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IN
THIS ISSUE:
Redistricting
in the 3rd Congressional District
Project-No-Project
Initiative
Legislative
Wrap Up Breakfast Sponsorship
Hydraulic
Fracturing in Colorado First
Bills Signed into Law
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March
17, 2011 |
Redistricting
in the 3rd Congressional District
The Colorado Joint Committee on Redistricting will be in Grand Junction, this Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 9 am-noon, in the Mesa State College South Ballroom, and they want to hear from you! This will be the last public hearing held in the State before the committee makes
their recommendations. To learn more about the process or to read the summary of previous public hearings, click
here.
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Project-No-Project
Initiative
As part of their Project-No-Project Initiative, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a first of a kind, economic study identifying 351 stalled energy projects that are costing the U.S. $1.1 trillion in GDP and 1.9 million jobs a year that could be created in the construction phase of these projects alone. The study estimates the potential loss of investment and jobs in the 351 proposed solar, renewable, coal, natural gas, nuclear, and transmission projects in 49 states that have been delayed or cancelled due to “Not in My Back Yard” (NIMBY) activism, a broken permitting process, and a system that allows for limitless lawsuits by opponents. The study features a state-by-state analysis that details the economic output and jobs that could be created by acting on these stagnant projects, an interesting finding of the study shows that almost half of the projects identified in the study are renewable energy projects. To find out more, click
here.
Legislative
Wrap Up Breakfast Sponsorship
The legislature has passed the half-way mark and the Chamber is already preparing for our annual Legislative Wrap-Up Breakfast. This breakfast will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, and we are seeking business sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Betsy Bair at
bbair@gjchamber.org.
Hydraulic
Fracturing in Colorado
Last week at the Chamber’s Energy Briefing series we were fortunate to hear from a panel discussing Hydraulic Fracturing or “fracing.” The panel included a representative from the oil & gas industry, an independent scientist and a representative from the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission. The process of fracing was explained and all members of the panel concluded that fracing would not pollute drinking water. Representative Dianna DeGette has proposed legislation called the FRAC (Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness for Chemicals) Act, to read more about this legislation click
here.
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First
Bills Signed into Law
Governor John Hickenlooper signed his first bills into law earlier this month.
One of those bills was Representative Ray Scott’s House Bill 11-1022, which allows a person, estate or trust to sell three residential properties in a year’s time and owner finance the sales without being subject to the Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing and Mortgage Company Registration Act. To read more and to see the other bills click
here.
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