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BILL SUMMARY For SB23-285
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Apr 27, 2023
Location HCR 0112
SB23-285 - Referred to House Appropriations
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06:07:41 PM |
Co-sponsors, Representatives
Dickson and McCormick gave an overview of Senate Bill 23-285 Energy and
Carbon Management in Colorado. The bill renames the Colorado Oil
and Gas Conservation Commission as the Energy and Carbon Management Commission
and expands the commission's regulatory authority to include emerging energy
generation and storage technologies, specifically geothermal and underground
gas storage.
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06:15:01 PM |
The committee asked the sponsors questions.
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06:15:16 PM |
Ms. Jan Rose, representing
Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in opposition to the
bill. Valley Lopez, representing 350 Colorado, testified in opposition
to the bill.
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06:20:35 PM |
Mr. Ramesh Bhatt,
representing Sierra Club, testified to amend the bill. Cindy Copeland,
representing Boulder County, testified to amend the bill. County
Commissioner Randy Wheelock, representing CCAT, testified to amend
the bill. Anita Seitz, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action
(CC4CA), testified to amend the bill.
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06:41:40 PM |
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
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06:41:57 PM |
Director Julie Murphy,
representing Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Department of
Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Robbins, representing
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Department of Natural Resources,
was available to answer committee questions. Will Toor, representing Colorado
Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Deputy State Engineer
Tracy Kosloff, representing Division of Water Resources, Department of
Natural Resources, was available to answer committee questions. Additional
written testimony is included as Attachment C.
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06:57:03 PM |
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
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07:12:18 PM |
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
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07:12:41 PM |
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.
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07:22:15 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 23-285 to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Dickson |
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Vigil |
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DeGraaf |
Yes |
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Dickson |
Yes |
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Froelich |
No |
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Mabrey |
No |
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Valdez |
Yes |
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Velasco |
No |
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Vigil |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
No |
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Winter T. |
Yes |
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Willford |
No |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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