First Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 23-0144.01 Sarah Lozano x3858
HOUSE BILL 23-1060
House Committees Senate Committees
Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING UPDATES TO THE COLORADO STATE FOREST SERVICE101
SEEDLING TREE NURSERY .102
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/
.)
Wildfire Matters Review Committee. The bill requires the
Colorado state forest service to make certain upgrades and improvements
to its seedling tree nursery in order to expand its capacity and its ability
to contribute to reforestation efforts in the state. The general assembly is
required to appropriate money to the Colorado state university system for
the 2023-24 state fiscal year for allocation to the state forest service.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Story, Lynch
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Cutter, Danielson, Jaquez Lewis
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-319, amend2
(6) and (8); and add (2.5), (3.5), and (4.5) as follows:3
23-31-319. Forest service seedling tree nursery - necessary4
upgrades and improvements - definition - funding - reports - repeal.5
(2.5) Field upgrades. T
O UPGRADE THE FIELDS WHERE THE NURSERY6
GROWS BARE-ROOT TREES AND SHRUBS, THE NURSERY SHALL:7
(a) I
NSTALL A NEW PUMP AND PUMP HOUSE ;8
(b) O
VERHAUL THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM ; AND9
(c) G
RADE AND IMPROVE THE ROADS TO AND WITHIN THE FIELDS .10
(3.5) Seed storage cooler. T
O IMPROVE THE CAPACITY, SECURITY,11
AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF SEED STORAGE , THE NURSERY SHALL12
PURCHASE A NEW SEED STORAGE COOLER .13
(4.5) Delivery trucks. T
O IMPROVE THE TIMELINESS OF14
DELIVERIES AND ELIMINATE THE COST OF RENTING DELIVERY TRUCKS , THE15
NURSERY SHALL PURCHASE TWO REFRIGERATED BOX TRUCKS .16
(6) Appropriation. For the 2022-23
2023-24 state fiscal year, the17
general assembly shall appropriate money to the Colorado state university18
system for allocation to and expenditure by the Colorado state forest19
service to fund improvements to the nursery
AND to hire professional20
staff. and to conduct the capacity, expertise, and infrastructure analysis as
21
specified in subsection (5) of this section.22
(8) Repeal. This section is repealed, effective January 1, 202523
2026.24
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act25
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the26
HB23-1060-2- ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except1
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V2
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this3
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take4
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in5
November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the6
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.7
HB23-1060
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