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December 13, 2018 E-Newsletter

12/17/2018

 
December Update

The 2019 Colorado Water Congress Annual Convention is Open for Registration!



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Westminster, CO 80020
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Exhibitor & Sponsorship Information for the Annual Convention

Take your membership to the next level and exhibit or become a sponsor at the CWC Annual Convention this January! Click below to see the advantages & benefits:

     

New Definition for "WOTUS" Announced

On December 11, 2018, the EPA and Department of the Army proposed a clear, understandable, and implementable definition of "waters of the United States" that clarifies federal authority under the Clean Water Act. The agencies’ proposal is the second step in a two-step process to review and revise the definition of “waters of the United States” consistent with the February 2017 Presidential Executive Order entitled “Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule.” The proposed definition would replace the approach in the 2015 Rule and the pre-2015 regulations.



Watch EPA Press Conference below:


     

Did You Know?

The new deadlines are out for bill requests and general sessions for the 2019 Colorado General Assembly.  Key dates as follows:




 

New House Committee Assignments - 2019

 
House Appropriations Committee
Chair: Rep. Chris Hansen (D) - Denver
Vice Chair: Rep. Daneya Esgar (D) - Pueblo
Rep.-Elect Shannon Bird (D) - Westminster
Rep. James Coleman (D) - Denver
Rep. Chris Kennedy (D) - Lakewood
Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp (D) - Arvada
Rep.-Elect Julie McCluskie (D) - Dillon
Rep. Bob Rankin (R) - Ranking Member
Rep.-Elect Rod Bockenfeld (R)
Rep.-Elect Rod Pelton (R)
Rep.-Elect Janice Rich (R)

House  Business Affairs & Labor Committee
Chair: Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp (D) - Arvada
Vice Chair: Rep. James Coleman (D) - Denver
Rep. Jeni Arndt (D) - Fort Collins
Rep.-Elect Shannon Bird (D) - Westminster
Rep.-Elect Monica Duran (D) - Wheat Ridge
Rep.-Elect Marc Snyder (D) - Manitou Springs
Rep.-Elect Tom Sullivan (D)- Centennial
Rep. Dave Williams (R) - Ranking Member
Rep. Shane Sandridge (R)
Rep. Hugh McKean (R)
Rep. Kevin Van Winkle (R)

House Education Committee
Chair: Rep. Barbara McLachlan (D) - Durango
Vice Chair: Rep.-Elect Bri Buentello (D) - Pueblo
Rep. Janet Buckner (D) - Aurora
Rep. James Coleman (D) - Denver
Rep.-Elect Lisa Cutter (D) - Jefferson County
Rep. Tony Exum Sr. (D) - Colorado Springs
Rep.-Elect Julie McCluskie (D)- Dillon
Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D) - Commerce City
Rep. Jim Wilson (R) - Ranking Member
Rep.-Elect Mark Baisley (R)
Rep.-Elect Tim Geitner (R)
Rep.-Elect Colin Larson (R)
Rep. Kim Ransom (R)

House Energy & Environment Committee (NEW)
Chair: Rep. Dominique Jackson (D) - Aurora
Vice Chair: Rep. Edie Hooten (D) - Boulder
Rep. Jeff Bridges (D) - Greenwood Village
Rep. Joann Ginal (D) - Fort Collins
Rep.-Elect Emily Sirota (D) - Denver
Rep.-Elect Alex Valdez (D) - Denver
Rep. Mike Weissman (D)- Aurora
Rep. Lori Saine (R) - Ranking Member
Rep.-Elect Tim Geitner (R)
Rep. Lois Landgraf (R)
Rep. Larry Liston (R) 

House  Finance Committee
Chair: Rep. Leslie Herod (D) - Denver
Vice Chair: Rep.-Elect Kerry Tipper (D) - Lakewood
Rep. Adrienne Benavidez (D) - Adams County
Rep.-Elect Shannon Bird (D) - Westminster
Rep. Matt Gray (D) - Broomfield
Rep.-Elect Marc Snyder (D) - Manitou Springs
Rep.-Elect Tom Sullivan (D)- Centennial
Rep. Shane Sandridge (R) - Ranking Member
Rep. Susan Beckman (R)
Rep.-Elect Rod Bockenfeld (R)
Rep.-Elect Janice Rich (R)

House  Health & Insurance Committee
(Previously Health Insurance & Environment Committee)
Chair: Rep. Susan Lontine (D) - Denver
Vice Chair: Rep.-Elect Yadira Caraveo (D) - Thornton
Rep. Janet Buckner (D) - Aurora
Rep. Joann Ginal (D) - Fort Collins
Rep. Dominique Jackson (D) - Aurora
Rep.-Elect Kyle Mullica (D) - Northglenn
Rep.-Elect Brianna Titone (D)- Arvada
Rep. Susan Beckman (R) - Ranking Member
Rep.-Elect Mark Baisley (R)
Rep. Marc Catlin (R)
Rep.-Elect Matt Soper (R)

House Judiciary Committee
Chair: Rep. Mike Weissman (D) - Aurora
Vice Chair: Rep. Leslie Herod (D) - Denver
Rep. Adrienne Benavidez (D) - Adams County
Rep.-Elect Rochelle Galindo (D) - Greeley
Rep.-Elect Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (D) - Denver
Rep. Dylan Roberts (D) - Avon
Rep.-Elect Kerry Tipper (D)- Lakewood
Rep. Terri Carver (R) - Ranking Member
Rep.-Elect Rod Bockenfeld (R)
Rep. Hugh McKean (R)
Rep.-Elect Matt Soper (R)

House Public Health Care & Human Services Committee
Chair: Rep. Jonathan Singer (D) - Longmont
Vice Chair: Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D) - Commerce City
Rep.-Elect Yadira Caraveo (D) - Thornton
Rep.-Elect Lisa Cutter (D) - Jefferson County
Rep.-Elect Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (D) - Denver
Rep.-Elect Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D) - Longmont
Rep.-Elect Kyle Mullica (D)- Northglenn
Rep. Lois Landgraf (R) - Ranking Member
Rep.-Elect Colin Larson (R)
Rep. Larry Liston (R)
Rep.-Elect Rod Pelton (R)

House  Rural Affairs Committee
(Previously The Agriculture, Livestock & Natural Resources Committee)
Chair: Rep. Dylan Roberts (D) - Avon
Vice Chair: Rep. Donald Valdez (D) - La Jara
Rep. Jeni Arndt (D) - Fort Collins
Rep.-Elect Bri Buentello  (D) - Pueblo
Rep.-Elect Julie McCluskie (D) - Dillon
Rep. Barbara McLachlan (D) - Durango
Rep.-Elect Brianna Titone (D)- Arvada
Rep. Marc Catlin (R) - Ranking Member
Rep. Perry Buck (R)
Rep. Kimmi Lewis (R)
Rep.-Elect Rod Pelton (R)

House State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee
Chair: Rep. Chris Kennedy (D) - Lakewood
Vice Chair: Rep.-Elect Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D) - Longmont
Rep.-Elect Monica Duran (D) - Lakewood
Rep. Susan Lontine (D) - Denver
Rep. Jovan Melton (D) - Aurora
Rep.-Elect Emily Sirota (D) - Denver
Rep. Stephen Humphrey (R) - Ranking Member
Rep. Dave Williams (R)
Rep.-Elect Janice Rich (R)

House  Transportation & Local Government Committee
(Previously The Transportation & Energy Committee & The Local Government Committee)
Chair: Rep. Matt Gray (D) - Broomfield
Vice Chair: Rep. Tony Exum Sr. (D) - Colorado Springs
Rep. Jeff Bridges (D) - Greenwood Village
Rep.-Elect Rochelle Galindo (D) - Greeley
Rep. Edie Hooton (D) - Boulder
Rep.-Elect Alex Valdez (D) - Denver
Rep. Donald Valdez (D)- La Jara
Rep. Kim Ransom (R) - Ranking Member
Rep. Terri Carver (R)
Rep. Stephen Humphrey (R)
Rep. Kimmi Lewis (R)

 
 
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