75DBB6EADDA02AF4872589820075D041 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB23-256SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCESDate Mar 30, 2023 Location SCR 352 SB23-256 - Referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C9EA6B957C18...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/EEA60E8FED3B...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf Attachment H http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/E71C4EE67253...$File/Attachment H - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment H - Combined.pdf 03:26:51 PM Senator Will and Senator Roberts, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-256 to the committee. The bill limits when the Parks and Wildlife Commission may reintroduce wolves based on the outcome of the Endangered Species Act 10(j)(1) rule proposal and a National Environmental Policy Act analysis. Senator Roberts provided a packet of handouts to the committee (Attachment F). 03:30:44 PM Renee Deal, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Greg Peterson, representing Gunnison County Stockgrowers' Association, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Jennifer Burbey, representing Colorado Outfitters Association, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout to the committee (Attachment G). Ms. Robbie LeValley, representing Colorado Cattlemens Association and the Delta County Board of Commissioners, testified in support of the bill. 03:46:43 PM Bonnie Brown, representing Colorado Wool Growers Association, testified in support of the bill. Travis Smith, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Lenny Klinglesmith, representing Rio Blanco Stockgrowers and LK Ranch, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee. Callie Hendrickson, representing White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts, testified in support of the bill. 03:59:25 PM Executive Director Dan Gibbs, representing Colorado Department of Natural Resources, testified in opposition to the bill. Rhonda Dern, representing Colorado Wolf Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Delia Malone, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Donald Metzler, representing Holy Cross Cattlemen's Association, testified in support of the bill. 04:12:24 PM Director Gibbs responded to questions from the committee. 04:31:37 PM Committee discussion with Director Gibbs continued. 04:45:54 PM Mr. Gary Skiba, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Skiba responded to questions from the committee. 04:48:21 PM Mr. Brackett Pollard, representing Holy Cross Cattlemen's Association, testified in support of the bill. Gaspar Perricone, representing Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Janie VanWinkle, representing Colorado Cattlemen's Association, testified in support of the bill. Tyler Garrett, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Carlyle Currier, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill. 05:07:13 PM Mr. Ty Gates, representing Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Larry Desjardin, representing Keep Routt Wild, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Ginny Harrington, representing Holy Cross Cattlemen's Association, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Susanne Roller, representing Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, testified in support of the bill. 05:17:48 PM Mr. Roland Halpern, representing Colorado Voters for Animals, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Kaitie Schneider, representing Defenders of Wildlife, testified in opposition to the bill. Patricia McLaughlan, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Rainer Gerbatsch, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:32:02 PM Jacqueline Russell, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Thomas Delehanty, representing Earthjustice, testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Joanna Lambert, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Thomas Zieber, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Delehanty responded to questions from the committee. 05:49:38 PM Kathleen Curry, representing Gunnison County Stockgrowers Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Taylor Rahmann, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Curry and Mr. Rahmann responded to questions from the committee. 05:58:14 PM The committee recessed. 06:16:30 PM The committee reconvened. 06:16:54 PM Ms. Ellary TuckerWilliams, representing Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Heather Riley, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 06:22:39 PM Mr. Michael Saul, representing Western Watersheds Project, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Darlene Kobobel, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Lindsay Larris, representing WildEarth Guardians, testified in opposition to the bill. Aubyn Royall, representing The Humane Society of the United States, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Larris and Ms. Kobobel responded to questions from the committee. 06:40:05 PM Dianna Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado and the Moffat County Board of Commissioners, testified in support of the bill. Mr. James Henderson, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Merrit Linke, representing Grand County, Club 20, and the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Linke responded to questions from the committee. 06:52:35 PM Jery Payne, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions from the committee. Additional written testimony on the bill is available as Attachment H. 06:55:06 PM Senators Will and Roberts wrapped up their presentation of the bill. 07:06:43 PM Committee members discussed the bill with the sponsors. 07:12:23 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-256 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Roberts Seconded Marchman No Pelton B. Yes Pelton R. Yes Priola No Simpson Yes Hinrichsen Yes Roberts Yes Final YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS