H_ENE_2019A 04/05/2019 12:36:25 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Date 04/05/2019 Attendance Baisley X Froelich X Geitner X Kipp X Liston X McKean X Sirota X Valdez A. * Weissman X Hooton * Jackson X X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call Time 12:36:25 PM to 07:02:21 PM Place HCR 0112 This Meeting was called to order by Representative Jackson This Report was prepared by Andrea Denka Hearing Items Action Taken hHB19-1261 Amended, referred to House Appropriations HB19-1261 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/026480C966D8...$File/190405 AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 190405 AttachI.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/2736584E2425...$File/190405 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 190405 AttachF.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/51D39FA42D74...$File/190405 AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 190405 AttachH.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/6617AD5FC9DC...$File/190405 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 190405 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/744E88314EB8...$File/190405 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 190405 AttachE.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/75DA7DD5FC3A...$File/190405 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 190405 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/7AD9B7245C5A...$File/190405 AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 190405 AttachG.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/AA1EC6861E6A...$File/190405 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 190405 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/E757AAA5444C...$File/190405 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 190405 AttachA.pdf 12:36:57 PM Representatives Jackson and Becker, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 19-1261. This bill sets statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution reduction goals relative to 2005 statewide GHG pollution levels at a 26 percent reduction by 2026; 50 percent reduction by 2030; and 90 percent reduction by 2050. The Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is required to adopt rules and regulations for statewide GHG pollution reduction. 12:48:47 PM Erin Overturf, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. 12:57:03 PM Kevin Trenberth, representing the University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 01:00:37 PM Pam Kiley, representing Environmental Defense Fund, testified in support of the bill. 01:03:48 PM Trisha Oeth, representing CDPHE, testified in support of the bill. 01:06:55 PM Ms. Oeth, Ms. Kiley, Ms. Overturf and Mr. Trenberth responded to questions from the committee. Mark McMillan, representing CDPHE, came to the table and responded to questions from the committee. 01:26:52 PM Abbey Pizel, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. 01:35:33 PM Catherine Ebeling, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 01:36:28 PM Michael Kingsbury, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 01:43:31 PM Mr. Kingsbury, Ms. Ebeling, and Ms. Pizel responded to questions from the committee. 01:53:37 PM Scott Washkowiak, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 01:55:54 PM Ken Jacobs, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 01:57:49 PM Quinn Middleton, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 01:58:06 PM Rachel Kois, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 02:01:20 PM Mr. Washkowiak responded to questions from the committee. 02:03:55 PM Jamie Harkins, representing the City of Lafayette, testified in support of the bill. 02:05:20 PM Jenny Willford, representing the Northglenn City Council, testified in support of the bill. 02:10:10 PM Senator Matt Jones, Boulder County Commissioner, testified in support of the bill. 02:10:57 PM Ms. Kois read the testimony of Colin Tomkins-Bergh who is in support of the bill. 02:14:50 PM Ms. Willford, Ms. Harkins, and Senator Jones responded to questions from the committee. 02:28:16 PM Adrienne Dorsey, representing GRID Alternatives, testified in support of the bill. 02:31:26 PM Ruthie Lopez, representing GRID Alternatives, testified in support of the bill. 02:32:16 PM Edwin LaMair, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 02:34:37 PM Evan Freirich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 02:39:24 PM Evan Healey, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 02:41:23 PM Mr. LaMair responded to questions from the committee. 02:44:05 PM Brady Colings, representing Spyder, testified in support of the bill. 02:46:39 PM Clare Gallagher, representing Protect Our Winters (POW), testified in support of the bill. 02:50:19 PM Arielle Gold, representing POW, testified in support of the bill. 02:51:09 PM Chris Linsmayer, representing Colorado Ski Country USA, testified in support of the bill. 02:54:29 PM Mr. Linsmayer responded to questions from the committee. 02:57:49 PM Jonathan Koehn, representing the City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. 03:00:45 PM Bennett Boeschenstein, testified remotely from Colorado Mesa University (CMU), in support of the bill. 03:07:06 PM John Justman, Mesa County Commisssioner, testified remotely from CMU in opposition to the bill. 03:08:33 PM Christopher Campbell, representing Atlasta Solar, testified remotely from CMU in support of the bill. 03:13:16 PM Gary Moyer, Rio Blanco County Commissioner, testified remotely from CMU in opposition to the bill. 03:16:24 PM Christian Kloberdanz, representing himself, testified remotely from CMU in support of the bill. 03:19:50 PM Sierra Mitchell, representing herself, testified remotely from CMU in support of the bill. 03:20:39 PM Debra Conard, representing herself, testified remotely from CMU in support of the bill. 03:23:02 PM Ben Denardo, representing himself, testified remotely from CMU in support of the bill. 03:24:37 PM Ian Roche read the testimony of Mark Waltermire who is in support of the bill. 03:28:51 PM Erin Riccio read the testimony of Katie Hadley who is in support of the bill. 03:30:40 PM Grier Baily, representing the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association (CWPMA), testified in opposition to the bill. 03:36:07 PM Dianna Orf, representing the Colorado Mining Association, testified in opposition to the bill. 03:36:50 PM Kelly Sloan, representing the Freedom to Drive Coalition, testified in opposition to the bill. 03:40:26 PM Richard Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill and distributed a handout (Attachment A). 03:42:10 PM Mr. Bailey, Ms. Orf, Mr. Sloan, and Mr. Orf responded to questions from the committee. 03:56:54 PM Devon Reynolds, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:00:11 PM Lisa Widdekind, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:01:00 PM Renee Larrarte, representing the Women's Lobby of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 04:03:45 PM Nate Bohach, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 04:04:03 PM Tom Brown, representing himself, testified remotely from Colorado Mesa University - Montrose (CMU Montrose) in support of the bill. 04:06:18 PM Wayne Quade, representing himself, testified remotely from CMU Montrose in support of the bill. 04:14:54 PM Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk, representing herself, testified remotely from Fort Lewis College in support of the bill. 04:15:49 PM Gwen Lachelt, La Plata County Commissioner, testified remotely from Fort Lewis College in support of the bill. 04:21:56 PM Jeff Heir, representing the Colorado Rural Electric Association, testified in opposition to the bill. 04:24:07 PM Andy Berger, representing Tri-State Generation and Transmission, testified in opposition to the bill and responded to committee questions. 04:28:44 PM Gary Arnold, representing Rocky Mountain District Councils, testified on the bill. 04:32:41 PM Jake Fox, representing the Consortium for Climate Change and Health, read the testimony of James Crooks who is in support of the bill. Mr. Fox also testified in support of the bill. 04:42:06 PM Kristi Douglas, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:45:37 PM Ron Booth, representing himself, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment B). 04:46:00 PM Michelle Mondragon, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:51:29 PM Jan Rose, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:54:43 PM Miranda Glasbergen, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:57:08 PM Paddy McClellan, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:59:35 PM America Sherwood, representing the Colorado League of Women Voters, testified in support of the bill. 05:03:48 PM Amelia Myers, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill and distributed several letters of support (Attachment C). 05:06:12 PM Duncan Gilchrist, representing himself, testified on the bill. 05:06:37 PM Robert Lindgren read the testimony of Carl Smith who is in support of the bill. 05:10:36 PM Charley Olena, representing New Era Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 05:12:50 PM Micah Parkin, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 05:13:32 PM Gina Hardin, representing the Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified on the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment D). 05:19:15 PM Emilie Craig, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:22:23 PM Ava Osmun, representing Colorado Climate Future, testified in support of the bill. 05:23:04 PM Austin Gut, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:25:23 PM John Sanderson, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill. 05:29:34 PM Beau Kiklis read the testimony of Daniel Roman who is in support of the bill. 05:30:35 PM Ms. Middleton read the testimony of Ning Mosberger-Tang who is in support of the bill. 05:35:21 PM Ramesh Bhatt, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:37:41 PM Kai Gray, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:39:47 PM Jan Douglas, representing the Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. 05:41:34 PM Sam Allen, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:44:38 PM Jordan Alexander, representing Colorado Climate Future, testified in support of the bill. 05:46:38 PM David Takahashi, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:50:22 PM Michael Watkins, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:55:35 PM Speaker Becker and Representative Jackson provided closing comments on the bill and responded to committee questions. 06:01:36 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). Moved Kipp Seconded Hooton Baisley No Froelich Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Liston No McKean No Sirota Yes Valdez A. Yes Weissman Yes Hooton Yes Jackson Yes YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 06:02:46 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). Moved Sirota Seconded Froelich Baisley Froelich Geitner Kipp Liston McKean Sirota Valdez A. Weissman Hooton Jackson YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:11:33 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment G). Moved Geitner Seconded Liston Baisley Yes Froelich No Geitner Yes Kipp No Liston Yes McKean Yes Sirota No Valdez A. No Weissman No Hooton No Jackson No YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 06:17:52 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment H). Moved Geitner Seconded Liston Baisley Yes Froelich No Geitner Yes Kipp No Liston Yes McKean Yes Sirota No Valdez A. No Weissman No Hooton No Jackson No YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 06:28:23 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment I). Moved Geitner Seconded Liston Baisley Yes Froelich No Geitner Yes Kipp No Liston Yes McKean Yes Sirota No Valdez A. No Weissman No Hooton No Jackson No YES: 4 NO: 7 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 07:02:10 PM Motion Refer House Bill 19-1261, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Jackson Seconded Valdez A. Baisley No Froelich Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Liston No McKean No Sirota Yes Valdez A. Yes Weissman Yes Hooton Yes Jackson Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 07:02:21 PM The committee adjourned.
