.pdf 09:45:24 PM Representative Kipp, bill co-prime sponsor, introduced and gave opening comments on Senate Bill 23-192. The bill continues the regulation of pesticide applicators for 11 years from September 1, 2023, to September 1, 2034. 09:46:38 PM Representative McLachlan, bill co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill. 09:51:09 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 09:51:23 PM Dr. Rella Abernathy, representing City of Boulder, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Rita Berberian, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Joyce Kennedy, representing People and Pollinators Action Network, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Stephen Bross, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. 10:09:18 PM Ms. Angela Medbery, representing Colorado Pesticide Network, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Jordan Beezley, representing Colorado Department of Agriculture, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Bret Turner, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Mrs. Kathleen Sands, representing Lyons Climate Action, testified to amend the bill. Dr. Louise Chawla, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 10:23:26 PM Mr. Beezley continued to respond to questions from the committee. 10:32:20 PM Mrs. Amelie Von Harrach, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Ruby Begay, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. 10:50:56 PM Ms. Lisa Blecker, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Austin Vincent, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill. Sandra McDonald, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Rebecca Larson, representing Western Sugar Cooperative, testified in support of the bill. Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Brian Daugherty, representing Colorado Pest Control Association, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 11:05:22 PM Mr. Mitch Savage, representing Rocky Mountain Golf Course Superintendents Association and the Colorado Golf Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Joe Kunze, representing Rocky Mountain Golf Course Superintendents Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kevin Kallas, representing Colorado Golf Coalition and Rocky Mountain Golf Course Superintendents Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Thia Walker, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. William LaPoint, representing Green Industries of Colorado and Colorado Arborists and Lawn Care Professionals Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Justin Lewton, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 11:30:22 PM Ryan Riley, representing Colorado Pest Control Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kelly Sloan, representing Colorado Agricultural Aviation Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kelly Gouge, representing SavATree - Tree and Lawn Care, testified in support of the bill. Paul Schlagel, representing Colorado Sugarbeet Growers, testified in support of the bill. Mike Verde, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 11:49:15 PM Mr. Jim Cecil, representing Colorado Association of Conservation Districts, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kayla Malone, representing Colorado Weed Management Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jack Breidenbach, representing Colorado Sugarbeet Growers Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 11:49:16 PM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment H. 12:01:47 AM Representative Kipp and Representative McLachlan gave closing comments on the bill. 12:07:33 AM Committee members gave closing comments on the bill. 12:10:36 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-192 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved McLachlan Seconded Soper Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Lukens Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Parenti Yes Soper Yes Story Yes Titone Yes Velasco Yes Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-273 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C1FCA3ACFB27...$File/Attachment I - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment I - Combined.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/2FD162F34A9B...$File/Attachment J - SB273_L.010.pdf?OpenElement Attachment J - SB273_L.010.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/85200AC08892...$File/Attachment K - SB273_L.008.pdf?OpenElement Attachment K - SB273_L.008.pdf http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/EA2F3F335CAF...$File/Attachment L - SB273_L.009.pdf?OpenElement Attachment L - SB273_L.009.pdf 12:14:38 AM Representative Boesenecker, bill sponsor, introduced and gave opening comments on Senate Bill 23-273. The bill limits the inclusion of agricultural land within an urban renewal area (URA). Current law allows agricultural land to be included in a URA if the land was included prior to June 1, 2010. The bill specifies that the land may only be included in a URA if it remains in the same URA in which it was originally included, or modified to include it, prior to June 1, 2010. Thus, agricultural land that was included in an expiring URA prior to June 1, 2010, is prohibited from being including in newly formed URAs. 12:14:42 AM The committee asked questions of the bill sponsor. 12:19:54 AM Jaclyn Terwey, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the bill. Rich Werner, representing Economic Development Council of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Kelly Jones, representing City of Loveland, testified in opposition to the bill. Ferd Belz, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Andrea Samson, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Don Overcash, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 12:35:08 AM Carolynne White, representing Brownstein for McWhinney, testified in opposition to the bill. Chad McWhinney, representing McWhinney, testified in opposition to the bill. Dana Foley, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Steve Olson, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. John Fogle, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 12:52:30 AM Sandra Solin, representing Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance & Fix North I25 Coalition, testified in opposition to the bill. Hunter Leggitt, representing Hunter Leggitt Studio, testified in opposition to the bill. Christian Butler, representing Studio Limited Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. Patrick Drake, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Paul Laurie, representing Walking Tree Travel, testified in opposition to the bill. Bill Becker, representing Loveland Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. 01:16:22 AM Cindy Mackin, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Shane McWatters, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Bob Torson, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Carolyn Goltra, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. 01:25:05 AM Robert Massaro, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. The testimony of Steve Johnson, representing themself, in support of the bill was read. Mr. George Garklavs, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Charles Hubbard, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Gini Pingenot, representing Colorado Counties Inc., testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 01:46:48 AM Julian Jacquin, representing International Council of Shopping Centers, NAIOP, Economic Development Council of Colorado, Inc., and Downtown Colorado Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee. 01:49:12 AM Mrs. Tam Paquette, representing Together Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Bill Jensen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Loveland Mayor Jacki Marsh, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Linda Rosa, representing themself, testified in support of the bill and read testimony in support of the bill from Morgan Carroll. The testimony of Ms. Christine Cerbana, representing Together Colorado in support of the bill, was read to the committee. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 02:06:59 AM Ms. Lori Coulter read the testimony of Larry Sarner in support of the bill. 02:12:16 AM Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Bryan Treu, representing Eagle County, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 02:12:17 AM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment I. 02:19:48 AM Carolynn White answered additional questions from the committee. 02:19:49 AM Representative Winter introduced amendment L.010 (Attachment J). 02:29:03 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.010 Moved Winter T. Seconded Catlin Holtorf Yes Lindsay No Lukens No Martinez No McLachlan No Parenti Excused Soper Yes Story No Titone Excused Velasco No Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick No YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 02:29:04 AM The committee made comments on the amendment. 02:29:24 AM Representative Soper introduced amendment L.008 (Attachment K). 02:29:31 AM The bill sponsors made comments on the amendment. 02:31:59 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 Moved Soper Seconded Holtorf Holtorf Yes Lindsay No Lukens No Martinez No McLachlan No Parenti Excused Soper Yes Story No Titone Excused Velasco No Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick No YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 02:32:16 AM Representative Soper introduced amendment L.009 (Attachment L). 02:32:22 AM Committee members commented on the amendment. 02:33:00 AM The bill sponsors made comments on the amendment. 02:35:17 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.009 Moved Soper Seconded Holtorf Holtorf Yes Lindsay No Lukens No Martinez No McLachlan No Parenti Excused Soper Yes Story No Titone Excused Velasco No Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick No YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 02:35:18 AM Representative Boesenecker gave closing comments. 02:39:58 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-273 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Story Seconded McLachlan Holtorf No Lindsay Yes Lukens Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Parenti Excused Soper No Story Yes Titone Excused Velasco Yes Winter T. No Catlin No McCormick Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB23-270 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/5DD177AF4FC3...$File/Attachment M - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment M - Combined.pdf 02:40:05 AM The committee recessed. 02:40:27 AM The committee reconvened. 02:42:09 AM Representaive McCormick, bill co-prime sponsor, introduced and gave opening comments on Senate Bill 23-270. The bill creates a rebuttable presumption that a minor stream restoration project does not cause material injury to a vested water right, and outlines the qualification requirements for a minor stream restoration project. 02:44:22 AM Representative Catlin, bill co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill. 02:47:11 AM The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee. 02:48:38 AM Daphne Gervais, representing Colorado Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Joan Green Turner, representing Water Rights Association of the South Platte, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 02:56:34 AM Aaron Citron, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Abby Burke, representing Audubon Rockies, testified in support of the bill. Travis Smith, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Joshua Blanchard, representing Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Water Quality/Quantity Committee, Counties & Commissioners Acting Together, and Summit County, testified in support of the bill. 02:56:35 AM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment M. 03:09:54 AM The bill sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. 03:10:41 AM Committee members made final comments on the bill. 03:12:20 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-270 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved McCormick Seconded McLachlan Holtorf Yes Lindsay Yes Lukens Yes Martinez Yes McLachlan Yes Parenti Excused Soper Yes Story Yes Titone Excused Velasco Yes Winter T. Yes Catlin Yes McCormick Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:12:28 AM The committee adjourned.