Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB011 Compare Versions

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1	1	First Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
5	5
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7	7	LLS NO. 25-0335.01 Richard Sweetman x4333
8	8	SENATE BILL 25-011
9	9	Senate Committees House Committees
10	10	Transportation & Energy
11	11	A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12	C
13	13	ONCERNING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL -INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED101
14	14	DETECTION COMPONENTS TO MITIGATE WILDFIRES .102
15	15	Bill Summary
16	16	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
17	17	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
18	18	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
19	19	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
20	20	http://leg.colorado.gov
21	21	.)
22	22	The bill requires the division of fire prevention and control
23	23	(division) in the department of public safety (department) to establish
24	24	public-private agreements with one or more private partners, by which
25	25	agreements the state may allocate responsibility or risk to one or more
26	26	private partners to develop and operate wildfire detection components.
27	27	The bill also creates the front line innovation and response efficiency cash
28	28	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
29	29	Daugherty,
30	30	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
31	31	Weinberg and Brown,
32	32	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
33	33	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
34	34	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. fund (FIRE fund) in the state treasury. The money in the FIRE fund is
35	35	annually appropriated to the department to be expended by the division
36	36	for the purposes of the bill.
37	37	In current law, money in the unused state-owned real property fund
38	38	is continuously appropriated to the department of personnel for several
39	39	purposes, including paying for public-private agreements and associated
40	40	costs. Of the money that is appropriated for this purpose, the bill requires
41	41	the general assembly to transfer the following amounts to the FIRE fund:
42	42	! For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, up to $1,000,000;
43	43	! For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, $2,000,000; and
44	44	! For the 2027-28 state fiscal year, $3,000,000.
45	45	The department is required to include information concerning the
46	46	division's activities under the bill in the department's annual report to the
47	47	legislative subject matter committees.
48	48	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
49	49	SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly2
50	50	finds that:3
51	51	(a) Colorado has experienced a sharp rise in wildfire activity in4
52	52	recent years, including the 20 largest fires and the 5 most destructive fires5
53	53	in the state's history;6
54	54	(b) The growing size, duration, intensity, costs, and impacts of7
55	55	wildfires create a dangerous environment that endangers firefighters and8
56	56	threatens entire communities;9
57	57	(c) In response, the division of fire prevention and control within10
58	58	the department of public safety has collaborated with local fire11
59	59	departments, counties, and federal partners to develop more effective and12
60	60	efficient wildfire preparedness and response strategies;13
61	61	(d) These efforts include adopting cutting-edge technologies such14
62	62	as wildfire detection cameras that are designed to quickly identify15
63	63	potential threats, ensure faster response times, and enhance firefighter16
64	64	safety;17
65	65	SB25-011-2- (e) So far, the existing network of more than 40 cameras deployed1
66	66	across Colorado has proven highly valuable;2
67	67	(f) These cameras provide on-demand visual intelligence that3
68	68	allows officials to swiftly assess emerging incidents, coordinate with4
69	69	jurisdictional agencies, and efficiently direct critical air and ground5
70	70	resources to the right locations;6
71	71	(g) The integration of wildfire cameras with artificial intelligence,7
72	72	or "AI", can play a crucial role in safely and efficiently increasing the use8
73	73	of prescribed fires;9
74	74	(h) AI-integrated cameras provide multiple vantage points to10
75	75	detect and pinpoint fire activity, monitor fires, and support fire managers11
76	76	in executing prescribed fire projects; and12
77	77	(i) AI technology is an invaluable asset in improving forest health13
78	78	and reducing wildfire risks, benefitting communities as well as fire14
79	79	management agencies.15
80	80	(2) The general assembly therefore declares that the safety of the16
81	81	people and property within the state is served by the use of AI-integrated17
82	82	cameras by the division of fire prevention and control within the18
83	83	department of public safety.19
84	84	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-1218.520
85	85	as follows:21
86	86	24-33.5-1218.5. Statewide coverage network - definitions -22
87	87	public-private agreements - front line innovation and response23
88	88	efficiency cash fund - detection components. (1) A
89	89	S USED IN THIS24
90	90	SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :25
91	91	(a) "C
92	92	AMERA STATION" MEANS ONE OR MORE CAMERAS AND26
93	93	ASSOCIATED HARDWARE THAT ARE CAPABLE OF :27
94	94	SB25-011
95	95	-3- (I) GENERATING A THREE-HUNDRED-SIXTY-DEGREE PANORAMIC1
96	96	VISUAL FEED; AND2
97	97	(II) U
98	98	TILIZING PAN, TILT, AND TWENTY TIMES OR GREATER ZOOM3
99	99	OPERATIONS.4
100	100	(b) "D
101	101	ETECTION COMPONENT " MEANS AN5
102	102	ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED WILDFIRE DETECTION AND6
103	103	INTELLIGENCE SOLUTION THAT INCLUDES A COHESIVE , INTERCONNECTED7
104	104	COLLECTION OF CAMERA STATIONS , ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DETECTION8
105	105	CAPABILITIES, SOFTWARE, AND COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES .9
106	106	(c) "F
107	107	UND" MEANS THE FRONT LINE INNOVATION AND RESPONSE10
108	108	EFFICIENCY CASH FUND CREATED IN SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION.11
109	109	(d) "P
110	110	RESCRIBED FIRE" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION12
111	111	29-22.5-102
112	112	(7).13
113	113	(e) "P
114	114	RIVATE PARTNER" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION14
115	115	24-94-102
116	116	(6).15
117	117	(f) "P
118	118	UBLIC-PRIVATE AGREEMENT " MEANS AN AGREEMENT16
119	119	BETWEEN THE STATE AND ONE OR MORE PRIVATE PARTNERS BY WHICH THE17
120	120	STATE MAY ALLOCATE RESPONSIBILITY OR RISK TO ONE OR MORE PRIVATE18
121	121	PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE A DETECTION COMPONENT .19
122	122	(2) I
123	123	N CONNECTION WITH ITS POWERS AND DUTIES CONCERNING20
124	124	THE PROTECTION OF AREAS IN THE STATE AT HIGH RISK OF FIRE , THE21
125	125	DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH PUBLIC-PRIVATE AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE22
126	126	PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE COVERAGE NETWORK OF23
127	127	DETECTION COMPONENTS .24
128	128	(3) O
129	129	N OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025, THE DIVISION SHALL ISSUE25
130	130	A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM PRIVATE ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF26
131	131	THIS SECTION. THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MUST SEEK PROPOSALS FOR27
132	132	SB25-011
133	133	-4- A DETECTION COMPONENT THAT CAN BE PROCURED AS A COMPREHENSIVE1
134	134	SERVICE PROVIDED BY A PRIVATE PARTNER TO ENSURE THAT THE2
135	135	DEPLOYMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DETECTION3
136	136	COMPONENTS ARE PERFORMED BY THE PRIVATE PARTNER .4
137	137	(4) A
138	138	DETECTION COMPONENT DEPLOYED PURSUANT TO THIS5
139	139	SECTION MUST:6
140	140	(a) B
141	141	E PLACED IN A LOCATION THAT ENABLES TRIANGULATION OF7
142	142	CAMERA STATIONS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE PRECISE8
143	143	LOCATIONS OF FIRES DETECTED BY THE STATEWIDE COVERAGE NETWORK9
144	144	OF DETECTION COMPONENTS ;10
145	145	(b) P
146	146	ROVIDE A LIVE FEED OF INFORMATION THAT CAN DISCOVER ,11
147	147	LOCATE, AND CONFIRM IGNITION OF A FIRE, WHICH FEED REFRESHES AT12
148	148	LEAST ONCE PER MINUTE AND IS MONITORED BY AN ARTIFICIAL13
149	149	INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING WILDFIRE IGNITIONS AT14
150	150	A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST TEN MILES;15
151	151	(c) M
152	152	ONITOR FIRE BEHAVIOR;16
153	153	(d) P
154	154	ROVIDE ENHANCED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS FOR17
155	155	EVACUATION AND FIRE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES ;18
156	156	(e) E
157	157	NSURE THAT CONTAINED AND PRESCRIBED FIRES ARE19
158	158	MONITORED APPROPRIATELY ; AND20
159	159	(f) I
160	160	NCLUDE A SOFTWARE INTERFACE FOR FIRE AGENCIES AND21
161	161	OTHER END USERS THAT ALLOWS FOR REAL -TIME FIRE DETECTION ALERTS,22
162	162	THREE-HUNDRED-SIXTY-DEGREE CAMERA STATION VIEWS , AND ZOOM23
163	163	CAPABILITY AS WELL AS OTHER NECESSARY MONITORING FUNCTIONALITY .24
164	164	(5) (a) T
165	165	HE FRONT LINE INNOVATION AND RESPONSE EFFICIENCY25
166	166	CASH FUND IS CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY . THE FUND CONSISTS OF26
167	167	MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND FROM THE UNUSED STATE -OWNED27
168	168	SB25-011
169	169	-5- REAL PROPERTY FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-82-102.5 (5)(c)(III) AND1
170	170	ANY OTHER MONEY THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY APPROPRIATE OR2
171	171	TRANSFER TO THE FUND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION . THE MONEY3
172	172	IN THE FUND IS ANNUALLY APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT TO BE4
173	173	EXPENDED BY THE DIVISION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION .5
174	174	(b) T
175	175	HE STATE TREASURER SHALL CREDIT ALL INTEREST AND6
176	176	INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN THE7
177	177	FUND TO THE FUND. ANY MONEY REMAINING IN THE FUND AT THE END OF8
178	178	A STATE FISCAL YEAR REMAINS IN THE FUND.9
179	179	(c) T
180	180	HE DEPARTMENT MAY SEEK , ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS,10
181	181	GRANTS, AND DONATIONS TO PAY THE COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING THIS11
182	182	SECTION. ANY GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS RECEIVED BY THE12
183	183	DEPARTMENT SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND .13
184	184	(6) I
185	185	N ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES OF14
186	186	REFERENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL15
187	187	INCLUDE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DIVISION16
188	188	PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR .17
189	189	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-82-102.5, amend18
190	190	(5)(c)(I) introductory portion; and add (5)(c)(III) as follows:19
191	191	24-82-102.5. Unused state-owned real property - cash fund -20
192	192	legislative declaration - definitions. (5) (c) (I) E
193	193	XCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN21
194	194	SUBSECTION (5)(c)(III) OF THIS SECTION, the money in the unused22
195	195	state-owned real property fund is continuously appropriated to the23
196	196	department for:24
197	197	(III) O
198	198	F THE MONEY APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT25
199	199	PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(c)(I)(B) OF THIS SECTION, THE GENERAL26
200	200	ASSEMBLY SHALL TRANSFER THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS TO THE FRONT27
201	201	SB25-011
202	202	-6- LINE INNOVATION AND RESPONSE EFFICIENCY CASH F UND CREATED IN1
203	203	SECTION 24-33.5-1218.5 (5) TO BE EXPENDED BY THE DIVISION OF FIRE2
204	204	PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO3
205	205	PAY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION4
206	206	24-33.5-1218.5:5
207	207	(A) O
208	208	N JANUARY 1, 2026, FOR THE 2025-26 STATE FISCAL YEAR,6
209	209	UP TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS;7
210	210	(B) O
211	211	N JULY 1, 2026, FOR THE 2026-27 STATE FISCAL YEAR, TWO8
212	212	MILLION DOLLARS; AND9
213	213	(C) O
214	214	N JULY 1, 2027, FOR THE 2027-28 STATE FISCAL YEAR THREE10
215	215	MILLION DOLLARS.11
216	216	SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act12
217	217	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the13
218	218	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except14
219	219	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V15
220	220	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this16
221	221	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take17
222	222	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in18
223	223	November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the19
224	224	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.20
225	225	SB25-011
226	226	-7-