House Energy & Environment

Wednesday, February 25, 2026·1h 11m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Energy & Environment Committee advanced HB26-1112, a bid for Colorado to seek full primacy over all six classes of underground injection control wells now regulated by the EPA, sending it to Finance on a 9-3 vote despite pointed warnings from water utilities that the bill leaves crucial program details blank.

Key Actions

·Regulation of Underground Injection Control WellsPassed

Notable Quotes

“There's not a single person in this room that can tell you what this program will require to get a permit, the cost to comply, the timing of the process, or any information about how the program will work. Because the bill is devoid of any details or any detailed direction to ECMC to guide the creation of this entirely new program.”
Bill Wambacher, Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority / ECCV / Legacy Water · witness — The central objection from the water sector: that the bill authorizes a sweeping new permitting regime without specifying costs, timelines or standards, leaving them to a later rulemaking.

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Votes

Referred to Committee on FinanceAction

Yes (9)Carlos Barron, Lori Goldstein, Jamie Jackson, Junie Joseph, Amy Paschal, Manny Rutinel, Lesley Smith, Jenny Willford, Elizabeth Velasco

No (3)Ken DeGraaf, Scott Slaugh, Dan Woog

Excused (1)Alex Valdez

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TranscriptPreview

And the committee Energy and Environment. We're starting and we have the sponsors of our main bill today. Representative Pasco, Representative Smith and we're going to start with roll call. So please Ms. Falco Representative Barone. Excused. DeGraff. Excused. Olsteen. Here. Jackson. Excused. Joseph Excused. Pascal Here. Brutino. Excused. Saw. Excused. Smith. Here Beaufort. Definitely here. Excused. Here. And Mr. Chair is excused. And Representative Smith or Pasco? Who wants to go first? Representative Pasco please go ahead. Thank you Madam Chair. And thank you the folks that showed up on the Energy Environment Committee. Woo. Okay, here we go. I am happy to introduce House Bill 1112 alongside my colleague Rep. Smith regarding the regulation of underground Injection control or UIC wells. This important legislation grants Colorado the authority to seek full primacy over UIC wells encompassing all six classes of injection wells currently regulated by the epa. So for all of the folks on the committee you should have a handout that is in full living color and there are extras if you don't have one. If you flip it over on the back you can see all the classes of injection wells and what they are. If…

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