H_ENE_2023A 03/16/2023 01:33:04 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Date 03/16/2023 Attendance DeGraaf X Dickson X Evans X Froelich E Valdez X Velasco X Vigil X Weissman X Winter T. X Willford X Kipp X Time 01:33:04 PM to 02:10:00 PM Place LSB A This Meeting was called to order by Kipp This Report was prepared by Samantha Falco Hearing Items Action Taken hHB23-1234 Amended, referred to House Appropriations HB23-1234 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/545EF3843A8E...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/24BE8098D905...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/BEBDDD9CBCF8...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/6F5671922257...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf 01:35:41 PM Representatives Soper and Brown, co-sponsors of the bill, gave a brief overview of House Bill 23-1234 Streamlined Solar Permitting and Inspection Grants. The bill creates the streamlined solar permitting and inspection grant program. 01:39:38 PM The sponsors answered questions from the committee on the bill. 01:39:54 PM Mr. Mike Kruger, representing Colorado Solar & Storage Association, testified in support of the bill. Keith Hay, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Richard Hubler, representing Alamosa County Land Use & Building, testified in support of the bill. 01:53:04 PM The panel answered questions from the committee. Additional written testimony is included as Attachment A. 01:53:23 PM The bill sponsors introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.003 (Attachment B). 01:55:55 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 Moved Valdez Seconded Willford DeGraaf Dickson Evans Froelich Excused Valdez Velasco Vigil Weissman Winter T. Willford Kipp YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:55:57 PM The bill sponsors introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.005 (Attachment C). 01:56:46 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 Moved Valdez Seconded Willford DeGraaf Dickson Evans Froelich Excused Valdez Velasco Vigil Weissman Winter T. Willford Kipp YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:56:49 PM The bill sponsors introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.006 (Attachment D). 01:57:32 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.006 Moved Valdez Seconded Willford DeGraaf Dickson Evans Froelich Excused Valdez Velasco Vigil Weissman Winter T. Willford Kipp YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:57:34 PM The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. 01:58:27 PM The committee gave closing comments on the bill. 02:02:48 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1234, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Willford Seconded Valdez DeGraaf Yes Dickson Yes Evans Yes Froelich Excused Valdez Yes Velasco Yes Vigil Yes Weissman Yes Winter T. Yes Willford Yes Kipp Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 02:10:00 PM The committee adjourned.