A5E40ADB351C76E5872589A300026E86 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB23-1242SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGYDate May 1, 2023 Location SCR 352 HB23-1242 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CE57516F66E0...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/378255C83B3C...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf 06:26:35 PM Senators Priola and Cutter, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained House Bill 23-1242 Water Conservation in Oil & Gas Operations. The bill places new reporting requirements on oil and gas operators concerning water use and requires the Department of Natural Resources to adopt rules to reduce, reuse, and recycle water used in oil and gas operations. The bill creates the Colorado Produced Water Consortium to analyze and report on the recycling and reuse of water produced as a byproduct of oil and gas operations. 06:29:50 PM Rev. Jessica Abell, representing Together Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Emma Pinter, representing Adams County and Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Valley Lopez, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jared Bynum, representing Colorado Rising, testified in support of the bill. Harmony Cummings, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. 06:38:28 PM Ruth Hund, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kevin Chan, representing Save the Aurora reservoir, testified in support of the bill. Patricia Garcia Nelson, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Irene Andres, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. 06:47:18 PM Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) Commissioner John Messner, representing COGCC, was available to answer committee questions. Gregory Deranleau, representing the COGCC was available to answer committee questions. 06:50:42 PM The sponsors moved and explained Amendments L.016 and L.017 (Attachments E and F). 06:51:00 PM The sponsors responded to questions about L.016. 06:51:20 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.016 Moved Priola Seconded Cutter Hansen Jaquez Lewis Pelton B. Simpson Priola Winter F. Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:51:38 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.017 Moved Priola Seconded Cutter Hansen Jaquez Lewis Pelton B. Simpson Priola Winter F. Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:51:39 PM Senators Priola and Cutter gave closing remarks. 06:52:43 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1242, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Pelton B. Seconded Cutter Yes Hansen Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Pelton B. No Simpson No Priola Yes Winter F. Excused Final YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
