House Bill 1161 - The Land and Water Stewardship Act
Updated May 29, 2008
Full text of HB-1161 - May 2, 2008
Advocates aglow over new uranium mining regulations - Dan MacArthur NEW
Uranium measure signed into law - Jason Kosena NEW
Fort Collins Coloradoan - May 21, 2008
Ritter signs uranium water protection bill - Staff NEW
Northern Colorado Business Report - May 21, 2008
Governor signs water-protection bill - Rebecca Boyle NEW
Greeley Tribune - May 21, 2008
Mining bill will protect water - Pamela Dickman NEW
Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald - May 21, 2008
HOUSE BILL 1161 IS LAW - Governor Bill Ritter signs bill at Capitol ceremony; Governor and legislators praise grassroots campaign by CARD and bipartisan efforts to pass bill; legislation touted as model for other states - Posted May 20, 2008
Bill
that toughens water-quality standards awaits governor's signature -
Jakob Rodgers
Greeley Tribune - May 20, 2008
GOVERNOR RITTER TO SIGN HB-1161 ON TUESDAY - Bill to become Colorado law May 20 - Next step: rulemaking process to draft detailed regulations - Posted May 15, 2008, Updated May 16, 2008
Local lawmakers bring better approach to Capitol - Editorial Board
Fort Collins Coloradoan - May 11, 2008
Mining bills ready for governor's signature - Staff
Northern Colorado Business Report - May 6, 2008
Uranium mining bill goes to governor - Pamela Dickman
Loveland Reporter-Herald - May 6, 2008
Uranium mining bill heads to Ritter -
Debbie Bell
Caņon City Daily Record - May 6, 2008
SUCCESS! - HB-1161 wins final legislative approval and is sent to Governor Ritter; House approves Senate amendments and reaffirms bill - Posted May 5, 2008
Uranium bills on the way to Ritter - Rebecca Boyle
Fort Collins Now - May 5, 2008
Uranium bill heads to Gov. Ritter - Jason Kosena
Fort Collins Coloradoan - May 5, 2008
New uranium mining laws on governor's desk - Staff
Loveland Reporter-Herald - May 5, 2008
Audio of House proceedings - May 5, 2008
Uranium bill passes Senate on Third Reading - Jason
Kosena
Fort Collins Coloradoan - May 2, 2008
Audio of Senate proceedings - May 2, 2008
Uranium mining law makes progress - Jason Kosena
Fort Collins Coloradoan - May 1, 2008
HB-1161 APPROVED BY SENATE ON SECOND READING - Senator Steve Johnson stands tall against efforts by Senators Wiens and Renfroe to gut bill; weakening amendments soundly rejected - Posted April 30, 2008, Updated May 1, 2008
Audio of Senate proceedings - April 30, 2008
IT'S UNANIMOUS! Appropriations Committee approves HB-1161 on 10-0 vote; Land and Water Stewardship Act sent to full Senate -
Posted April 25, 2008, Updated April 26, 2008
HB1161_C.002 - SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORT - Committee on Local Government - April 17, 2008
Audio file of Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on HB-1161 - April 25, 2008 - Denver, Colorado
HB-1161 Re-engrossed - This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House
ACTION ALERT: Senate Appropriations Committee to hear HB-1161 on Friday - Emails and phone calls needed to ensure passage -
Posted April 23, 2008
Senate Local Government Committee unanimously approves HB-1611 - Bill shepherded through committee by Democrat Bob Bacon and Republican Steve Johnson; Powertech brings out big guns to no avail - Posted April 17, 2008, Updated April 18, 2008
State Senate panel OKs measure tightening uranium mine rules - Jason Kosena
Fort Collins Coloradoan - April 18, 2008
News Release - "Uranium pollution bill right for Colorado"
Environment Colorado - April 17, 2008
WELLINGTON TRUSTEES VOTE 7-0 TO OPPOSE URANIUM MINING PLAN - Companion resolution passed to support HB-1161; Congresswoman Musgrave sends letter to trustees urging careful examination of project's impacts on residents; Powertech a no show
Posted April 8, 2008, updated April 14, 2008 NEW
Uranium Support Moves Above Ground - Joshua Zaffos
Rocky Mountain Chronicle - April 3, 2008
Uranium bill passes state House, heads to Senate - Staff Reports
Greeley Tribune - April 1, 2008
New Rules for Uranium Mines Would Be Retroactive - K.C. Mason
Telluride Watch - March 31, 2008
HB-1161 passes second reading in Colorado House of Representatives - Powertech CEO Richard Clement declares support for ground water protection but objects to "burdens" imposed by bill - Posted March 29, 2008
Uranium mining bill likely to move to Senate - Rebecca Boyle
Greeley Tribune - March 30, 2008
Uranium bill gets initial OK -
Uranium Mining Bill Passes First Test - Rebecca Boyle
Fort Collins Now - March 28, 2008
Summarized History for Bill Number HB08-1161 - Colorado General Assembly
Uranium Mining Bill Likely To Move to Senate - Kefalas, Fischer confident their bill will pass; Ritter says he supports it - Rebecca Boyle
Fort Collins Now - March 26, 2008
New, improved uranium mining - Denver Post Editorial Board
HB-1161 sails through House Appropriations Committee on 10-2 vote - Ground water protection bill sent to full House - Posted March 14, 2008
Uranium-accountability bill keeps moving at Capitol - Joshua Zaffos
Rocky Mountain Chronicle - March 14, 2008
Colorado Legislative Council releases report on fiscal impact of HB-1161 - Cost of implementing ground water protection bill estimated at less than $30,000 per year - Posted March 10, 2008
HB08-1161 - State Revised Fiscal Impact
Colorado Legislative Council - March 10, 2008 (pdf)
Fort Collins Coloradoan supports HB-1161 - Editorial board endorses provisions to protect water quality - Posted February 22, 2008
House commitee passes stricter rules for uranium mines - Jason Kosena
Fort Collins Coloradoan - February 21, 2008
Legislation aimed at addressing uranium mining in Colorado moves ahead
Greeley Tribune - February 21, 200
HB-1161 passes out of ag committee on 11-2 vote - Amended groundwater protection bill moves on to appropriations committee - Posted February 21, 2008
Greeley Tribune endorses HB-1161 and HB-1165 - Newspaper cites Summitville Superfund site and groundwater contamination in Texas - Posted February 15, 2008
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union supports HB-1161
http://www.rmfu.org/2008/01/28/hb-1161-stengthineing-mining-reclamation-standards/
HB-1165
Mining right-to-know bill dies in committee - by staff
Northern Colorado Business Report - April 3, 2008 NEW
Second Uranium Bill Dies in Committee - Rebecca Boyle
Fort Collins Now - April 2, 2008 NEW
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Fischer and Kefalas, Butcher, Frangas, Levy, Looper, McFadyen, and Solano
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Shaffer, and Bacon
RELATED MATERIAL:
How a Bill Becomes Colorado Law
Office of Legislative Legal Services, Colorado General Assembly - October 2001 (pdf)
Colorado General Assembly website
Colorado Legislative Council - The Legislative Process
Colorado Legislative Council - Glossary
ARTICLE 34 MINERAL RESOURCES - ARTICLE 32 Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act