Colorado 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

HB 22-1104 — Powerline Trails

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2022. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The act: Allows transmission providers to enter into contracts with public entities or private landowners to construct and maintain public recreational trails (powerline trails) covering a tract of land where transmission lines are or will be constructed (transmission corridor); Requires a public entity to coordinate with the division of parks and wildlife in the design and construction of a powerline trail to minimize adverse impacts to state and federally listed species and species and habitats of conservation concern; Requires a public entity to consider any issues unique to an area of significant rural character prior to constructing a powerline trail in the area; Requires transmission providers to develop and maintain informational resources to encourage the construction of new powerline trails; Requires a transmission provider, when siting or expanding a transmission line, to notify local governments of the potential for a powerline trail in the associated transmission corridor; Requires a transmission provider, when applying for a permit with a local government to develop in an area of state interest, to demonstrate compliance with the requirement to notify local governments of the potential for a powerline trail and to develop and maintain informational resources encouraging construction of new powerline trails; Requires the public utilities commission to amend its rules to also require electric public utilities in the state to consider plans for the construction of new powerline trails and with the requirement to develop and maintain informational resources on powerline trails; Requires the Colorado electric transmission authority (CETA) to arrange for the continuation of any existing powerline trail contracts before entering into a project or divesting a facility; and Requires the CETA to give priority for project solicitations to electric utilities and other entities that demonstrate an interest in continuing or creating a powerline trail.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

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Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
22-0105.01 Sarah Lozano x3858 HOUSE BILL 22-1104 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Boesenecker, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Priola, House Committees Senate Committees Transportation & Local Government A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING PUBLIC RECREATIONAL TRAILS IN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSIONCORRIDORSOFTHESTATE ,AND ,INCONNECTION THEREWITH , ENCOURAGING TRANSMISSION PROVIDERS TO ENTER INTO WRITTEN AGREEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF POWERLINE TRAILS AND REQUIRING TRANSMISSION PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATIONAL RESOURCESANDNOTIFYLOCALGOVERNMENTSREGARDINGTHE POTENTIAL FOR POWERLINE TRAILS WHEN PLANNING FOR THE EXPANSION OR CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSMISSION CORRIDORS .
22-0105.01 Sarah Lozano x3858 HOUSE BILL 22-1104 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Boesenecker, Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Cutter, Duran, Exum, Froelich, Gray, Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp, Lontine, Ricks, Titone, Woodrow SENATE SPONSORSHIP Priola, House Committees Senate Committees Transportation & Local Government A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING PUBLIC RECREATIONAL TRAILS IN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSIONCORRIDORSOFTHESTATE ,AND ,INCONNECTION THEREWITH , ENCOURAGING TRANSMISSION PROVIDERS TO ENTER INTO WRITTEN AGREEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF POWERLINE TRAILS AND REQUIRING e TRANSMISSION PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATIONAL n 2 m 2 RESOURCESANDNOTIFYLOCALGOVERNMENTSREGARDINGTHE E n 4 U U 2 POTENTIAL FOR POWERLINE TRAILS WHEN PLANNING FOR THE O i a H a r EXPANSION OR CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSMISSION CORRIDORS .
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  7. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  8. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor

  9. Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  10. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy

  11. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  12. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  13. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  14. House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  15. Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 99 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (99)

99 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

CONCUR

Passed 54 Yea · 7 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 23000
Republican 7100
Unaffiliated 24604
Total 54704
% of votes cast 83%11%0%6%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Bernett — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Caraveo — Yea
Carver — Nay
Esgar — Yea
Geitner — Yea
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hanks — Not Voting
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Hooton — Yea
Larson — Yea
Lontine — Yea
Lynch — Not Voting
McKean — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Pico — Nay
Ransom — Yea
Sandridge — Yea
Tipper — Not Voting
Will — Yea
Young — Yea
Garnett — Not Voting
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Beber — Nay
Van Winkle — Nay
Williams D. — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea
Rod Pelton Republican Yea
Stephanie Luck Republican Yea

REPASS

Passed 37 Yea · 24 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 21200
Republican 0800
Unaffiliated 161404
Total 372404
% of votes cast 57%37%0%6%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Bernett — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Caraveo — Yea
Carver — Nay
Esgar — Yea
Geitner — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hanks — Not Voting
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Hooton — Yea
Larson — Nay
Lontine — Yea
Lynch — Not Voting
McKean — Nay
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Nay
Ortiz — Yea
Pico — Nay
Ransom — Nay
Sandridge — Nay
Tipper — Not Voting
Will — Nay
Young — Yea
Garnett — Not Voting
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Beber — Nay
Van Winkle — Nay
Williams D. — Nay
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Nay
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Nay
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

BILL

Passed 21 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 12902
Republican 1300
Total 211202
% of votes cast 60%34%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Cooke — Nay
Coram — Not Voting
Donovan — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Not Voting
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hisey — Nay
Holbert — Nay
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Nay
Scott — Nay
Smallwood — Nay
Sonnenberg — Nay
Woodward — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Yea

BILL

Passed 37 Yea · 24 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 22100
Republican 0800
Unaffiliated 151504
Total 372404
% of votes cast 57%37%0%6%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Bernett — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Caraveo — Not Voting
Carver — Not Voting
Esgar — Yea
Geitner — Not Voting
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hanks — Not Voting
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Hooton — Yea
Larson — Nay
Lontine — Yea
Lynch — Nay
McKean — Nay
McLachlan — Nay
Neville — Nay
Ortiz — Yea
Pico — Nay
Ransom — Nay
Sandridge — Nay
Tipper — Nay
Will — Nay
Young — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Beber — Nay
Van Winkle — Nay
Williams D. — Nay
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Nay
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 22-1104 do?
The act: Allows transmission providers to enter into contracts with public entities or private landowners to construct and maintain public recreational trails (powerline trails) covering a tract of land where transmission lines are or will be constructed (transmission corridor); Requires a public entity to coordinate with the division of parks and wildlife in the design and construction of a powerline trail to minimize adverse impacts to state and federally listed species and species and habitats of conservation concern; Requires a public entity to consider any issues unique to an area of significant rural character prior to constructing a powerline trail in the area; Requires transmission providers to develop and maintain informational resources to encourage the construction of new powerline trails; Requires a transmission provider, when siting or expanding a transmission line, to notify local governments of the potential for a powerline trail in the associated transmission corridor; Requires a transmission provider, when applying for a permit with a local government to develop in an area of state interest, to demonstrate compliance with the requirement to notify local governments of the potential for a powerline trail and to develop and maintain informational resources encouraging construction of new powerline trails; Requires the public utilities commission to amend its rules to also require electric public utilities in the state to consider plans for the construction of new powerline trails and with the requirement to develop and maintain informational resources on powerline trails; Requires the Colorado electric transmission authority (CETA) to arrange for the continuation of any existing powerline trail contracts before entering into a project or divesting a facility; and Requires the CETA to give priority for project solicitations to electric utilities and other entities that demonstrate an interest in continuing or creating a powerline trail.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors HB 22-1104?
HB 22-1104 is sponsored by Jeff Bridges (Democrat), Kevin Priola, and Andrew Boesenecker (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 22-1104?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2022. Enacted.
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