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A7B6438EEB44BD94872587F300696D93 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1092

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & WATER
Date Feb 24, 2022      
Location HCR 0107



HB22-1092 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


12:11:35 PM  
Representative Soper,
bill co-prime, introduced HB22-1092.  Under current law, the board
of directors of an irrigation district may only enter into a contract to
commit payments in excess of $500,000 if the contract is first ratified
at a general or special election. This bill permits a board of directors
to enter into any obligation or contract to borrow money, which the irrigation
district may use to issue loans to landowners to make improvements to private
water delivery systems, or for other types of projects that improve water
delivery, drainage, conservation, or efficiencies on landowner property.
The board may not assess district land in order to raise money to issue
the loans; however, the board may use other sources of money to issue loans.
The irrigation district’s annual appropriation resolution to county commissioners
must include the amounts needed to meet loan obligations and the amounts
payable by landowners to the irrigation district. When assessing land within
an irrigation district, the bill requires that the county assessor apply
the information in the annual appropriation resolution concerning loans
to landowners and assess the additional amount payable for each tract for
which the landowner has received a loan.
12:15:31 PM  
Representative Roberts,
bill co-prime, made opening comments on the bill.

12:15:50 PM  
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
12:16:10 PM  
Mr. Max Schmidt, representing Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, testified in support of the bill. Kirsten Kurath, representing Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, testified in support of the bill.
12:30:56 PM  
The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
12:31:02 PM  

Alison Morgan, representing Colorado Bankers Association, testified to amend the bill. Mr. John Lefebvre, representing Colorado County Treasurer's and Public Trustees Association, testified to amend the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Submitted written testimony can be found in Attachment A.

12:34:51 PM  

Representative Roberts spoke about L.001 (Attachment B) and L.002 (Attachment C).



12:38:33 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Roberts
Seconded McLachlan
Holtorf
Lindsay Excused
Lontine
McLachlan
Pelton Excused
Roberts
Titone
Valdez D.
Will Excused
Catlin
McCormick Excused
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 4   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


12:39:19 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Roberts
Seconded McCormick
Holtorf
Lindsay Excused
Lontine
McLachlan
Pelton Excused
Roberts
Titone
Valdez D.
Will Excused
Catlin
McCormick
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 3   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
12:39:19 PM  
Representative Soper and Representative Roberts gave final comments on the bill.
12:40:48 PM  
Committee members made comments on the bill.


12:43:39 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1092, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Roberts
Seconded McLachlan
Holtorf Yes
Lindsay Yes
Lontine Yes
McLachlan Yes
Pelton Yes
Roberts Yes
Titone Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Will Yes
Catlin Yes
McCormick Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS