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State Legislative Information: 2009 Bills (Updated: Jan. 20, 2010)

COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
(see http://www.leg.state.co.us/)

HB-09-1056 - Solid Waste Disposal Admin Penalties
Sponsor:
  • Rep McCann
  • Sen Kopp
Summary:
  • Authorizes CDPHE to impose administrative penalties on solid waste facilities or persons for violations of solid waste regulations.
Status:
  • 01-07-09 Introduced and assigned to Health and Human Services
  • 02-02-09 Passed the House on 3rd Reading.
  • 02-04-09 Introduced at Senate
  • 03-04-09 Amended to Finance.
  • 03-19-09 Referred amended to Senate Appropriations
  • 05-12-09 Signed by the House President
  • 05-14-09 Signed by the Senate President
  • 05-14-09 Sent the Governor for signature
HB-09-1062 - Piceance Oil and Gas Water Quality Study
Sponsor:
  • Rep Curry
  • Sen Schwartz
Summary:
  • Directs the CO oil and gas commission to conduct water quality testing in the Piceance structural basin.
Status:
  • 01-07-09 Introduced and assigned to Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources
  • 01-21-09 POSTPONED indefinitely.
HB-09-1282 - Electronic Device Recycling Task Force
Sponsor:
  • Rep Fischer
  • Sen Schwartz
Summary:
  • Creates a task force within CDPHE to make recommendations on electronic device recycling program.
Status:
  • 02-09-09 Introduced in the house and assigned to Human Health and Services.
  • 02-23-09 Unammended to appropriations.
  • 04-07-09 Passed in House with amendments
  • 04-13-09 Introduced in Senate
  • 04-15-09 Assigned to Health and Human Services and referred unammended to appropriations
  • 05-06-09 Adopted Committee report for re-pass in House and Senate
HB-09-1350 - New Energy Jobs Creation Act
Sponsor:
  • Rep Miklosi
  • Sens Heath and Schwartz
Summary:
  • Creates the new energy improvement district and will funding for new energy projects.
Status:
  • 04-17-09 Introduced in the House and assigned to Local Government. House second reading special order laid over to 05-09-09.
SB-09-052 - Funding Source for Higher Education
Sponsor:
  • Rep Pommer
  • Sen Bacon
Summary:
  • Funds from waste tire development funds to be for higher education.
Status:
  • 01-07-09 Introduced in Senate and assigned to Education, Finance and Appropriations.
  • 02-12-09 Referred unrevised to appropriations
  • 03-04-09 Passed Senate unanimously after 3rd reading. At House Committee on Education refer amended to appropriations.
  • 04-17-09 Referred with amendments to the House as a Whole.
  • 05-15-09 Signed by the Presidents of the House and Senate
  • 05-18-09 Sent to the Gov. for signature
SB-09-119 - Clarify Enforcement Hazardous Discharges
Sponsor:
  • Sen Harvey
Summary:
  • Clarifies that enforcement is not based on the language in the act, but can be as needed by enforcement.
Status:
  • 01-26-09 Introduced in Senate and assigned to Ag and Natural Resources
  • 02-11-09 Referred to the Senate as a whole
  • 02-19-09 Passed Senate unanimously after 3rd reading. After second reading in House laid-over to 03-16-09.
  • 04-03-09 On third reading PASSED the House with amendments
  • 04-06-09 Re-passed by Senate with House amendments
  • 05-04-09 Governor signed
SB-09-156 - Reduction of Plastic Bag Use
Sponsor:
  • Rep Miklosi
  • Sen Veiga
Summary:
  • Creates the Plastic Bag Reduction Act to reduce the use of plastic bags.
Status:
  • 01-28-09 Introduced in the Senate and assigned to Business, Labor and Technology
  • 02-11-09 Referred to the Senate as a whole.
  • 02-24-09 LOST with amendments.
SB-09-165 - Drinking Water Wastewater Small Grants
Sponsor:
  • Rep Curry and Gardner
  • Sen Isgar and Penry
Summary:
  • Concerns grants to small communities for water quality related projects.
Status:
  • 02-03-09 Introduced in Senate and assigned to Ag and Natural Resources.
  • 02-25-09 Passed Senate after 3rd reading.
  • 03-02-09 Introduced at the House
  • 03-11-09 Referred unammended as a whole to entire House. PASSED both House and Senate
  • 04-14-09 Both the President of the House and of the Senate signed bill, and it was sent to the Governor's Office on the same day
  • 05-22-09 Governor signed it
SB-09-289 - Collect and Allocate Waste Tires Revenues
Sponsor:
  • Rep Primavera
  • Sen Schwartz
Summary:
  • Concerns the recycling fees collected on waste tires.
Status:
  • 04-20-09 Introduced in Senate and assigned to local government and energy. Senate approved sent to House then the House made adjustments and the Senate adopted the House's amendments.
  • 05-05-09 Repass in Senate


AGRA = Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy HEW = Health, Environment, Welfare & Institutions
APP = Appropriations Committee JUD = Judiciary Committee JOB = Joint Budget Committee
BUS = Business Affairs & Labor Committee LG = Local Government Committee IT = Info & Technology
ED = Education Committee SA = State Veterans & Military Affairs Committee T&E = Transportation & Energy (House)
FIN = Finance Committee TAR = Transportation Committee (Senate) COW = Committee of the Whole

 

Sponsors

KRW Consulting, Inc.

KRW Consulting, Inc.

Environmental Engineering & Land Surveying Services

David Douglass, PE
Senior Engineer

Phone: 303-239-9011

www.krwconsulting.com
Weaver Boos Consultants, LLC

Weaver Boos Consultants, LLC

John Briest, P.E.,
Senior Project Manager

Phone: 720-529-0132
Fax: 720-529-0137

www.weaverboos.com
AquAeTer

AquAeTer

Optimizing environmental resources: water, air, earth

Steve Wampler, P.G., P.E.
Cathryn Stewart, P.G.

Phone: 303-771-9150

www.AquAeTer.com
Geotech Enviromental Equipment, Inc.

Geotech Environmental Equipment, Inc.

Ground Water Sampling, Monitoring & Remediation Equipment

Ronald D. Resseguie,
Regional Manager

Phone: 303-320-4764
Fax: 303-322-7242

www.geotechenv.com
Rotonics

Rotonics

Rotationally Molded Refuse Carts

Phone: 800-700-5245

www.rotonics.com