Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 22-0933.01 Pierce Lively x2059
HOUSE BILL 22-1379
House Committees Senate Committees
Agriculture, Livestock, & Water
Appropriations
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, AND, IN103
CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .104
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
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 22, 2022
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. fund for projects that will help communities address the
urgent need to reduce wildfire risks by supporting
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
1379-2- VIBRANT COMMUNITIES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 23-31-313 (10), WHICH1
MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 23-31-3132
(6)(a)(IV);3
(II) T
WO MILLION DOLLARS TO THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION4
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND CREATED IN SECTION 24-33-117 (1),5
WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN SECTION6
24-33-117
(3);7
(III) T
EN MILLION DOLLARS TO THE COLORADO WATER8
CONSERVATION BOARD CONSTRUCTION FUND CREATED IN SECTION9
37-60-121 (1)(a),
WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED10
IN SECTION 37-60-121 (12);11
(IV) T
WO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE12
C
OLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD CONSTRUCTION F UND CREATED13
IN SECTION 37-60-121 (1)(a), WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE14
PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 37-60-121 (13); AND15
(V) T
WO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE16
C
OLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD CONSTRUCTION FUND CREATED17
IN SECTION 37-60-121 (1)(a), WHICH MUST BE EXPENDED FOR THE18
PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 37-60-121 (14).19
(b) T
HE WATERSHED
RESTORATION PROGRAMS, WILDFIRE20
MITIGATION PROGRAMS, AND THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ASSIST21
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE AND OTHER ENTITIES IN THE DRAW22
DOWN OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO WHICH THE STATE TREASURER SHALL23
TRANSFER MONEY FROM THE FUND PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2.5)(a) OF24
THIS SECTION ARE ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES .25
(c) A
NY DEPARTMENT THAT RECEIVES MONEY FROM THE26
TRANSFER MADE BY THE STATE TREASURER PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION27
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-3- (2.5)(a) OF THIS SECTION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ,1
REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION2
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND3
BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION4
24-75-226
(5).5
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-60-121, add (12),6
(13), and (14) as follows:7
37-60-121. Colorado water conservation board construction8
fund - creation - nature of fund - funds for investigations -9
contributions - use for augmenting the general fund - funds created10
- rules - repeal. (12) (a) E
XCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (12)(b) OF11
THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL USE THE MONEY TRANSFERRED12
PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-75-228 (2.5)(a)(III) FOR WATERSHED13
RESTORATION AND FLOOD MITIGATION GRANTS TO RESTORE , MITIGATE,14
AND PROTECT STREAM CHANNELS AND RIPARIAN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO15
FLOOD HAZARDS AND SEDIMENT EROSION AND DEPOSITION AFTER16
WILDFIRE, INCLUDING EXPENDITURES FOR THE DESIGN AND17
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS INTENDED TO MITIGATE INCREASED FLOWS ,18
SEDIMENT, AND DEBRIS, WITH FEDERAL AND LOCAL MATCHING19
REQUIREMENTS.20
(b) T
HE BOARD MAY USE UP TO FIVE PERCENT OF THE MONEY TO21
ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (12)(a) OF22
THIS SECTION AND MAY USE UP TO TEN PERCENT FOR THE COSTS23
ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING NECESSARY TECHNICAL ENGINEERING24
SERVICES TO ASSIST GRANTEES WITH DESIGN REVIEW , ENGINEERING25
ANALYSIS, FIRE AND FLOOD SUPPORT, CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT, FLUVIAL26
HAZARD ZONE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION , PROJECT MONITORING AND27
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(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL INCLUDE2
UPDATES REGARDING THE BOARD 'S ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT3
TO THIS SUBSECTION (12) IN ITS DEPARTMENTAL PRESENTATION TO4
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE PURS UANT TO SECTION 2-7-203.5
(d) T
HIS SUBSECTION (12) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027.6
(13) T
HE BOARD SHALL USE THE MONEY TRANSFERRED PURSUANT7
TO SECTION 24-75-228 (2.5)(a)(IV) FOR THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS8
OF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE AND9
OTHER ENTITIES IN APPLYING FOR FEDERAL "INFRASTRUCTURE10
I
NVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT", PUB.L. 117-58, MONEY AND OTHER11
FEDERALLY AVAILABLE MONEY RELATED TO WATER FUNDING12
OPPORTUNITIES.13
(14) (a) T
HE BOARD SHALL USE THE MONEY TRANSFERRED14
PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-75-228 (2.5)(a)(V) FOR BOTH:15
(I) I
SSUING GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE
OR16
OTHER ENTITIES FOR THE HIRING OF TERM -LIMITED EMPLOYEES,17
CONTRACTORS, OR BOTH THAT WILL ASSIST THOSE POLITICAL18
SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES IN APPLYING FOR FEDERAL19
"I
NFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT", PUB.L. 117-58, MONEY20
AND OTHER FEDERALLY AVAILABLE MONEY RELATED TO NATURAL21
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ; AND22
(II) C
OVERING THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH23
ISSUING THE GRANTS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (14)(a)(I) OF THIS24
SECTION.25
(b) T
HE BOARD MAY ADOPT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS26
NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTING A GRANT PROGRAM NECESSARY TO27
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SECTION 3. Appropriation. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,2
$15,000,000 is appropriated to the department of natural resources for use3
by the Colorado water conservation board. This appropriation is from the4
Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section5
37-60-121 (1)(a), C.R.S. To implement this act, the board may use this6
appropriation for watershed restoration and flood mitigation project7
grants. Any money appropriated in this section not expended prior to July8
1, 2023, is further appropriated to the board from July 1, 2023, through9
December 30, 2024, for the same purpose.10
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,11
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate12
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.13
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