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Old	New		Differences
	1	+	Second Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fourth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 24-0427.01 Brita Darling x2241
1	8		HOUSE BILL 24-1024
2		-	BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Story and Velasco, Snyder, Amabile, Bacon,
3		-	Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford, Daugherty, Duran, English, Epps,
4		-	Froelich, Hernandez, Herod, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens,
5		-	Mabrey, McCormick, Ortiz, Parenti, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Valdez,
6		-	McCluskie;
7		-	also SENATOR(S) Cutter, Jaquez Lewis, Buckner, Danielson, Exum,
8		-	Fields, Gonzales, Michaelson Jenet, Priola, Fenberg.
	9	+	House Committees Senate Committees
	10	+	Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Agriculture & Natural Resources
	11	+	Appropriations Appropriations
	12	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
9	13		C
10		-	ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS
11		-	RELATING TO WILDFIRE RISK MITIGATION IN THE WILDLAND
12		-	-URBAN
13		-	INTERFACE
14		-	, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN
15		-	APPROPRIATION
16		-	.
17		-
18		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
19		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-313, amend
20		-	(9.5)(c) and (9.5)(e)(I); and add (9.5)(f) as follows:
21		-	23-31-313. Healthy forests - vibrant communities - funds created
22		-	- outreach working group - loan program - legislative declaration -
23		-	definitions - repeal. (9.5) Wildfire risk mitigation public outreach and
24		-	educational campaign - legislative declaration - report - appropriation.
25		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
26		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
27		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
28		-	history, or the Session Laws.
29		-	________
30		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
31		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
32		-	the act. (c) After considering feedback from the working group, and subject to
33		-	available appropriations, the forest service:
34		-	(I) Shall implement an enhanced wildfire awareness month outreach
35		-	campaign in conjunction with the division of fire prevention and control in
36		-	the department of public safety and the United States forest service in 2023
37		-	and 2024, and, subject to available appropriations, may implement
38		-	enhanced wildfire awareness month outreach campaigns in subsequent
39		-	years THROUGH 2027; and
40		-	(II) May SHALL implement other outreach efforts during the
41		-	2022-23 and 2023-24 THROUGH 2026-27 state fiscal years and subsequent
42		-	state fiscal years that are expected to increase awareness of wildfire risk
43		-	mitigation by residents in the wildland-urban interface.
44		-	(e) (I) During the 2023 and 2024 THROUGH THE 2027 legislative
45		-	interims, the state forester shall submit a report to the wildfire matters
46		-	review committee created in section 2-3-1602 concerning outreach efforts
47		-	implemented pursuant to this subsection (9.5)
48		-	OR, IF THE WILDFIRE MATTERS
49		-	REVIEW COMMITTEE IS REPEALED
50		-	, TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
51		-	AGRICULTURE
52		-	, WATER, AND NATURAL RESOU RCES COMMITTEE AND THE
53		-	SENATE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
54		-	, OR THEIR
55		-	SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES
56		-	.
	14	+	ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS101
	15	+	RELATING TO WILDFIRE RISK MITIGATION IN THE102
	16	+	WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE , AND, IN CONNECTION103
	17	+	THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .104
	18	+	Bill Summary
	19	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	20	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	21	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	22	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	23	+	http://leg.colorado.gov/
	24	+	.)
	25	+	Wildfire Matters Review Committee. The bill requires the
	26	+	Colorado state forest service (forest service) to conduct enhanced wildfire
	27	+	awareness month outreach campaigns (campaigns) through 2027 and
	28	+	SENATE
	29	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	30	+	May 7, 2024
	31	+	SENATE
	32	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	33	+	May 6, 2024
	34	+	HOUSE
	35	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	36	+	April 25, 2024
	37	+	HOUSE
	38	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	39	+	April 24, 2024
	40	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	41	+	Story and Velasco, Snyder, Amabile, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford,
	42	+	Daugherty, Duran, English, Epps, Froelich, Hernandez, Herod, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lieder,
	43	+	Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, McCluskie, McCormick, Ortiz, Parenti, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota,
	44	+	Valdez
	45	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	46	+	Cutter, Jaquez Lewis, Buckner, Danielson, Exum, Fenberg, Fields, Gonzales, Michaelson
	47	+	Jenet, Priola
	48	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	49	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	50	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. other outreach efforts through the 2026-27 state fiscal year that are
	51	+	expected to increase awareness of wildfire risk mitigation by residents in
	52	+	the wildland-urban interface.
	53	+	For state fiscal year 2024-25, the bill appropriates $300,000 from
	54	+	the general fund to the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund for
	55	+	use by the forest service for the ongoing campaigns and outreach efforts.
	56	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	57	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-313, amend2
	58	+	(9.5)(c) and (9.5)(e)(I); and add (9.5)(f) as follows:3
	59	+	23-31-313. Healthy forests - vibrant communities - funds4
	60	+	created - outreach working group - loan program - legislative5
	61	+	declaration - definitions - repeal. (9.5) Wildfire risk mitigation public6
	62	+	outreach and educational campaign - legislative declaration - report7
	63	+	- appropriation. (c) After considering feedback from the working group,8
	64	+	and subject to available appropriations, the forest service:9
	65	+	(I) Shall implement an enhanced wildfire awareness month10
	66	+	outreach campaign in conjunction with the division of fire prevention and11
	67	+	control in the department of public safety and the United States forest12
	68	+	service in 2023 and 2024, and, subject to available appropriations, may
	69	+	13
	70	+	implement enhanced wildfire awareness month outreach campaigns in14
	71	+	subsequent years THROUGH 2027; and15
	72	+	(II) May SHALL implement other outreach efforts during the16
	73	+	2022-23 and 2023-24 THROUGH 2026-27 state fiscal years and subsequent17
	74	+	state fiscal years that are expected to increase awareness of wildfire risk18
	75	+	mitigation by residents in the wildland-urban interface.19
	76	+	(e) (I) During the 2023 and 2024 THROUGH THE 2027 legislative20
	77	+	interims, the state forester shall submit a report to the wildfire matters21
	78	+	review committee created in section 2-3-1602 concerning outreach efforts22
	79	+	1024-2- implemented pursuant to this subsection (9.5) OR, IF THE WILDFIRE1
	80	+	MATTERS REVIEW COMMI TTEE IS REPEALED , TO THE HOUSE OF2
	81	+	REPRESENTATIVES AGRICULTURE , WATER, AND NATURAL RESOURCES3
	82	+	COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES4
	83	+	COMMITTEE, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES .5
57	84		(f) (I) F
58		-	OR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING ONGOING WILDFIRE
59		-	AWARENESS MONTH OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER OUTREACH EFFORTS
60		-	PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
61		-	(9.5)(c) OF THIS SECTION, THE GENERAL
62		-	ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE
63		-	HEALTHY FORESTS AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES FUND CREATED IN
64		-	SUBSECTION
65		-	(10) OF THIS SECTION.
	85	+	OR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING ONGOING WILDFIRE6
	86	+	AWARENESS MONTH OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER OUTREACH7
	87	+	EFFORTS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (9.5)(c) OF THIS SECTION, THE8
	88	+	GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE
	89	+	FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO9
	90	+	THE HEALTHY FORESTS AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES FUND CREATED IN10
	91	+	SUBSECTION (10) OF THIS SECTION.11
66	92		(II) T
67		-	HIS SUBSECTION (9.5)(f) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2028.
68		-	SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year,
69		-	$40,000 is appropriated to the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund
70		-	created in section 23-31-313 (10), C.R.S. This appropriation is from the
71		-	general fund. The department of higher education is responsible for the
72		-	accounting related to this appropriation.
73		-	SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
74		-	PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 24-1024 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
75		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
76		-	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
77		-	institutions.
78		-	____________________________ ____________________________
79		-	Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
80		-	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
81		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
82		-	____________________________ ____________________________
83		-	Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
84		-	CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
85		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
86		-	APPROVED________________________________________
87		-	(Date and Time)
88		-	_________________________________________
89		-	Jared S. Polis
90		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
91		-	PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 24-1024
	93	+	HIS SUBSECTION (9.5)(f) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1,12
	94	+	2028.13
	95	+	SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year,14 $40,000 is appropriated to the healthy forests and vibrant communities15
	96	+	fund created in section 23-31-313 (10), C.R.S. This appropriation is from16
	97	+	the general fund. The department of higher education is responsible for17
	98	+	the accounting related to this appropriation.18
	99	+	SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,19
	100	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate20
	101	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for21
	102	+	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state22
	103	+	institutions.23
	104	+	1024
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