336FE96DEDA80C8887258242005FD07B Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB18-170SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGYDate Feb 28, 2018 Location SCR 357 SB18-170 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/2E18D1C7F3DA...$File/180228 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/72D75ACF2D75...$File/180228 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 180228 AttachB.pdf 10:26:35 AM Senator Sonnenberg, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill18-170 concerning reservoir releases for fish and wildlife mitigation. He also distributed Amendment L.001 [Attachment A]. The introduced bill establishes a water court process by which a storage water right owner may dedicate releases from new capacity in a reservoir to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) in order to reasonably avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on fish and wildlife within a qualifying stream reach, if certain conditions are met. 10:27:52 AM Eric Wilkinson, General Manager, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, spoke in favor of the bill and distributed a map of the Northern Integrated Supply Project [Attachment B]. He explained that a similar bill, Senate Bill17-282 was postponed indefinitely by the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee. He explained that state law requires fish and wildlife mitigation plans for certain water projects and discussed the mitigation plan for the Northern Integrated Supply Project, also known as NISP. He also responded to questions from the committee about NISP and measures to protect other water users on Cache la Poudre River. 10:36:42 AM Peggy Montano, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, spoke in support of the bill and announced that Colorado Water Congress supports the bill. She also spoke in support of Amendment L.001. 10:39:20 AM Lee Miller, Southeastern Water Conservancy District, spoke in support of the bill. He also discussed fish and wildlife mitigation plans for the district's water diversions. 10:43:17 AM Donna Brosemer, Greeley Water, North Weld County Water District, spoke in support of the bill. 10:52:28 AM The chair closed testimony and Senator Sonnenberg closed his remarks on the bill. 10:54:16 AM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Sonnenberg Seconded Cooke Coram Donovan Fenberg Fields Excused Garcia Jones Marble Scott Baumgardner Sonnenberg YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 10:56:00 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 18-170 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Sonnenberg Seconded Cooke Yes Coram Yes Donovan Yes Fenberg Yes Fields Excused Garcia Yes Jones No Marble Yes Scott Yes Baumgardner Yes Sonnenberg Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
