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Status of Select Bills of Interest
to the Fire
Service
January 04, 2010
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Bill
Number: |
SB09-016 |
Current
Version of Bill: |
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Bill Title: |
Concerning Measures to Encourage the
Restoration of Forest Areas Affected by Bark
Beetle Infestation. |
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Prime
Sponsors: |
Sen. Kopp & Penry, Rep. S. King & Scanlan |
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Summary: |
Interim Committee on Wildfire Issues in
Wildland-Urban Interface Areas
Provides a 5-year exemption from business
personal property taxes for qualified
businesses that remove trees killed by bark
beetles if such businesses assist in forest
restoration efforts on the affected land
after the beetle-killed timber is removed.
Establishes a revolving fund to provide
start-up revenues for new Colorado
businesses that process and sell
beetle-killed timber for beneficial uses.
Directs the state forester to: Publish a
list of affected lands, designating those
areas where the need for clearing of
beetle-killed timber is most urgent; and
Offer the services of an ombudsman to assist
property owners and businesses in applying
for any necessary federal and state permits
or other authorization to go onto forest
lands to harvest beetle-killed timber. |
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Position: |
Support |
Position
Paper: |
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Status: |
Bill was
Postponed Indefinitely at the request of the
sponsor as the major provisions were rolled
into HB09-1199, the Governor’s Healthy
Forest Omnibus Bill. |
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History |
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01/07/2009 Introduced In Senate - Assigned
to Finance
02/10/2009 Senate Committee on Finance Refer
Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/17/2009 Senate Second Reading Passed with
Amendments
02/18/2009 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/19/2009 Introduced In House - Assigned to
Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
+ Finance + Appropriations
03/11/2009 House Committee on Agriculture,
Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended
to Finance
03/17/2009 House Committee on Finance Refer
Unamended to Appropriations
04/17/2009 House Committee on Appropriations
Postpone Indefinitely |
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Additional
Information: |
Wildfire Issues in
Wild Land-Urban Interface Areas
(Report
of the Interim Committee, Dec. 2008)
1.52MB |
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Wildland Urban
Interface Issues – A Fire
Service Perspective
(August 6, 2008) |
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Bill
Number: |
SB09-001 |
Current
Version of Bill: |
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Bill Title: |
Concerning the Establishment of Community
Wildfire Protection Plans by County
Governments. |
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Prime
Sponsors: |
Sen. Morse, Rep. Stephens |
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Summary: |
Interim Committee on Wildfire Issues in
Wildland-Urban Interface Areas
By a specified date, requires the state
forester, in collaboration with
representatives of the United States forest
service, the Colorado department of natural
resources, county governments, municipal
governments, local fire departments or fire
protection districts, and state and local
law enforcement agencies, to establish
guidelines and criteria for counties to
consider in preparing their own community
wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) to address
wildfires in fire hazard areas within the
unincorporated portion of a county.
Requires the board of county commissioners
of each county, with the assistance of the
state forester, to determine whether there
are fire hazard areas within the
unincorporated portion of the county.
Requires the board of county commissioners,
in collaboration with the representatives of
the organizations or entities that
participated in establishing the guidelines
and criteria, to prepare a CWPP to address
wildfires in fire hazard areas within the
unincorporated portion of the county.
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Position: |
Support |
Position
Paper: |
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Status: |
Scheduled
to be heard by Local Government and Energy
Committee on Thursday, January 15, 2009,
Upon Adjournment in room SCR 353 |
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History |
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01/07/2009 Introduced In Senate - Assigned
to Local Government and Energy |
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Additional
Information: |
Wildfire Issues in
Wild Land-Urban Interface Areas
(Report
of the Interim Committee, Dec. 2008)
1.52MB |
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Bill
Number: |
SB09-002 |
Current
Version of Bill: |
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Bill Title: |
Concerning an Increase in the Motor Vehicle
Registration Fee to Fund the Emergency
Medical Services Account Within the Highway
Users Tax Fund. |
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Prime
Sponsors: |
Sen. Morse, Rep. Peniston |
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Summary: |
Increases the motor vehicle registration fee
from $1.00 to $2.00 to fund the emergency
medical services account within the highway
users tax fund. |
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Position: |
Support |
Position
Paper: |
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Status: |
Scheduled to be heard by Senate
Transportation Committee on Thursday,
January 15, 2009, Upon Adjournment in room
SCR 356 |
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History |
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01/07/2009 Introduced In Senate - Assigned
to Transportation |
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Bill
Number: |
SB08-011 |
Current
Version of Bill: |
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Bill Title: |
Concerning
Funding for the Provision of Uncompensated
Trauma Care to Persons Injured in Motor
Vehicle Accidents in Colorado. |
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Prime
Sponsors: |
Sen.
Morse, Rep. Massey |
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Summary: |
Establishes the emergency responders and
trauma care reimbursement program in the
department of public health and environment
to reimburse emergency and trauma care
providers for uncompensated care provided to
patients injured in a motor vehicle
accident. |
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Position: |
Support |
Position
Paper: |
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Status: |
06/05/2008 Governor Action - Signed |
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History |
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01/9/2008
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health
and Human Services
04/24/2008 Senate Committee on Health and
Human Services Pass Amended to Senate
Committee of the Whole
04/28/2008 Senate Second Reading Referred to
Appropriations
04/28/2008 Senate Committee on
Appropriations Pass Amended to Senate
Committee of the Whole
04/28/2008 Senate Second Reading Special
Order - Passed with Amendments
04/29/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/29/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to
Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations
05/01/2008 House Committee on Business
Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to
Appropriations
05/02/2008 House Committee on Appropriations
Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
05/05/2008 House Second Reading Special
Order - Passed with Amendments
05/06/2008 House Third Reading Passed with
Amendments
05/06/2008 Senate Considered House
Amendments - Result was to Not Concur -
Request Conference Committee
05/06/2008 First Conference Committee Result
was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
05/06/2008 House Consideration of First
Conference Committee Report result was to
Adopt Committee Report - Repass
05/06/2008 Senate Consideration of First
Conference Committee Report result was to
Adopt Committee Report - Repass
06/05/2008 Governor Action - Signed |
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