182F262C9102F38487258AFB007A446E Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-197SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCESDate Apr 10, 2024 Location SCR 352 SB24-197 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/3658984CC94A...$File/Attachment C - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C - Combined.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/94782C4BAB19...$File/Attachment D - SB197_L.001.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D - SB197_L.001.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/275B35CA0612...$File/Attachment E - SB197_L.002.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E - SB197_L.002.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/A847993F7C6C...$File/Attachment F - SB197_L.003.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F - SB197_L.003.pdf 04:15:31 PM Senator Roberts and Senator Will, bill co-prime sponsors, gave opening comments on Senate Bill 24-197. The bill implements several recommendations of the Colorado River Drought Task Force, created by Senate Bill 23-295. 04:19:25 PM Ms. Jackie Brown, representing Tri-State Generation & Transmission, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Orla Bannan, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. Kelly Romero-Heaney, representing Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions. 04:31:30 PM Tracy Kosloff, representing Division of Water Resources, Department of Natural Resources, answered committee questions. 04:37:22 PM Richard Belt, representing Xcel Energy, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Tim Corrigan, representing Routt County, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Zane Kessler, representing Colorado River District, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 04:37:23 PM Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment C. 04:52:25 PM Senator Roberts discussed amendments L.001 (Attachment D), L.002 (Attachment E), and L.003 (Attachment F). 04:52:40 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Roberts Seconded Kolker Pelton B. Pelton R. Priola Simpson Marchman Roberts YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:53:25 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 Moved Roberts Seconded Kolker Pelton B. Pelton R. Priola Simpson Marchman Roberts YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:54:14 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.003 Moved Roberts Seconded Kolker Pelton B. Pelton R. Priola Simpson Marchman Roberts YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:54:30 PM The bill sponsors provided closing comments on the bill. 04:56:40 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-197, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Roberts Seconded Kolker Yes Pelton B. Yes Pelton R. Yes Priola Yes Simpson Yes Marchman Yes Roberts Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
