HB 23-1018 CO

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Introduced

Wildfire Matters Review Committee. The bill creates the timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries workforce development program (program) in the state forest service. The program provides partial reimbursement to timber businesses and forest health or wildfire mitigation entities for the costs of hiring interns. The forest service must adopt rules, policies, and procedures for the program, including criteria for an internship to qualify, best practices for recruiting and selecting interns to increase representation of historically underrrepresented communities in the industries, the criteria to use in selecting qualified interns, the required educational experience for an intern, and administrative requirements for the program. For income tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, but before January 1, 2028, a business involved in forestry, logging, the timber trade, the production of wood and secondary products, or forest health and wildfire mitigation activities in Colorado may claim a credit against state income tax for 20% of the cost incurred by the taxpayer in purchasing certain equipment, vehicles, and equipment infrastructure. The total aggregate credit in any one income tax year is limited to $10,000. Any amount of the credit that exceeds the taxpayer's income tax liability is not refundable but may be carried forward for up to 5 years. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

• Mike Lynch · primary
• Cleave Simpson Republican · primary

1. May 11, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed · lower
2. Feb 23, 2023 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
3. Feb 6, 2023 House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Finance · lower
4. Jan 9, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Introduced (01/09/2023) · PDF
• PA1 (02/07/2023) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF