H_ENE_2022A 02/17/2022 01:40:21 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Date 02/17/2022 Attendance Bernett X Cutter X Froelich * Hanks E Lindsay X Pico X Sirota X Soper * Titone X Will X Woog X Hooton X Valdez A. X Time 01:40:21 PM to 03:50:45 PM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Valdez A. This Report was prepared by Samantha Falco Hearing Items Action Taken hHB22-1007 Amended, referred to House Finance hHB22-1012 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hHB22-1011 Amended, referred to House Appropriations HB22-1007 - Amended, referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/674B723604DF...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf 01:41:12 PM Co-sponsors of the bill, Representatives D. Valdez and Lynch gave an overview of House Bil 22-1007. This bill creates a wildfire mitigation grant program and replaces the current law state income tax deduction for wildfire mitigation expenses with a state income tax credit. 01:45:31 PM Representatives D. Valez and Lynch answered questions from the committee. 01:51:22 PM Mr. Bradford Benning, representing Gilpin County & Colorado Counties Inc., testified in support of the bill. 02:04:43 PM Mr. Matt McCombs, representing Colorado State Forest Service, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 02:08:08 PM Mr. Don Cameron, representing Ward 3, City of Golden Councilor, testified in support of the bill. 02:08:11 PM Mr. Cameron answered questions from the committee. 02:12:45 PM Mr. Robert Kausch, representing himself, testified to amend the bill. 02:12:48 PM Ms. Elizabeth Peetz, representing Colorado Association of Realtors, testified to amend the bill. 02:17:37 PM Jason Hopfer, representing Colorado Association of Realtors, testified to amend the bill. 02:19:14 PM Mr. Hopfer and Ms. Peetz answered questions from the committee. 02:25:38 PM Representatives D. Valdez and Lynch introduced and gave an overview of Amendment L.001 (Attachment A). 02:26:20 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Froelich Seconded Will Bernett Cutter Froelich Hanks Excused Lindsay Pico Sirota Soper Titone Will Woog Hooton Valdez A. YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:26:26 PM Representatives D. Valdez and Lynch gave a brief conclusion of the bill. 02:28:47 PM The committee gave final comments on the bill. 02:34:21 PM Motion Refer House Bill 22-1007, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. Moved Froelich Seconded Woog Bernett Yes Cutter Yes Froelich Yes Hanks Excused Lindsay Yes Pico Yes Sirota Yes Soper Yes Titone Yes Will Yes Woog Yes Hooton Yes Valdez A. Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB22-1012 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/520B883D2D49...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf 02:34:34 PM Co-sponsors of the bill, Representatives D. Valdez and Cutter, gave a brief overview of House Bill 22-1012. This bill creates the Wildfire Mitigation and Recovery Grant Program in the Colorado State Forest Service to assist counties in preventing and recovering from wildfire incidents in a manner that reduces the amount of carbon that enters the atmosphere. 02:39:51 PM Representatives D. Valdez and Cutter answered questions from the committee. 02:41:21 PM Aaron Citron, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill. 02:41:38 PM Heather Stauffer, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill. 02:44:11 PM Ms. Stauffer answered questions from the committee. 02:45:43 PM Mr. Matt McCombs, representing Colorado State Forest Service, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 02:45:56 PM Representatives Cutter and D. Valdez introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.001 (Attachment B). 02:50:09 PM Representatives Cutter and D. Valdez answered questions about the amendment. 02:52:36 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Cutter Seconded Will Bernett Cutter Froelich Hanks Excused Lindsay Pico Sirota Soper Titone Will Woog Hooton Valdez A. YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:52:38 PM Representatives D. Valdez and Cutter gave closing comments for House Bill 22-1012. 02:55:13 PM The committee gave closing comments for the bill. 02:56:32 PM Motion Refer House Bill 22-1012, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Froelich Seconded Cutter Bernett Yes Cutter Yes Froelich Yes Hanks Excused Lindsay Yes Pico No Sirota Yes Soper Yes Titone Yes Will Yes Woog Yes Hooton Yes Valdez A. Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB22-1011 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/8922DFE80917...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf 02:57:27 PM Co-sponsors, Representatives Snyder and Cutter, gave a brief overview of House Bill 22-1011. The bill creates the Wildfire Mitigation Incentives Local Government Grant Program in the Colorado State Forest Service to provide matching funds to local governments that raise dedicated revenue for forest management or wildfire mitigation efforts. 02:58:29 PM Representatives Snyder and Cutter answer questions from the committee. 03:06:59 PM Mr. Matt McCombs, representing Colorado State Forest Service, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 03:15:39 PM Dr. Angela Boag, representing Colorado Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. 03:18:38 PM Ms. Elizabeth Peetz, representing Colorado Association of Realtors, testified in support of the bill. 03:20:53 PM Commissioner George Marlin, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action and Counties and Commissioners Acting Together, testified in support of the bill. 03:22:28 PM Commissioner Merrit Linke, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI), testified to amend the bill. 03:25:53 PM Mr. Brett Lacey, representing City of Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill. 03:29:31 PM Rachael Hamby, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. 03:35:15 PM Michael Ruddock, representing Healthy Air and Water Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 03:35:43 PM The committee gave comments on the testimony. 03:39:19 PM Representatives Snyder and Cutter introduced and gave an overview of Amendment L.001 (Attachment C). 03:41:44 PM Representatives Snyder and Cutter answered questions from the committee. 03:43:38 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 Moved Cutter Seconded Froelich Bernett Cutter Froelich Hanks Excused Lindsay Pico Sirota Soper Titone Will Woog Hooton Valdez A. YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:43:38 PM Representatives Snyder and Cutter gave closing comments. 03:47:41 PM The committee gave final comments on the bill. 03:50:25 PM Motion Refer House Bill 22-1011, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Cutter Seconded Froelich Bernett Yes Cutter Yes Froelich Yes Hanks Excused Lindsay Yes Pico No Sirota Yes Soper No Titone Yes Will Yes Woog No Hooton Yes Valdez A. Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:50:45 PM The committee adjourned.
