Highlights from the Legislature on Tuesday.
— The House gave tentative approval to a bill (House Bill 1027) would allow the Division of Oil and Public Safety to delegate responsibility for inspecting public school buildings and junior college district buildings to local building departments or a third-party inspector following reports some school buildings have not been inspected for decades. The bill faces a third reading before it goes to the Senate.
— The Senate gave final approval to reducing the size of the state seal because no one makes dies the size of the original anymore. Under the measure (House Bill 1048), the seal’s diameter would be reduced from 2.5 inches to 2.25 inches. The bill now heads to the governor.
— The Senate voted to send a proposal (Senate Bill 119) allowing a limited number homeowners to collect rain water from their rooftops to the appropriations committee. People in 10 new developments across the state would be able to participate in a pilot program to test the impact on stream flows. People who live in rural areas and whose homes aren’t connected to a large water system would also be able to participate. Participants would pay a fee to participate in the study but Sen. Chris Romer, D-Denver, said it shouldn’t cost the state any money.
— The Senate confirmed the appointment of six people to the transportation committee: Jeanne J. Erickson of Evergreen, Heather Barry of Westminster, William Kaufman of Windsor, George Krawzoff of Steamboat Springs, Leslie Gruen of Colorado Springs and Kimbra Killin of Holyoke.
