Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 22-0933.01 Pierce Lively x2059
HOUSE BILL 22-1379
House Committees Senate Committees
Agriculture, Livestock, & Water
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING TRANSFERS FROM THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND101
RELIEF CASH FUND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE102
MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN NATURAL RESOURCES .103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill requires the state treasurer to make the following transfers
from the economic recovery and relief cash fund:
! $3 million to the healthy forests and vibrant communities
fund for projects that will help communities address the
urgent need to reduce wildfire risks by supporting
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
McCormick and Catlin,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Donovan and Simpson,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. implementation of risk mitigation treatments that focus on
promoting watershed resilience;
! $2 million to the wildfire mitigation capacity development
fund for wildfire mitigation and fuel reduction projects;
! $10 million to the Colorado water conservation board
construction fund for watershed restoration and flood
mitigation grants;
! $2.5 million to the Colorado water conservation board
construction fund for the direct and indirect costs of
providing assistance to political subdivisions and other
entities applying for federal "Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act" money and other federally available money
related to water funding opportunities; and
! $2.5 million to the Colorado water conservation board
construction fund for issuing grants to political
subdivisions of the state for the hiring of temporary
employees, contractors, or both that will assist those
political subdivisions and other entities in applying for
federal "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" money
and other federally available money related to natural
resource management.
All of these transfers relate to essential government services and must
comply with the relevant compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and
program evaluation requirements established by the office of state
planning and budgeting and the state controller.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-228, add (2.5)2
as follows:3
24-75-228. Economic recovery and relief cash fund - creation4
- allowable uses - interim task force - report - legislative declaration5
- definitions - repeal. (2.5) (a) U
PON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS6
SUBSECTION (2.5), OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER , THE STATE7
TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE8
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND AS FOLLOWS :9
(I) T
HREE MILLION DOLLARS TO THE HEALTHY FORESTS AND10
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 23-31-313 (10), WHICH11
HB22-1379-2- MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 23-31-3131
(6)(a)(IV);2
(II) T
WO MILLION DOLLARS TO THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION3
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND CREATED IN SECTION 24-33-117 (1),4
WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN SECTION5
24-33-117
(3);6
(III) T
EN MILLION DOLLARS TO THE COLORADO WATER7
CONSERVATION BOARD CONSTRUCTION FUND CREATED IN SECTION8
37-60-121 (1)(a),
WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED9
IN SECTION 37-60-121 (12);10
(IV) T
WO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE11
C
OLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD CONSTRUCTION FUND CREATED12
IN SECTION 37-60-121 (1)(a), WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE13
PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 37-60-121 (13); AND14
(V) T
WO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED T HOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE15
C
OLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD CONSTRUCTION FUND CREATED16
IN SECTION 37-60-121 (1)(a), WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE17
PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 37-60-121 (14).18
(b) T
HE WATERSHED RESTORATION , WILDFIRE MITIGATION, AND19
THE FEDERAL FUNDS DRAW DOWN AND EXECUTION RELATED PROGRAMS20
AND SERVICES TO WHICH THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER MONEY21
FROM THE FUND PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2.5)(a) OF THIS SECTION ARE22
ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES .23
(c) A
NY DEPARTMENT THAT RECEIVES MONEY FROM THE24
TRANSFER MADE BY THE STATE TREASURER PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION25
(2.5)(a)
OF THIS SECTION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ,26
REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION27
HB22-1379
-3- REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND1
BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION2
24-75-226
(5).3
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-60-121, add (12),4
(13), and (14) as follows:5
37-60-121. Colorado water conservation board construction6
fund - creation - nature of fund - funds for investigations -7
contributions - use for augmenting the general fund - funds created8
- rules - repeal. (12) (a) E
XCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (12)(b) OF9
THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL USE THE MONEY TRANSFERRED10
PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-75-228 (2.5)(a)(III) FOR WATERSHED11
RESTORATION AND FLOOD MITIGATION GRANTS TO RESTORE , MITIGATE,12
AND PROTECT STREAM CHANNELS AND RIPARIAN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO13
FLOOD HAZARDS AND SEDIMENT EROSION AND DEPOSITION AFTER14
WILDFIRE, INCLUDING EXPENDITURES FOR THE DESIGN AND15
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS INTENDED TO MITIGATE INCREASED FLOWS ,16
SEDIMENT, AND DEBRIS, WITH FEDERAL AND LOCAL MATCHING17
REQUIREMENTS.18
(b) T
HE BOARD MAY USE UP TO FIVE PERCENT OF THE MONEY TO19
ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (12)(a) OF20
THIS SECTION AND MAY USE UP TO TEN PERCENT FOR THE COSTS21
ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING NECESSARY TECHNICAL ENGINEERING22
SERVICES TO ASSIST GRANTEES WITH DESIGN REVIEW , ENGINEERING23
ANALYSIS, FIRE AND FLOOD SUPPORT , CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT, FLUVIAL24
HAZARD ZONE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION , PROJECT MONITORING AND25
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT , AND OVERALL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .26
(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL INCLUDE27
HB22-1379
-4- UPDATES REGARDING THE BOARD 'S ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT1
TO THIS SUBSECTION (12) IN ITS DEPARTMENTAL PRESENTATION TO2
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203.3
(d) T
HIS SUBSECTION (12) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027.4
(13) T
HE BOARD SHALL USE THE MONEY TRANSFERRED PURSUANT5
TO SECTION 24-75-228 (2.5)(a)(IV) FOR THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS6
OF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE AND7
OTHER ENTITIES IN APPLYING FOR FEDERAL "INFRASTRUCTURE8
I
NVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT", PUB.L. 117-58, MONEY AND OTHER9
FEDERALLY AVAILABLE MONEY RELATED TO WATER FUNDING10
OPPORTUNITIES.11
(14) (a) T
HE BOARD SHALL USE THE MONEY TRANSFERRED12
PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-75-228 (2.5)(a)(V) FOR BOTH:13
(I) I
SSUING GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE FOR14
THE HIRING OF TERM-LIMITED EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, OR BOTH THAT15
WILL ASSIST THOSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES IN16
APPLYING FOR FEDERAL "INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT",17
P
UB.L. 117-58, MONEY AND OTHER FEDERALLY AVAILABLE MONEY18
RELATED TO NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ; AND19
(II) C
OVERING THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH20
ISSUING THE GRANTS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (14)(a)(I) OF THIS21
SECTION.22
(b) T
HE BOARD MAY ADOPT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS23
NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTING A GRANT PROGRAM NECESSARY TO24
AWARD THE GRANTS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (14)(a) OF THIS SECTION.25
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,26
HB22-1379
-5- determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate1
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.2
HB22-1379
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