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LAC Lobbyists: Jeannette Hillery, Amy Sherwood, Ann Sutton, Gaythia Weis
Bill:
HB20-1045
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Title: |
Energy Efficiency Improvement Programs Funding |
Position | Monitor | Custom Summary | | Status | House Committee on Energy & Environment Postpone Indefinitely (03/02/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (09/09/2020) | House Sponsors | C. Kennedy (D) | Senate Sponsors | | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
HB20-1047
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Title: |
Develop A Statewide Organics Management Plan |
Position | Strongly Support | Custom Summary |
League supports HB 1047 to plan the management of organic material. This bill will include stakeholders (as amended) in the management of composted materials to reduce methane and sequester carbon on a massive scale. Besides being a human health threat, methane is a greenhouse gas that is many times stronger than carbon dioxide as a heat-trappping gas that contributes to global warming and climate change. The League believes in taking action to reduce the threat of global climate change and combat air pollution. League also believes that the state should provide technical support to local governments in matters of environmental planning and management.
| Status | Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely (06/13/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/07/2020) | House Sponsors | M. Froelich (D) L. Cutter (D) | Senate Sponsors | K. Priola (R) | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | Agriculture and Natural Resources | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
HB20-1070
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Title: |
Local Government Liable Fracking Ban Oil And Gas Moratorium |
Position | Strongly Oppose | Custom Summary |
The bill seeks compensation by oil and gas stakeholders for the costs, damages or losses of fair market value that take place during a moratorium of gas drilling. League opposed this bill last year and again this year. The bill conflicts with last year's SB19-181, because it prioritizes oil and gas profits over public health, safety, and welfare.
| Status | House Committee on Energy & Environment Postpone Indefinitely (01/27/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/13/2020) | House Sponsors | P. Buck (R) | Senate Sponsors | | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
HB20-1126
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Title: |
Local Control Approvals Oil And Gas Applications |
Position | Strongly Oppose | Custom Summary |
Last year, SB 19-181 made major changes in the COGCC's powers to grant drilling permits. The COGCC no longer "fosters" but "regulates" oil and gas based on the health and safety of locations for drilling operations. The "reasonable and necessary" concerns of the community have precedence in considerations. League supported SB 181 and therefore opposes this bill which tries to repeal the laws authority.
| Status | House Committee on Energy & Environment Postpone Indefinitely (03/02/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (10/23/2020) | House Sponsors | P. Buck (R) L. Saine (R) | Senate Sponsors | V. Marble (R) J. Cooke (R) | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
HB20-1143
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Title: |
Environmental Justice And Projects Increase Environmental Fines |
Position | Support | Custom Summary |
The League of Women Voters celebrates: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. League supports this bill for the following reasons. HB 1143 would divert funds collected from fines for air and water quality violations ($47,357 per day) to remedy Colorado's increased number of ozone action days and the "dark pollution cloud" that has returned, with continuous monitoring. The EPA has downgraded the Front Range Air Quality from "moderate" to "serious". Since leaks occur at any number of sources, and go undetected, people who live near them are already unjustly vulnerable groups that include communities of color, tribal and indigenous communities, low income and rural communities, the marginalized poor, infants, children, the sick, the elderly, people with respiratory and lung disease, asthmatics and people with heart problems that live there. This bill would create an environmental justice advisory board with an ombudsperson that advocates for environmental justice communities. League believes everyone deserves clean air, water and freedom from toxic pollution that endangers our health, safety and welfare. League supports prevention inspection and monitoring, vigorous enforcement and substantial fines for noncompliance.
| Status | Governor Signed (07/02/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/13/2020) | House Sponsors | D. Jackson (D) S. Gonzales-Gutierrez (D) | Senate Sponsors | F. Winter (D) | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | Finance | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
HB20-1155
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Title: |
Higher Efficiency New Construction Residence |
Position | Support | Custom Summary |
Colorado is a state that will continue to grow with expanded new housing into the future. The bill requires home and condo builders to offer three options to prospective owners to increase access to solar: solar panels, prewiring and plumbing for solar, and a chase or conduit to do the wiring and plumbing. Current law allows only one option. The additional requirement to offer electric vehicle charging or wiring prep for EVs is needed as part of a clean energy transition. Last, the bill also requires an electric heating option. League supports this bill because it recognizes that switching to clean, renewable energy will keep emissions lower and is environmentally sustainable.
| Status | Governor Signed (06/30/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/07/2020) | House Sponsors | M. Weissman (D) A. Valdez (D) | Senate Sponsors | K. Priola (R) C. Hansen (D) | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | Transportation and Energy | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
HB20-1163
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Title: |
Management Of Single-use Products |
Position | Support | Custom Summary |
League supports this bill that is uniform in its requirements. It prohibits single use plastics at the point of sale, such as bags, stirrers, straws and any styrofoam containers. It also imposes a 10 cent charge on paper bag substiutes, beginning July of 2021. A $25 initial fine and $100 fine for violations will remind people to carry a cloth bag. Hospitals, health-care facilities, and independent living facilities are exempted as well as prepackaged foods like meat and fish. In addition, local governments are not allowed less stringent regulations. League supports policies to reduce the generation of this material to protect public health, air, water and land resources.
| Status | House Second Reading Laid Over to 12/31/2020 - No Amendments (05/28/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/10/2020) | House Sponsors | A. Valdez (D) E. Sirota (D) | Senate Sponsors | J. Gonzales (D) | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
HB20-1180
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Title: |
Protect Pollinators Through Pesticide Regulation |
Position | Support | Custom Summary |
This bill regulates the use of neonicotinoid pesticides and sulfoximine pesticides by reclassifying them as restricted use pesticides. This bill would aid in reversing pollinator decline by partially restricting the use of neonicotinoid and sufoximine pesticides. This falls under the League's positions on sustainable, regenerative agricultural production.
| Status | House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely (05/28/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/10/2020) | House Sponsors | S. Lewis (D) C. Kipp (D) | Senate Sponsors | K. Priola (R) R. Fields (D) | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
HB20-1265
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Title: |
Increase Public Protection Air Toxics Emissions |
Position | Strongly Support | Custom Summary |
This bill follows HB 1143 that we support as a Social Justice (DEI) bill. In addition, HB 1265, creates a new program to regulate emissions. It defines pollutants for monitoring and regulations to protect public health. It sets rules of monitoring, reporting, and repair for violations from covered facility's flare or pressure relief leaks that occur near disproportionately affected communities. It sets up an "alert system" plan and sets an annual emission fee of $191.13 per ton. Many leaks occur, such a recent benzene spike in Greely and a release of an unknown yellow dust that came without warning. League supports prevention programs for stationary sources and good air quality. It supports inspection, and monitoring, vigorous enforcement and substantial fines for noncompliance
| Status | Governor Signed (07/02/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/17/2020) | House Sponsors | A. Benavidez (D) A. Valdez (D) | Senate Sponsors | D. Moreno (D) J. Gonzales (D) | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | Finance | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
SB20-010
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Title: |
Repeal Ban On Local Goverment Regulation Of Plastics |
Position | Strongly Support | Custom Summary |
The League supports removing the state's pre-emption that bars local communities from regulating disposable plastics. Communities have options for managing the costs and environmental impacts of these polluting products. Last year, however, League preferred a more uniform way to achieve this goal since a patchwork may not work as well.
| Status | Senate Committee on Local Government Postpone Indefinitely (02/04/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (04/29/2020) | House Sponsors | M. Froelich (D) A. Valdez (D) | Senate Sponsors | K. Donovan (D) | House Committee | | Senate Committee | Local Government | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
SB20-012
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Title: |
Transmit Renewable Energy Conservation Easements |
Position | Monitor | Custom Summary | | Status | Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Postpone Indefinitely (02/04/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (04/24/2020) | House Sponsors | | Senate Sponsors | J. Tate (R) F. Winter (D) | House Committee | | Senate Committee | Transportation and Energy | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
SB20-013
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Title: |
Promote Innovative And Clean Energy Technologies |
Position | Monitor | Custom Summary | | Status | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely (05/27/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (07/30/2020) | House Sponsors | | Senate Sponsors | R. Rodriguez (D) | House Committee | | Senate Committee | State, Veterans and Military Affairs | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
SB20-055
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Title: |
Incentivize Development Recycling End Markets |
Position | Support | Custom Summary |
It is time to address the massive recycling issue and begin reducing and refusing or reusing materials.
During the interim in 2019, the legislature approved a Zero Waste and Recycling Interim Study Committee to address the poor compliance in Colorado to recycle. There were many areas addressed and several bills put forward to help in addressing this issue. This bill to expand market mechanisms for recycling is the most complex.
The fiscal note reflects that a Recycling Market Development Center will be created at the Colorado School of Mines to serve as a resource and possible development of end-markets. The cost projections for the first 2 years are over $2 million dollars and over 4.5 FTE. The use of property taxes will help defray some of these costs, but will be a factor.
This bill was heard in Sen Business, Labor & Technology Committee on Feb. 11 and passed unanimously to Sen. Appropriations. There was no opposition and testimony from recyclers in Colorado felt this would stimulate the market and expand percentage of material getting recycled.
| Status | Governor Signed (07/13/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/05/2020) | House Sponsors | J. Arndt (D) L. Cutter (D) | Senate Sponsors | K. Priola (R) T. Story (D) | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | Business, Labor and Technology | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
SB20-094
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Title: |
Plug-in Electric Motor Vehicle Registration Fees |
Position | Monitor | Custom Summary | | Status | Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Postpone Indefinitely (02/13/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/21/2020) | House Sponsors | | Senate Sponsors | K. Priola (R) | House Committee | | Senate Committee | Transportation and Energy | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
SB20-121
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Title: |
Manage Gray Wolves In Colorado |
Position | Monitor | Custom Summary | | Status | Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Postpone Indefinitely (05/27/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (09/16/2020) | House Sponsors | | Senate Sponsors | K. Donovan (D) | House Committee | | Senate Committee | Agriculture and Natural Resources | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
SB20-159
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Title: |
Global Warming Potential For Public Project Materials |
Position | Support | Custom Summary |
The amount of carbon generated through manufacturing building materials, transporting materials to construction sites, and the actual construction process— the “embodied carbon of a building,” accounts for about one quarter of a building’s total lifecycle carbon emissions. Globally, the embodied carbon of buildings account for about 11 percent of global emissions. [Architecture 2030]
The objective of this bill is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from construction of public projects by applying standards for maximum global warming potential for each of the following building materials: carbon steel rebar, flat glass, mineral wool board insulation, structural steel, concrete, and cement. According to the sponsor, these categories were selected because there is good information already available and suppliers are responding to the need for improved products.
Witnesses representing professional associations of architects and contractors spoke in support. Standards for addressing these sources of greenhouse emissions already exist in many sectors and “green” materials are becoming increasingly available.
Amendments clarified the responsibilities of the Office of the State Architect, placed this responsibility for projects on the designers rather than the contractors by specifying materials standards in the bids submitted to the state. The bill also includes emissions from transportation of materials.
League supports this bill to address another significant source of greenhouse gas emissions in addition to reducing fossil fuels as energy sources and reducing emissions and air pollution from the transportation sector.
| Status | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 12/31/2020 - No Amendments (05/28/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (11/24/2020) | House Sponsors | | Senate Sponsors | C. Hansen (D) | House Committee | | Senate Committee | Transportation and Energy | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
SB20-201
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Title: |
Species Conservation Trust Fund Projects |
Position | Support | Custom Summary |
Authorizes expenditures by the Dept Natural Resources for designated projects to conserve native species that are threatened or endangered or are candidate species. The Species Conservation Trust Fund is funded by annual transfers from the Severance Tax Operational Fund. No further appropriations are required.
For this year, the largest project expenditure is $670K for Platte River Recovery program.
The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program helps to provide Endangered Species Act (ESA) compliance through management of land and water resources on the Platte River in Nebraska. The four target species that benefit from the Program include three endangered species (the whooping crane, the interior least tern, and the pallid sturgeon), and one threatened species (the piping plover).
Other projects include: Continue work on controlling plague in prairie dog colonies. Monitor black-footed ferret release sites, treat for plague and develop oral vaccine.
Continue work on native cutthroat trout (creating and improving habitat and unraveling the complicated genetics) and improving brood stocks for native trout and whitefish.
Continue to improve knowledge on Southern Rocky Mountain Boreal Toad population (SRMP), found almost exclusively in Colorado, as a Distinct Population Segment.
The League supports decision-making for creation of a clean and healthy environment and in recognition that long-term ecological effects have greater importance than short-range problems.
| Status | Governor Signed (06/29/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (10/20/2020) | House Sponsors | M. Catlin (R) D. Roberts (D) | Senate Sponsors | K. Donovan (D) | House Committee | Health and Insurance | Senate Committee | Agriculture and Natural Resources | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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Bill:
SB20-204
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Title: |
Additional Resources To Protect Air Quality |
Position | Strongly Support | Custom Summary |
The bill that creates an air quality enterprise business for collecting fees to perform necessary monitoring to determine sources and amounts of ozone and pollution put into the atmosphere. The health issue affected by ozone is costly and paralyzing citizens' lives. Data collected will be sent to the Air Quality Control Commission at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Colorado's "serious" air quality ratiing must be improved with identifying areas to control and mitigate. League U.S. believes enforcement should be carried out at lower levels of government. Standards must be enforced in a timely and consistent manner for all violators. League supports the bill.
| Status | Governor Signed (06/30/2020) | Hearing Date | | Hearing Time | | Hearing Room | | CCW Summary | | Full Text | Full Text of Bill | Fiscal Notes | Fiscal Notes (08/11/2020) | House Sponsors | D. Jackson (D) Y. Caraveo (D) | Senate Sponsors | S. Fenberg (D) | House Committee | Energy and Environment | Senate Committee | Transportation and Energy | Votes | Votes all Legislators | Lobbyists | Lobbyists | Save to Calendar | |
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