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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY
| Date |
04/27/2021 |
| Attendance |
| Coram |
X |
| Donovan |
X |
| Hisey |
X |
| Scott |
X |
| Zenzinger |
* |
| Pettersen |
X |
| Winter |
X |
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| Time |
02:07:31 PM to 05:39:02 PM |
| Place |
SCR 357 |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Winter |
| This Report was prepared by |
Annie Kitch |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hHB21-1186 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
| hSB21-238 |
Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations |
| hHB21-1139 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
| hHB21-1056 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole |
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HB21-1186 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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02:07:52 PM |
Senators Winter and
Bridges, co-prime sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1186, concerning relieving
the Regional Transportation District of statutory restrictions related
to the district's operations. The sponsors responded to questions from
the committee. Public comment on this bill can be found in Attachment A.
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02:20:48 PM |
Elise Jones, representing
Accountability Committee , testified in support of the bill. Lynn Guissinger,
representing RTD , testified in support of the bill. Mr. Grier Bailey,
representing CWPMA/RMFIA, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Grier answered
questions from the committee.
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02:31:51 PM |
Danny Katz, representing CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group), testified in support of the bill.
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02:38:22 PM |
Senators Winter and Bridges gave concluding remarks.
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02:41:05 PM |
The committee took a brief recess.
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02:42:43 PM |
The committee reconvened.
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02:43:12 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1186 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Winter |
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| Seconded |
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Coram |
Yes |
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Donovan |
Yes |
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Hisey |
Yes |
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Scott |
No |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Pettersen |
Yes |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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SB21-238 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations
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02:43:23 PM |
Senator Zenzinger
and President Garcia, co-prime sponsors, introduced Senate Bill 21-238,
concerning the Front Range Passenger Rail District, the maintenance of
a passenger rail system, and the governing structure, powers, and duties
of the district. The sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
Public comment on this bill can be found in Attachment B.
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03:03:12 PM |
Mr. James Souby, representing State Southwest Chiefs and Front Range Passenger Rail Commission, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Souby responded to questions from the committee.
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03:09:54 PM |
Salvatore Pace, representing
Southwest Chief and Front Range Rail Commission, testified in support of
the bill. Executive Director Shoshana Lew, representing herself, testified
in support of the bill. Robert Eaton, representing Amtrak, testified in
support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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03:30:22 PM |
Ms. Jill Gaebler,
representing Southwest Chief and Front Range Passenger Rail Commission,
testified in support of the bill. Ms. Gaebler responded to questions from
the committee.
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03:37:36 PM |
Tom Norton, representing
Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, testified in opposition to the
bill. Ryan Fertig, representing Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance,
testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions
from the committee.
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03:46:52 PM |
Commissioner Claire
Levy, representing Boulder County, testified to amend the bill. Council
Member Aaron Brockett, representing City of Boulder, testified to amend
the bill. Ms. Joan Peck, representing City of Longmont, testified to amend
the bill.
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03:55:28 PM |
Dana Crawford, representing Housing Business in Trinidad Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Gary DeFrange, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mayor William Karspeck , representing Town of Berthoud, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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04:05:45 PM |
Mr. Rick Klein, representing
himself, testified in support of the bill. Mayor Phillip Rico, representing
City of Trinidad, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kathy Cathcart,
representing Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce, testified in support
of the bill.
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04:15:28 PM |
Skyler McKinley,
representing AAA, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Kay
Palmer, representing League of Women Voters of Colorado , testified in
support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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04:25:47 PM |
Mr. Jack Wheeler,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Andrew Bartlett,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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04:30:42 PM |
Mr. Michael Juran,
representing Altia, testified in support of the bill. Danny Katz, representing
CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group), testified in support
of the bill. Ryan Blankenship, representing himself, testified in support
of the bill.
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04:38:04 PM |
Carl Smith, representing
SMART-Transportation Division, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Robert
Brewster, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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04:40:31 PM |
Kurt Walker, representing
Pine Canyon Ranch, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Andrew Goetz,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Nancy McCaffrey,
representing Board Member of ColoRail, testified in support of the bill.
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04:52:17 PM |
Ms. Cy Michaels,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Pat Fletcher,
representing Trinidad Parks and Recreation Commitee, Arts and Culture Commission,
testified in support of the bill.
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05:00:17 PM |
Mr. Gary Sprung,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jack Tone,
representing himself, testified in support of the bill.
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05:00:18 PM |
Senator Zenzinger
introduced and distributed Amendments L.001, L.002, L.003, and L.004 (Attachments
C-F).
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05:06:41 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C) |
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| Moved |
Zenzinger |
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| Seconded |
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Coram |
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Donovan |
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Hisey |
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Scott |
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Zenzinger |
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Pettersen |
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Winter |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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05:07:22 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D) |
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| Moved |
Zenzinger |
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| Seconded |
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Coram |
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Donovan |
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Hisey |
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Scott |
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Zenzinger |
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Pettersen |
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Winter |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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05:08:15 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E) |
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| Moved |
Zenzinger |
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| Seconded |
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Coram |
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Donovan |
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Hisey |
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Scott |
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Zenzinger |
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Pettersen |
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Winter |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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05:08:49 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F) |
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| Moved |
Zenzinger |
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| Seconded |
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Coram |
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Donovan |
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Hisey |
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Scott |
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Zenzinger |
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Pettersen |
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Winter |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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05:08:52 PM |
Senator Scott introduced
and distributed Amendment L.005 (Attachment G).
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05:11:59 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment G) |
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| Moved |
Scott |
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| Seconded |
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Coram |
Yes |
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Donovan |
No |
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Hisey |
No |
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Scott |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
No |
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Pettersen |
No |
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Winter |
No |
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YES: 2 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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05:12:43 PM |
Senator Zenzinger
gave closing remarks and responded to comments from the committee.
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05:15:45 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 21-238, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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| Moved |
Zenzinger |
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| Seconded |
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Coram |
Yes |
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Donovan |
Yes |
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Hisey |
Yes |
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Scott |
No |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Pettersen |
Yes |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB21-1139 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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05:15:58 PM |
Senator Rankin, prime
sponsor, introduced House Bill 21-1139, concerning the acquisition of forms
of identification from the Department of Revenue.
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05:20:19 PM |
Mike Dixon,
Senior Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, representing the Colorado
Department of Revenue (DOR), testified in support of the bill. Ms. Rosalie
Johnson, representing DOR/Division of Motor Vehicles, testified in support
of the bill. Mr. Dixon responded to questions from the committee.
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05:29:24 PM |
Senator Ranking gave closing remarks.
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05:30:54 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1139 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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| Moved |
Pettersen |
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| Seconded |
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Coram |
Yes |
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Donovan |
Excused |
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Hisey |
Yes |
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Scott |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Pettersen |
Yes |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB21-1056 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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05:31:08 PM |
Senator Winter introduced
House Bill 21-1056 for Senator Hansen, prime bill sponsor. The bill concerns
public projects supervised by the Department of Transportation that are
subject to the Construction Bidding for Public Projects Act.
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05:32:46 PM |
Andy Karsian, representing
the Colorado Department of Transportation, testified in support of the
bill. Eric Bergman, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in
support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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05:38:47 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 21-1056 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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| Moved |
Pettersen |
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| Seconded |
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Coram |
Yes |
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Donovan |
Excused |
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Hisey |
Yes |
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Scott |
Yes |
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Zenzinger |
Yes |
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Pettersen |
Yes |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 05:39:02 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
