HB 21-1008 CO

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The act provides additional options for financing forest health projects by authorizing:A separate legal entity created by a combination of local governments as authorized by current law to establish special or local improvement districts within the boundaries of the combination and levy special assessments on property specially benefited by improvements, functions, services or facilities, including forest health projects, that the separate legal entity is authorized to provide; Counties, municipalities, special districts, water conservancy districts, the Colorado river water conservation district, and the southwestern water conservation district to conduct or participate in and finance forest health projects; and Authorizing a forest improvement district to use its sales tax revenue for forest health projects. The act also adds to the definition of "forest health project" management actions that improve the ecological health of a forest or reduce the threat of forest disease epidemics or high-intensity wildfires, and postpones the scheduled repeal of the statute that authorizes the Colorado water resources power and development authority to issue bonds to fund watershed protection projects and forest health projects from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2033.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Jeni James Arndt · primary
• Marc Catlin Republican · primary
• John Cooke · primary
• Chris Hansen · primary

1. May 20, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 11, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 11, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 11, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 21, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 20, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 15, 2021 Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Mar 12, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources · upper
9. Mar 10, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
10. Mar 9, 2021 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
11. Mar 8, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
12. Mar 4, 2021 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Feb 22, 2021 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Refer Amended to Finance · lower
14. Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Water + Finance · 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.

• Signed Act (05/20/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (05/11/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (04/21/2021) · PDF
• Revised (04/20/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (03/10/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (03/09/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (02/16/2021) · PDF
• PA2 (03/09/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (02/23/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF