SB 25-011
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
SB 25-011: DETECTION COMPONENTS FOR WILDFI RE MITIGATION
Prime Sponsors:
Sen. Daugherty
Rep. Weinberg; Brown
Published for: Senate Transportation & Energy
Drafting number: LLS 25-0335
Fiscal Analyst:
Clayton Mayfield, 303-866-5851
clayton.mayfield@coleg.gov
Version: Initial Fiscal Note
Date: January 17, 2025
Fiscal note status: The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill requires the Department of Public Safety to establish a public-private agreement for
the operation of an AI integrated camera detection system, and transfers funds to support this new
initiative.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis starting in
FY 2025-26:
State Expenditures State Transfers
Appropriations. For FY 2025-26, the bill requires an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Department of
Public Safety.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
1
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
Out Year
FY 2027-28
State Revenue $0 $0 $0
State Expenditures up to $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000
Transferred Funds up to $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
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Fund sources for these impacts are shown in the tables below. Page 2
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Table 1A
State Transfers
Fund Source
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
Out Year
FY 2027-28
Unused State-Owned Real Property
Cash Fund
up to -$1,000,000 -$2,000,000 -$3,000,000
Front Line Innovation and Response
Efficiency Cash Fund
up to $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000
Net Transfer $0 $0 $0
Table 1B
State Expenditures
Fund Source
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
Out Year
FY 2026-27
General Fund $0 $0 $0
Front Line Innovation and Response
Efficiency Cash Fund
up to $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0
Centrally Appropriated $0 $0 $0
Total Expenditures $0 $0 $0
Total FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
Summary of Legislation
The bill requires the Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) in the Department of Public
Safety (CDPS) to establish a public-private agreement for the operation of wildfire detection
components that are artificial-intelligence-enabled. By September 1, 2025, the CDPS must issue
a request for proposals that meet certain criteria for detection components. Among other
criteria, the components must provide an interface for fire agencies and other end-users to use
for wildfire detection and monitoring. Additionally, the bill creates the Front Line Innovation and
Response Efficiency Cash Fund, for use by the CDPS, to pay for the public-private agreement.
The CDPS may also seek gifts, grants, or donations to fund the agreement, and must include
information about the agreement at the department’s annual SMART Act hearing.
Finally, the bill transfers money from the Unused State Owned Real Property Cash Fund in the
Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) to the new CDPS cash fund. Transfers occur
in each of the next three fiscal years, with up to $1 million in FY 2025-26, $2 million in
FY 2026-27, and $3 million in FY 2027-28. Page 3
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Background
Proceeds from the sale, rent, or lease of unused state-owned real property, and any revenue
generated from public-private agreements are credited to the Unused State Owned Real
Property Cash Fund, which is continuously appropriated to the DPA. Based on the DPA’s
FY 2025-26 budget request, the fund is expected to have a balance of about $5.7 million at the
end of FY 2025-26.
State Transfers
In FY 2025-26, the bill transfers up to $1 million from the Unused State-Owned Real Property
Cash Fund to the Front Line Innovation and Response Efficiency Cash Fund. Another transfer of
$2 million is made for FY 2026-27, and a final transfer of $3 million is made for FY 2027-28.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in the Department of Public Safety by up to $1 million in
FY 2025-26, $2 million in FY 2026-27, and $3 million in FY 2027-28. These costs are paid from
the Front Line Innovation and Response Efficiency Cash Fund.
Starting in FY 2025-26, the CDPS will establish a public-private agreement for the operation of
wildfire detection components. A vendor will be selected after requests for proposals have been
submitted, and the CDPS will begin paying the vendor for the agreement in January 2026. Under
the agreement, the CDPS will not own the detection components, but will receive wildfire
detection information from the components. A single detection component is estimated to cost
private partners about $50,000 annually, although the exact amount may vary. State
expenditures are intended to fund an increasing number of detection components, such that by
FY 2027-28 approximately 75 to 115 total components will be active. Establishing and
monitoring the agreement will increase workload for the CDPS, but the expected increase is
minimal and no additional funding is required for this work.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming
no referendum petition is filed.
State Appropriations
For FY 2025-26, the bill requires an appropriation of $1,000,000 from the Front Line Innovation
and Response Efficiency Cash Fund to the Department of Public Safety. Page 4
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State and Local Government Contacts
Information Technology
Personnel
Public Safety
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.